Rotary Scholarships presented to nine college students
The Enfield Rotary Memorial Scholarship Foundation, Inc., presented $9,000 in scholarships to nine college students from Enfield during a meeting of the Enfield Rotary Club on August 20.
Scholarship recipients for 2014 are (front row l-r):
Kayleigh Shaughnessy, junior, Worcester Polytechnic Institute: Chemical Engineering;
Paige Moran, junior, Springfield College: Youth Development and Psychology;
Grace Sroka, junior, Northeastern University: Nursing;
Dean Brodeur, senior, Northeastern University: Accounting and Finance; and
Matthew McKinney, senior, UCONN: Materials Science and Engineering.
Back row l-r:
Allison Dufour, junior, UCONN: Nursing;
Courtney Johnston, senior, CCSU: Exercise Science; and
Nina Benvenuto, junior, University of Rhode Island: Nursing.
Not pictured: Zachary Perry, senior, Stony Brook University: Biology.
Joining the students in the photo are (l-r) Rotarian Dave Drinan, who served as MC for the scholarship luncheon; Rotarian Lindsey Weber, Secretary of the Enfield Rotary Memorial Scholarship Foundation, Inc.; and Kevin Mayo, President of the Enfield Rotary Club.
The Enfield Rotary Club has been awarding scholarships to college students from Enfield since 1956. Only juniors, seniors and post-graduate students are eligible. Non-traditional students who meet the criteria are also encouraged to apply.
The not-for-profit Enfield Rotary Memorial Scholarship Foundation was incorporated in 1982. The club and Scholarship Foundation have presented more than $283,000 in scholarships to date.