COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN:
Willie
McDonald
Almost fifty student
applicants and several dozen Rotarian judges met on May
28th at Chaparral High School for the Scholarship Interview Night.
The event was a great
success.
And the winners of the
2008 scholarships
are.....
Achievement in the Vocational &
Technical Arts I
First – Jennifer Ariza,
Desert Mountain High
School
Second – Ulysses Ayala,
Arcadia High
School
Achievement
in the Vocational & Technical Arts
II
First – Kaitlin Bezuyen,
Chaparral High
School
Second – Emily Smalle,
Desert Mountain High
School
Achievement
in the Sciences & Technology
First –Osman Varela,
Arcadia High
School
Second – Angela Davis,
Chaparral High
School
Achievement
in Athletics
First – Enrique Zubiate,
Arcadia High
School
Second – Marilyn Weiskopf,
Desert Mountain High
School
Achievement
in the Fine Arts
First – Hannah Heaton,
Arcadia High
School
Second – Catalina Corral,
Saguaro High
School
Achievement
in the Performing Arts
First – Jared Kolesar,
Chaparral High
School
Second – Max Nussbaum,
Saguaro High
School
Norval O.
Tyler Scholarship
Hailey Berres,
Chaparral High
School
First
National Bank of Arizona
Business Scholarships
First –
Dalton Sterner,
Desert Mountain High
School
Second – Veronica Aguilar,
Saguaro High
School
Second – Matthew Jana,
Desert Mountain High
School
Scottsdale,
AZ - The Rotary Club of
Scottsdale, the oldest and largest Rotary club in the
East
Valley, has awarded
through its Foundation, annual scholarships to nine outstanding
graduating seniors attending
Scottsdale
Unified School
District high schools.
The
Rotary Club of Scottsdale’s high school scholarship program is a
district-wide competition honoring outstanding achievement in five
separate categories, plus the Norval O. Tyler Scholarship, which is
named after a beloved Rotarian, and the First National Bank of
Arizona Scholarships. Students nominated by the five
Scottsdale
Unified School
District high schools competed
for scholarships in each category, plus the Norval Tyler and
two First National Bank of Arizona Scholarships. After reviewing
applications and conducting interviews, the Rotary Club of
Scottsdale awarded scholarships to the following students who will
attend an accredited
Arizona university,
college or school in the Fall, 2007:
Applications may be
obtained from high school guidance
counselors.
EACH APPLICANT MUST:
1) Be a graduating senior attending one of the five Scottsdale
Unified School Distri ct high schools; 2) Enroll in and attend an
accredited Arizona university, college, community college,
vocational or technical school by the Fall of the same year,
following the scholarship competition; 3) Be nominated
by their high school in one of the scholarship categories
described below; 4) Not have been awarded other
scholarships totaling more than $5,000 at the time of the interview;
5) Provide recommendations from two teachers or other adults
who are familiar with the applicant's activities with respect to the
scholarship category in which the applicant is applying;
6) Complete and submit the scholarship application by the
stated deadline. 7) Participate in an interview process with
Scottsdale Rotarians; 8) Graduate from the nominating
high school; 9) Agree to allow the Rotary Club of Scottsdale to
make scholarship payments directly to the accredited educational
institution; 10) Agree to attend and speak at a meeting of the
Rotary Club of Scottsdale, if they are the scholarship winner.
ATHLETICS: Awarded
for accomplishments in school-sponsored team sports.
Scholarship Award: $2,000. $1,000 for each of
two consecutive years of study.
FINE ARTS:
Awarded for accomplishments in drawing, painting, sculpture,
photography, architecture, graphic arts and the like.
Scholarship Award: $2,000. $1,000 for each of two
consecutive years of study.
PERFORMING ARTS:
Awarded for accomplishments in drama, song, dance, orchestra, band,
choir, chorus and the like. Scholarship Award:
$2,000. $1,000 for each of two consecutive years of
study.
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY:
Awarded to students seeking careers in all scientific and computer
fields, such as, chemistry, physics, biological sciences,
mathematics, computer hardware, computer software and technology and
similar activities. Scholarship Award: $2,000.
$1,000 for each of two consecutive years of study.
