The Sgt. Earl Murray Memorial Scholarship Fund has been established at the Outer Banks Community Foundation to provide college scholarships to Dare County high schools’ graduating seniors who plan to pursue careers in law enforcement.  Representatives signed the paperwork at the Nags Head Town Hall to create the Fund that will award its first scholarship in 2011 in honor of the Nags Head police officer who was killed in the line of duty in 2009.  Pictured are, left to right, Nags Head Police Sgt. Chris Braddy, who was Murray’s partner; Missy Braddy, treasurer of the Outer Banks Public Safety Auxiliary; Charles Hardy, President of the Foundation’s Board of Directors; Kim Murray, Paige Murray, Sami Jo Murray and Brett Antinori.  The money that started the Fund was raised at the Auxiliary’s first Winter Blues Party and the group plans to use the event to add to the Fund each year.

Robert E. Rollason, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund

The Robert E. Rollason, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund was established with the Outer Banks Community Foundation in March to give scholarship awards starting in 2011 to students graduating from First Flight High School.  Celebrating its creation were, seated, Charles Hardy, President of the Foundation’s Board of Directors, and Sherry Rollason, and standing, left to right, James Cox, Master of  Masonic Lodge 521 of Manteo, Jay Hart of Manteo Lodge 521, Robert Rollason, III, Richard Rollason, Gil Myers, Manteo Lodge 521.  Bobby Rollason, who passed away in February, was a former Kill Devil Hills Commissioner and member of Masonic Lodge 521 of Manteo.  The family established the scholarship fund to honor his memory.