My father is a US Border Patrol, and after looking up to him for years it never ceases to amaze me how he is a community leader in and out of uniform. More than a handful of times, my father has interfered and aided a potentially serious situation in my hometown of Brownsville, Texas off-duty. My favorite example is most recently a situation in which my father was driving back home from work at about 2 o’clock in the morning to then witness a man who was seemingly unconscious in his vehicle. Turned out the man was drunk and had passed out in his car. This incident could have lead to a serious crash that may have injured innocent lives. My father then proceeded to jump out of his car and run after the truck and open the door and regain control of the vehicle. The drunk man had awoken and taken off running as well which made the situation more dangerous and complicated. Single handedly he called emergency services to take control of the man as well as stop the moving vehicle which the drunk man had run out of. I can't imagine such bravery and awareness at 2 o’clock in the morning after already working a long 12 hour shift. It's makes me proud my dad will always step up and do the right thing regardless of what could be at stake. I hope to only achieve even half of the leader he is in our community. He took an oath to protect and provide for the Brownsville community as well as the valley, and he has lived up to that for over 20 years now as a US Border Patrol. In addition, on my way to University just two weeks ago, we drove past the RGV, visiting places my father worked in as a young agent. He told me many stories along the way of how he used to work in the very streets we were driving past. I was in shock to realize how many times he could’ve lost his life or been severely injured by his actions in his position. It made me grateful to see another side of him and his career that I had never been able to appreciate as much as I did most recently. Overall, this scholarship would help me achieve my educational goals by providing financial relief to my course costs. My educational goals stretch very far into the future as I hope to obtain my Ph.D. in Business Administration- Marketing. Therefore, I am in dire need of financial assistance to make this educational goal a reality for my future.