VOCATIONAL / TRADE PROGRAMS: Awarded to students seeking
careers in such fields as culinary service, police work,
firefighting, health services, bookkeeping, secretarial services,
agriculture, automotive repair and similar activities.
Scholarship Award: $2,000. $1,000 for each of
two consecutive years of study.
THE NORVAL O. TYLER MEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIP: This scholarship is award annually by
Helen Tyler, widow of Norval O. Tyler. Norval was a
Scottsdale Rotarian who dedicated himself and his life to the
principle of "Service Above Self." Scholarship Award:
$1,000
Are you interested in endowing an
annual scholarship? Please contact The Scottsdale Rotary
Club Foundation President at the following email address
Foundation@ScottsdaleRotary.org
2007
Winners
Achievement in the Vocational &
Technical Arts I
*Robert Snygg-Carrasco,
Saguaro
High
School
Achievement in the Vocational & Technical Arts
II
*Rebecca Murphy,
Coronado
High
School
Achievement in the Sciences &
Technology
*Timothy Chow,
Arcadia
High
School
Achievement in
Athletics
*Estevan Hill,
Arcadia
High
School
Achievement in the Fine
Arts
*Sue Wright,
Arcadia
High
School
Achievement in the Performing
Arts
*Kiara Lloyd,
Arcadia
High
School
Norval O. Tyler
Scholarship
*Caitlin Miller,
Saguaro
High
School
First
National Bank of Arizona
Business Scholarships
*Jennifer Jacome,
Saguaro
High
School
*Timothy Jaw,
Desert
Mountain High
School
2006 Winners
Achievement in the Vocational &
Technical Arts I
Hans De Carlo,
Saguaro
High
School
Achievement in the
Vocational & Technical Arts
II
Natalie Del Valle,
Saguaro
High
School
Achievement in the Sciences &
Technology
Eva Pettinato,
Desert Mountain High
School
Achievement in
Athletics
Amy Schnepp,
Desert Mountain High
School
Achievement in the Fine
Arts
Lindsay Campouris,
Desert Mountain High
School
Achievement in the Performing
Arts
Darin Dacey, Desert Mountain High School
Norval O. Tyler
Scholarship
Carmel Richards,
Arcadia High
School
First
National Bank of
Arizona
Business Scholarships
David Bradley,
Desert Mountain High
School
Kelli Hobby,
Arcadia High
School
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The 2005 Winners
Achievement in the Vocational & Technical
Arts
Sara McKeever,
Chaparral High
School
Achievement in the Sciences &
Technology
Jocelyn Tye,
Arcadia High
School
Achievement in Athletics
Robin Sendlein,
Chaparral High
School
Achievement in the Fine Arts
Courtney Minton,
Chaparral High
School
Achievement in the Performing
Arts
Katherine Blake,
Desert Mountain High
School
The Norval O. Tyler
Scholarship
Kristofer Miller,
Saguaro High
School
The 1st National Bank of
Arizona
Scholarship
Kelsey Korp,
Arcadia High
School
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The 2004 Scholarship
Recipients
We were delighted
to host this year's scholarship recipients at a recent luncheon.
Their presentations were tremendous and truly show why this, the
club's lognest standing program, is so worthwhile. Great thanks also
go out to Lance Davidson for his dedicated work on this committee
over the years. The recipients are listed
below.
Kudos to the some 18
members of our Club who participated the Scottsdale Rotary Club
Foundation’s Scottsdale Unified School District-wide competitive
scholarship program this year.
On March
29th, Club members, First National Bank of
Arizona bankers and
Helen Tyler interviewed some thirty-five candidates at
Scottsdale’s
Chaparral
High School and awarded
five $2,000 Foundation
scholarships plus two $1,000 First National Bank of Arizona
Scholarships and the $1,000 Norval O. Tyler Scholarship to the
following high school senior students:
Vocational & Technical Arts -
Sarah
Granger,
Saguaro
Achievement in the Sciences & Technology -
Stefan
Merrill, Desert
Mountain
Achievement in Athletics -
Julie
Martin,
Desert
Mountain
Achievement in the Fine Arts -
Vanessa
Banks,
Arcadia
Achievement in the Performing Arts -
Jennifer
Goma, Saguaro
Norval O. Tyler Scholarship -
Jonathan
Weyant,
Saguaro
First National
Bank of Arizona
Scholarship - Nicholas
Paulson, Arcadia
First National Bank of
Arizona
Scholarship - Brandon
Toussaint, Arcadia
Thanks to
Jason Brock, Tom
Tull, Joe Cusak, Roger Rohrs, Tom Tischer, Michael Ryan, Jim Siket,
Jerry and Anne Bergera, Ed Adler, Susan O’Neal, Dimitri
Shikov, Carl Mundy,
John Auran, Matt Taylor, Aaron Kern, John Wintersteen, Nick
Baziotes. Special thanks
to Gary and Kari Dorris’ First National Bank of Arizona for awarding
$2000 in scholarships and participating in the interviews with four
bankers, Scott Snyder for assistance in arranging facilities, Jason
Brock for his great ideas, and Gloria Swayze for her organizational
prowess.
