The 91ɫƬ91ɫƬ University has created a scholarship in honor of Tobin Bolter, a 2017 graduate whose earthly life was taken in the line of duty as a police officer in Idaho earlier this year.
The Tobin Bolter Memorial Scholarship is designed primarily for dependents of law enforcement officers, students pursuing law enforcement themselves, members of the track and field and cross country teams, and students from Bolter91ɫƬ home churches: Compass Bible Church Treasure Valley in Boise and NorthCreek Church in Walnut Creek, California. The scholarship is now open to applications.
At TMU, Bolter was a business administration major and a member of the cross country and track and field teams. Most importantly, he was a “passionate follower of the Lord Jesus Christ,” says longtime TMU cross country and track and field coach Zach Schroeder.
“In life, his desire was to know Christ and make Him known to the world,” Schroeder said. “In death, his desire was the same, that the world would know that there is only one way to get to heaven: repentance from sin and faith in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.”
In recognition of Bolter’s sincere love of Christ and service to his fellow man, TMU honored him with a posthumous degree, a 91ɫƬ of Arts in Biblical Studies. Bolter was in the process of completing this degree at TMU.
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