TANNERSVILLE - Tammi Robinson of Tobyhanna has been selected to receive the first Trooper Joshua D. Miller #8819 PSP Scholarship established at Northampton Community College by the Tri-State Trooper Fund to honor the memory of Pennsylvania State Trooper Joshua Miller. The scholarship was created to support and encourage Northampton Community College students who choose criminal justice as a career path.

Miller, a Pennsylvania State Police Officer and U.S. Marine veteran, was shot and killed in the line of duty while he and his partner were rescuing a child from a 2009 kidnapping attempt in Monroe County.  Miller, a highly decorated Trooper, was widely recognized for his commitment to the community and his dedication to police work.

“My father is a retired police officer,” says scholarship recipient Robinson. “To know that I have been selected for this scholarship in honor of Trooper Miller is very inspiring.”

“Trooper Miller was a hero in every sense of the word: as an officer, a husband, a father and of course as a friend,” says Angela Tullo, Secretary and Treasurer of the Tri-State Trooper Fund. “He is so dearly missed by all that knew him. It is our hope that this scholarship will keep his memory alive in a way that will enable Northampton Community College Criminal Justice students to learn through his example.”

The Tri-State Troopers Fund is a not-for-profit organization which supports the community of law enforcement professionals and their families in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. More information can be found about the Tri-State Troopers Fund at www.troopersfund.org

The Northampton Community College Criminal Justice program provides valuable training and opportunities for students seeking entry-level employment in public service or with a private agency, those already employed in the system who desire further education in order to qualify for professional advancement, and those who intend to pursue baccalaureate studies in criminal justice, criminology or related disciplines at four-year institutions. More information is available at www.northampton.edu.