Criminology graduate Patrick Allen Lee '12 was awarded the first Stephen Mayhle '02 Memorial Scholarship at the department's graduation ceremony during Commencement, May 12.
Left to right, back: Peter Mendes of KPMG; Patrick Lee '12; Shandra Mayhle-Rhine; Julie Duvall; front: Jennifer Mayhle and Brooklynn Mayhle.
The scholarship was established in 2011 in memory of Mayhle, a Pittsburgh police officer who was killed while responding to a disturbance on April 4, 2009. Mayhle, an Indiana native, was 29 at the time.
Scholarship recipients must meet high academic standards, show good moral character, and plan to pursue a career in criminology.
Lee plans to become a police officer. He was a member of the Criminology Association student group and served as its president during the 2010鈥11 academic year.
He was a member of the Office of Housing, Residential Living, and Dining student staff for two years.
The scholarship fund was established by , an international audit, tax, and advisory firm, with the assistance of employee Julie Duvall, a friend of Mayhle and his widow, Shandra.
鈥淭he people of KPMG's Pittsburgh office are proud to have a role in funding the Pittsburgh Police Officer Stephen J. Mayhle/KPMG Memorial Scholarship,鈥 said KPMG's James McGann.
鈥淥ur goal was to help create something meaningful out of what would otherwise be just a terrible tragedy. We hope this scholarship serves as a lasting memorial to Officer Mayhle and his family.鈥
KPMG LLP is the U.S. member firm of KPMG International Cooperative.