{"id":7675,"date":"2026-09-08T16:55:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T16:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iupa.org\/?p=7675"},"modified":"2026-09-08T17:20:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T17:20:18","slug":"photos-of-the-week-union-plus-scholars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iupa.org\/index.php\/2026\/09\/08\/photos-of-the-week-union-plus-scholars\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos of the Week: Union Plus Scholars"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--link_color: var(--awb-custom_color_1);--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1430px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" title=\"Scholarship_FBTwitter_Landscape\" src=\"https:\/\/iupa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Scholarship_FBTwitter_Landscape.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/iupa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Scholarship_FBTwitter_Landscape.jpg\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-7676\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271600%27%20height%3D%27900%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201600%20900%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271600%27%20height%3D%27900%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/iupa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Scholarship_FBTwitter_Landscape-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/iupa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Scholarship_FBTwitter_Landscape-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/iupa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Scholarship_FBTwitter_Landscape-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/iupa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Scholarship_FBTwitter_Landscape-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/iupa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Scholarship_FBTwitter_Landscape-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/iupa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Scholarship_FBTwitter_Landscape.jpg 1600w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:70px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>This year, an I.U.P.A. Member and the daughter of an I.U.P.A. Member were awarded the Union Plus Scholarship!<\/p>\n<p>The I.U.P.A. put out a press release about the occasion and these impressive students that you can read <a href=\"https:\/\/iupa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Statement-of-President-Cabral-Regarding-I.U.P.A.-Member-and-an-I.U.P.A.-Family-Member-Being-Awarded-2026-Union-Plus-Scholarship.pdf\">here<\/a>. Scholarship awards went to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Emma June Fontenot of the State of Washington is the daughter of Mr. David Fontenot, a Member of Washington Council of Police and Sheriffs Law Enforcement Associates, I.U.P.A. Local 27, and she has been awarded a $1,000 scholarship.<\/li>\n<li>Steve Johnson of the State of Washington is a Member of Washington Council of Police and Sheriffs Law Enforcement Associates, I.U.P.A. Local 27, and he has been awarded a $1,500 scholarship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:70px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"awb-gallery-wrapper awb-gallery-wrapper-1 button-span-no\" style=\"--more-btn-alignment:center;\" data-limit=\"10\" data-page=\"1\"><div style=\"margin:-5px;--awb-bordersize:0px;\" class=\"fusion-gallery fusion-gallery-container fusion-grid-2 fusion-columns-total-2 fusion-gallery-layout-grid fusion-gallery-1\"><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-2 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iupa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Emma-F.jpg\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iupa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Emma-F-460x295.jpg\" width=\"460\" height=\"295\" alt=\"\" title=\"Emma F.\" aria-label=\"Emma F.\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-7680 fusion-gallery-image-size-fixed\"  \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-2 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iupa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IUPA-Johnson.jpeg\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iupa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IUPA-Johnson-460x295.jpeg\" width=\"460\" height=\"295\" alt=\"\" title=\"IUPA &#8211; Johnson\" aria-label=\"IUPA &#8211; Johnson\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-7677 fusion-gallery-image-size-fixed\"  \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:70px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>This is Mr. Johnson\u2019s second year in a row receiving the scholarship and it previously also went to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sophia Grace Finnegan-Ayala of Milwaukee. Finnegan-Ayala, whose father, Mr. Alex Ayala, is President of Milwaukee Police Association, I.U.P.A. Local 21, was awarded a $2,000 scholarship.<\/li>\n<li>Ashley Hope Smith of North Syracuse, New York. Smith, who is a Member of N.Y. State Union of Police Assn, I.U.P.A. Local 8, was awarded a $1,050 scholarship.<\/li>\n<li>Daniel Padron of Lake Worth, Florida. Padron, whose father, Mr. Fernando Padron, is a Member of Broward Sheriff&#8217;s Office Deputies Association, I.U.P.A. Local 6020, was awarded a $1,250 scholarship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:70px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"awb-gallery-wrapper awb-gallery-wrapper-2 button-span-no\" style=\"--more-btn-alignment:center;\" data-limit=\"10\" data-page=\"1\"><div style=\"margin:-5px;--awb-bordersize:0px;\" class=\"fusion-gallery fusion-gallery-container fusion-grid-3 fusion-columns-total-3 fusion-gallery-layout-grid fusion-gallery-2\"><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-3 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iupa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IUPA-Finnegan-Ayala-e1788886797762.jpeg\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_2]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iupa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IUPA-Finnegan-Ayala-e1788886797762-460x295.jpeg\" width=\"460\" height=\"295\" alt=\"\" title=\"IUPA &#8211; Finnegan-Ayala\" aria-label=\"IUPA &#8211; Finnegan-Ayala\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-7681 fusion-gallery-image-size-fixed\"  \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-3 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iupa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ashley-Smith-2-e1788886816924.jpg\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_2]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iupa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ashley-Smith-2-e1788886816924-360x295.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"295\" alt=\"\" title=\"Ashley Smith 2\" aria-label=\"Ashley Smith 2\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-7678 fusion-gallery-image-size-fixed\"  \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-3 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iupa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Daniel-Padron-1200x800-1.jpg\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_2]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iupa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Daniel-Padron-1200x800-1-460x295.jpg\" width=\"460\" height=\"295\" alt=\"\" title=\"Daniel-Padron-1200&#215;800-1\" aria-label=\"Daniel-Padron-1200&#215;800-1\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-7679 fusion-gallery-image-size-fixed\"  \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:70px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p>The I.U.P.A. congratulates these inspiring and impressive students on this auspicious accomplishment. If you want to apply for the Union Plus Scholarship, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unionplus.org\/benefits\/education\/union-plus-scholarships\">here<\/a> to read about the requirements and to apply!<\/p>\n<p>Each week, the I.U.P.A. Briefing Room features a photo that exemplifies the valuable part of the community that our Law Enforcement Officers all across the U.S. are and their positive impact as well as their dedication, service, and sacrifice.<\/p>\n<p>Submit your photos today to be considered for the photo of the week next week to <a href=\"mailto:alinaj@iupa.org\">alinaj@iupa.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7676,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-photos-of-the-week"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iupa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iupa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iupa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iupa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iupa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7675"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/iupa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7675\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7694,"href":"https:\/\/iupa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7675\/revisions\/7694"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iupa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iupa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iupa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iupa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}