This scholarship was established by the GVSU School of Criminal Justice faculty to recognize and reward students who have demonstrated academic potential to excel in criminal justice studies at GVSU.

This endowment was established by eleven faculty members in Grand Valley State University School of Criminal Justice who wrote a textbook, Justice & Society: An Introduction, and chose to designate any proceeds to fund this scholarship.

Scholarship Recipients:

• 2025/26 - Breenen Stevens - Grad Fellow
• 2025/26 - Makenzie Languirand | Isabelle Williams 
• 2024/25 - Breenen Stevens - Grad Fellow
• 2024/25 - Chloe Upton
• 2023-/24 - Alia Bittner - Grad Fellow
• 2023/24 - Samantha Craig | Samantha Wilds | Brooke Schoenberg
• 2022/23 - Abena Pinamang | Natalie Thomas - Grad Fellow
• 2022/23 - Samantha Hockey | Anthony Cradlebaugh
• 2021/22 - Olivia Grice | Tony Tai Tran
• 2020/21 - Olivia Grice | Shireen Salam | Stephanie Solis
• 2019/20 - Grace E. Darling | Kelsie L. Gay | Shae O. Tatigian
• 2018/19 -  Elizabeth E. Stuart | Shae O. Tatigian | Cameron L. Borns | Rose M. Walgenbach
• 2017/18 -  Alisse H. Havlicek | Taijah M. Claybrook | John J. McGrath
• 2016/17 -  Joshua P. Witherell | Abigail M. Elliott | Kilike Steyn
• 2015/16 -  Christina E. Herrod | Joshua P. Witherell
• 2014/15 -  Thomas A. Worm | Eric M. Donoghue | Christina E. Herrod | Jacob Grinwis
• 2013/14 - Kaylynn M. Watkins | Brittany A. Johnson | Jessica R. Mac Vane | Megan E. McKeon