Marine Veteran Eric Barton Gives $1 Million for Law Enforcement Scholarships
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has received a gift of $1 million from Eric W. Barton of Maryville, Tennessee, a former Marine who started several businesses serving the US Armed Forces in the Middle East. The gift will create the Barton Silver Shield Scholarship Endowment to support future scholarships for children of law enforcement officers…