Rotary Scholarship Program Awards $7,000 to AHS Seniors
July 24, 2009 -The Rotary Club of Allen (Noon) has awarded ten scholarships, totaling $7,000, to deserving Allen High School seniors. The annual award recognizes their high scholastic achievement, as well as the student’s involvement in the community and extracurricular activities.
“In awarding out scholarships, we look at grades, but we also give consideration to how much planning the students have done in regard to college and how to pay for it,” said committee chair Randy Sandifer. “Since we are a service club, we also look for students who have been active in community service.”
“This year’s scholarship winners reflect the diversity of the learning experiences in Allen ISD in their career goals and choices of schools,” Sandifer continued. “We view these scholarships as an investment in our future.”
The 2009 winners are:
Travis Weaver, who will attend UTD, majoring in Electrical Engineering;
Jayne Koath, who plans to major in Pharmaceutical studies at the University of Houston;
Jared Lyon, who will major in Petroleum Engineering and Law at the University of Tulsa;
Renae Patoskie, who plans to attend the University of Texas at Austin to major in Industrial Design;
Danielle Blackwell, who plans to start pre-Med at Collin College and wants to work with abused children;
Rachael Jaggers, who will attend Texas A&M to prepare to be a Computer Engineer;
Gina Bartok, planning to major in Small Business Entrepreneurship at the University of Arkansas;
Michaela Davis, who will study to become a Veterinarian at Texas A&M;
Kiely McGuire, headed to Kent State University in Ohio to train as a Deaf Educator; and
Heather McDonald, studying for a career in Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery at Texas A&M.
Rotary is an organization of business and professional people united world wide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations and help build good will and peace in the world. Allen Rotarians provide student scholarships as well as grants to many community organizations. They support Project Hope, providing medical and dental assistance and supplies to the villages on the Mosquito Coast of Honduras; Coats for Kids, providing coats, hats and gloves for kids in Title I schools; Operation Veteran Support, the Foundation for Allen Schools, the Allen Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Allen Community Outreach, Allen Reads, and many other projects, both locally and throughout the world.
Allen Noon Rotary meets every Wednesday at 12:00 noon at Chase Oaks Golf Club. For membership information, please click here.
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