Submitted by Dr. Honora Norton, RCSL Public Image Director The Rotary Club of Sun Lakes congratulated and presented $2,000 scholarship awards to: Ammaar Zindani, Hamilton High School Graduate attending ASU; Ella Choy, Casteel High School Graduate attending Vanderbilt University; Shiv Shukla, Perry High School Graduate attending Emory University; and Carol Chen, Hamilton High School Graduate attending University of Arizona. According to RCSL Rotarian/CUSD Executive Director Secondary Education Leo Schlueter, the $2,000 scholarship payments will be sent directly to the school/university the student will be attending this fall. A panel of judges, which included RCSL members Dr. Craig Gilbert, Leo Schlueter, Gary Kay, Elaine Ralls, Debbie Bailey, Roger Edmonds, Janet McDonald, Becky Kerr, Fred DePrez, and Maureen Alger, reviewed and scored applications from area high school seniors. Each application included a 300-word essay, which provided the student’s beliefs and understanding of what “service above self” means; teacher recommendations; and student academic standing data. Also, RCSL’s selections were based on each student’s exhibiting exemplary acts of service and character. RCSL, chartered in 1986 with Rotary International, is a community leadership organization made up of men and women from local businesses, professional, education, civic, and emerging leaders. Rotary International has over 35,000 member clubs worldwide, with a membership of over 1.2 million individuals, known as Rotarians. To learn more about RCSL projects, programs, and membership, see www.sunlakesrotary.com. For more information about RCSL education programs and membership – see www.sunlakesrotary.net |