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JOHN E. QUINN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

This award was established to honor the memory of John E. Quinn whose daughter, Bridget, was a member of the College of Education's class of 2003.  To his family, friends and colleagues, John Quinn was the embodiment of a self-made man.  Forced at age 15 to run the family farm following his father's death, Quinn was a farmer, United States Air Force MP, and state trouper all before an age when most students are still trying to graduate from The University of Iowa.

Following 34 years of service with the Iowa State Patrol, Quinn was appointed by President Bush as a U.S. Marshall for the Northern District of Iowa.  Despite battling cancer, he was sworn into service on May 17, 2002.  Quinn died one month later - he was just 58 years old.  Conversations about Quinn often talk of his commitment to law enforcement, his compassion for those in need, and the value he placed on education. While a state trouper, he often said, "Education is a way for kids to save themselves before they have to see me."