The Rotary Club of Westfield is proud to announce 20 scholarships for Westfield residents totaling US $ 117,400. The awards were presented at the Westfield High School Awards Ceremony on May 26th.
“It is always wonderful to give scholarships to hard-working, well-deserved Westfield students. This year’s group of applicants was incredibly impressive, ”said Rotary Scholarship Committee chairman Carl Peer. “As part of Rotary’s commitment to education, these grants have funded over $ 3 million in higher education since 1967.”
The scholarships, which are funded in a variety of ways, are administered by the Westfield Rotary Club and awarded based on academic excellence, financial need, and student commitment to community service.
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Harry Sturke Fellows include: Rebekka Dayon, who will attend Montclair State University ($ 7,000); Martha Byrne, who will visit Notre Dame ($ 7,000); Timothy O’Brien, who will attend Washington College ($ 4,000) and Emily Bergerman, who will attend Boston University ($ 4,000). Scholarship funding is overseen by the Westfield Rotary Club Foundation.
The Robert and Winifred Reed Health Science Fellowship in Memory of Linda Reed was awarded to Aidan Bertsch (US $ 1,000), who will study at the University of Wisconsin; Joy Mulzoff, who will attend James Madison University ($ 8,000) and Gianna Grace Magniamele, who will attend Franklin and Marshall College ($ 1000). The grant funding is overseen by the Westfield Foundation.
The Chester A. Gerdes Scholar Award went to Eva Terry, who will go to the University of Virginia ($ 5,000). The grant funding is overseen by the Westfield Foundation.
Sebastian Wroe, who will attend Stevens Institute of Technology, and Dilany Santamaria, who will attend Brigham Young University-Provo, each received the four-year scholarship of $ 15,000 in memory of Charles and Florence Wallace. A US $ 5,000 memorial scholarship has also been awarded to Katherine Wistner, who will attend the University of Pittsburg. The grant funding is overseen by the Westfield Foundation.
Andrew Pink, who will attend Ohio University, and Ralph Cerrero, who will attend Penn State, were each awarded the Georgianna Pollack Fellow, worth $ 6,000. Scholarship funding is overseen by the Westfield Rotary Club Foundation.
A US $ 3,400 memorial scholarship in memory of Phil Richardson has been awarded to Liam Robb, who will attend Mitchell College. Scholarship funding is overseen by the Westfield Rotary Club Foundation.
The 2021 Rotary Fellows are: Michaela Hobson (Roger Williams University $ 6,000), Elizabeth Bielen (Lehigh University $ 5,000), Dilany Santamaria (Brigham Young University-Provo $ 3,000), and Maxwell Zander Scialabba (College of Arts and Sciences Cornell University $ 1,000). Scholarship funding is overseen by the Westfield Rotary Club Foundation.
In addition, Xenia Kobori (University of Toronto $ 10,000) and Caroline Bielen (University of Pittsburgh $ 5,000) received two Robert and Winifred Reed Law Scholarships who live in the city of Westfield and are interested in studying law. The grant funding is overseen by the Westfield Foundation.
Westfield Rotary Club is a business service organization. Website www.westfieldrotary.com. It is part of an international organization with 1.2 million people in 200 countries around the world. www.rotary.org Local projects include starvation, helping homeless veterans, planting trees, supporting youth service clubs in schools, and scholarships. Guests are always welcome to attend the meetings. For information, please contact club secretary Dr. D. Michael Hart at [email protected]
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