2025 AFA National Award
Exceptional Service Award - Best Single Program: Sam Johnson/AF JROTC Scholarship Program
The Sam Johnson Chapter provides a $3,000 college scholarship to each of the outstanding AFJROTC graduates from the eleven high schools in our area which offer AFJROTC programs, and who intend to enroll in ROTC in college. In recognition of the lifetime of service that Congressman (USAF Colonel, Ret.) Sam Johnson gave to his country and his membership in the Sam Johnson Chapter.
One graduate from each of the fourteen high schools is selected by their AFJROTC instructors to receive a $3,000 scholarship. Each student is then asked to submit an application which is judged by a panel of Sam Johnson Chapter members for selection for an additional $10,000 scholarship.
Eligible High Schools:
1. Cedar Hill High School, TX
2. Corsicana High School, TX
3. Flower Mound High School, TX
4. Forney High School, TX
5. John H. Guyer High School, TX
6. Keller Central High School, TX
7. Marcus High School, TX
8. Rowlett High School, TX
9. Wylie High School, TX
10. Wylie East High School, TX
11. Billy Ryan High School, TX
12. Ray Braswell High School, TX
13. Denton High School, TX
14. Arlington ISD High Schools, TX
Det. 957
Det. 952
Det. 20011
Det. 20081
Det. 20056
Det. 20055
Det. 881
Det. 20161
Det. 200010
Det. 20093
Det. 093
Det. 20171
Det 962
Det 031
Selected cadets will be recognized for their individual achievements at their high school awards convocation and the selected scholarship winner award will be sent directly to the scholarship office at the cadet’s university; once enrollment is verified and they have enrolled in the ROTC detachment; the scholarship will be deposited in their account.
For additional details or questions regarding the scholarship program, contact:
the Sam Johnson Chapter Scholarship VP, Bill Harding
bill519n16@yahoo.com
Rowlett High School
TX-20161
Billy Ryan High School
TX-093
Denton Guyer High School
TX-20056
Flower Mound High School
TX-20011
Lamar High School
TX-031
Forney High School
TX-20081
Central High School
TX-20055
Rowlett High School
TX-20161
James Martin High School
TX-031
Corsicana High School
TX-952
Col Bob Gehbauer, USAF (Ret) the president of the AFA Sam Johnson presented a certificate to Cadet LtCol Daira Posada the Forney High School’s (TX-20081) top cadet and a scholarship winner for the AFA Sam Johnson Chapter.
(L-R) Col Jim Parsons, Senior AFJROTC Instructor, Forney High School; Cadet LtCol Daira Posada and Col Bob Gehbauer, USAF (Ret) and the Forney High School Senior Enlisted Superintendent.
