Brian Shaw scholarship recipients say assistance from motorcycle ride transcends monetary value

Frazer police Officer Steve Edwards (left) received the Brian Shaw scholarship in 2020. Frazer Chief Terry Kuhns had given Brian Shaw his first job as a police officer.

New Kensington resident Elizabeth Deringer waves to passing motorcyclists on Aug. 16, 2020, during the third Officer Brian Shaw Memorial Scholarship Fund Ride and Event.

New Kensington Officer Brian Shaw

Frazer police Officer Steve Edwards received the Brian Shaw scholarship in 2020. Edwards is a Burrell graduate.

Steve Edwards (left) received the Officer Brian Shaw Memorial Scholarship from Shaw’s parents, Stephan and Lisa Shaw, during the 2020 Allegheny County Police Training Academy graduation ceremonies.

Motorcyclists make their way along Route 28 near the Tarentum exit on Aug. 16, 2020, during the third Officer Brian Shaw Memorial Scholarship Fund Ride and Event.

A motorcyclist from the Usual Suspects motorcycle club from Ohio, who only identified as his road name, “Preacher,” waits to depart from the Pittsburgh Shrine Center in Harmar on Aug. 16, 2020, for the third Officer Brian Shaw Memorial Scholarship Fund Ride and Event.

Frazer police Officer Steve Edwards works at his desk in the Pittsburgh Mills Mall. Edwards received the Brian Shaw scholarship in 2020.