Kosciusko County Sheriff Sgt. Doug Light, left, and Sheriff Jim Smith, right, presented Elise Kruger, Warsaw Community High School, with the 2023 Phillip D. Hochstetler Scholarship. Photo provided by the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office.

News Release

WARSAW — Elise Kruger, Warsaw Community High School, was presented the 2023 Phillip D. Hochstetler Scholarship Award Tuesday evening, May 16.

The Phillip D. Hochstetler Scholarship Fund was established by the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office, to honor Detective Sgt, Phil Hochstetler, who was tragically killed in the line of duty June 29, 1994. Hochstetler was continuing his education by pursuing a college degree in criminal justice at the time of his passing.

The purpose of the scholarship fund is to provide a deserving senior from Kosciusko County, who is pursuing a degree in criminal justice, needed assistance to achieve their degree. Sheriff Jim Smith and Sgt. Doug Light presented the award.