CARBONDALE, Ill. (WSIL) -- A tribute took place in Carbondale on Saturday as family, friends and law enforcement gathered to honor the legacy of Pravin Varughese.
A memorial and scholarship ceremony took place in his memory.
The SIU鈥檚 Criminal Justice Program awarded the Pravin Varughese Memorial Scholarship to Dylan Felty this year.
Pravin鈥檚 mother, Lovely Varughese, expressed gratitude to police officers, SIU faculty and community members who attended.
Pravin Varughese was studying Criminal Justice at SIU, before he was found dead in 2014.