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High School
Class of 2003
Scholarship Recipients
with Chairman
Davidson
Vocational &
Technical Arts: Coby Hiatt of
Arcadia
Fine Arts: Jessica Obele of Arcadia
Performing Arts: Kristin Korby of Desert
Mountain
Sciences &
Technology: Craig Bartley of
Saguaro
Athletics: Alex English of Desert Mountain
(not pictured)
The Norval Tyler Memorial
Scholarship: Sandra Rosas of
Arcadia
High School Class
of 2002 Scholarship Recipients
Vocational & Technical
Arts: Gloria Garcia of
Saguaro
Sciences &
Technology: Rachel Richmond of Desert
Mountain
Athletics: Laura Szczublewski of Coronado
Fine Arts: Christine Cimellaro of Arcadia
Performing Arts: Tamara Smith of Coronado
The Norval Tyler Memorial
Scholarship: Jessica Henley of
Saguaro
Applications may be
obtained from high school guidance
counselors.
EACH APPLICANT MUST:
1) Be a graduating senior attending one of the five Scottsdale
Unified School District high schools; 2) Enroll in and attend an
accredited Arizona university, college, community college,
vocational or technical school by the Fall of the same year,
following the scholarship competition; 3) Be nominated
by their high school in one of the scholarship categories
described below; 4) Not have been awarded other
scholarships totaling more than $5,000 at the time of the interview;
5) Provide recommendations from two teachers or other adults
who are familiar with the applicant's activities with respect to the
scholarship category in which the applicant is applying;
6) Complete and submit the scholarship application by the
stated deadline. 7) Participate in an interview process with
Scottsdale Rotarians; 8) Graduate from the nominating
high school; 9) Agree to allow the Rotary Club of Scottsdale to
make scholarship payments directly to the accredited educational
institution; 10) Agree to attend and speak at a meeting of the
Rotary Club of Scottsdale, if they are the scholarship winner.
ATHLETICS: Awarded
for accomplishments in school-sponsored team sports.
Scholarship Award: $2,000. $1,000 for each of
two consecutive years of study.
FINE ARTS:
Awarded for accomplishments in drawing, painting, sculpture,
photography, architecture, graphic arts and the like.
Scholarship Award: $2,000. $1,000 for each of two
consecutive years of study.
PERFORMING ARTS:
Awarded for accomplishments in drama, song, dance, orchestra, band,
choir, chorus and the like. Scholarship Award:
$2,000. $1,000 for each of two consecutive years of
study.
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY:
Awarded to students seeking careers in all scientific and computer
fields, such as, chemistry, physics, biological sciences,
mathematics, computer hardware, computer software and technology and
similar activities. Scholarship Award: $2,000.
$1,000 for each of two consecutive years of study.
VOCATIONAL / TRADE PROGRAMS: Awarded to students seeking
careers in such fields as culinary service, police work,
firefighting, health services, bookkeeping, secretarial services,
agriculture, automotive repair and similar activities.
Scholarship Award: $2,000. $1,000 for each of
two consecutive years of study.
THE NORVAL O. TYLER MEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIP: This scholarship is award annually by
Helen Tyler, widow of Norval O. Tyler. Norval was a
Scottsdale Rotarian who dedicated himself and his life to the
principle of "Service Above Self." Scholarship Award:
$1,000
Are you interested in endowing an
annual scholarship? Please contact The Scottsdale Rotary
Club Foundation President at the following email address
Foundation@ScottsdaleRotary.org
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