North Carolina Law Enforcement Women’s Association presentation of the Mia Goodwin Memorial Scholarship at Central Piedmont Community College. 2pm., Friday, August 5, 2022, Central Piedmont Merancas Campus.

During a special ceremony on August 5, the North Carolina Law Enforcement Women Association, with funding from Bank of America, awarded Dominique Fullwood, a basic law enforcement training student at Central Piedmont, the Mia Goodwin Memorial Scholarship. The presentation took place in the college’s Claudia Watkins Belk Building, located on its Merancas Campus in Huntersville.

The scholarship fund was established at the college in 2022, following the untimely passing of Mia Goodwin, a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) officer who was killed on I-85 in December 2021. Hired in 2015 to the University City Division of CMPD, Mia was responding with her colleagues to a crash site on the interstate, when they were hit by a tractor-trailer and the cab of a semi-truck that had collided. She left behind a husband, who is a Charlotte firefighter, and three children, ages 3, 1, and four months old.

To honor her memory, the North Carolina Law Enforcement Women Association, with the support of donated funds from Bank of America, established the Mia Goodwin Memorial Scholarship, a $1,000 / year scholarship that provides financial aid assistance to students enrolled in the college’s basic law enforcement or criminal justice programs. The scholarship’s funds may be used to offset the costs associated with tuition, fees, and books, as well as program-related supplies.

To qualify, students must:

• be enrolled at the college for the academic year in which they are applying
• demonstrate and maintain a minimum 2.5 GPA
• submit a letter of recommendation
• attest to their related experience in the field of public safety/law enforcement, character, service, and commitment to advance their education

Ms. Dominique Fullwood, the 2022 Mia Goodwin Scholarship recipient, was named this year’s honoree by members of the Central Piedmont Foundation and designated program faculty. The committee not only commented on her positive attitude, tenacity, and perseverance during the selection process, but also on the fact that she is the epitome of what a servant-minded officer embodies.

“We extend our sincere appreciation to the North Carolina Law Enforcement Women Association and Bank of America for making this scholarship possible,” said Major Pat Brown, senior program developer for law enforcement training at Central Piedmont. “Mia was a committed public servant and we are thankful her memory, as well as her name, will live on by providing an affordable education to in-need students who are seeking the same career path she took so much pride in performing each and every day.”

Learn more about the Mia Goodwin Memorial Scholarship and / or the $3 million available in scholarships at Central Piedmont.