Sixty-two thousand dollars was awarded to 18 local Gilroy Rotary Club scholarship recipients last week at Gilroy High School, Christopher High School, Valley Christian High School and Gavilan Community College. Rotary President Hamdy Abbass, assisted by Rotarian Joel Goldsmith and Syngenta Seeds’ Mark Wilson, presented the awards in ceremonies May 19 and 20 at the various schools.
All of the recipients have been invited to the June 3 Rotary Club meeting to be recognized, according to committee chair Tammy Brownlow.
Winners were selected from applicants to the online public scholarship website by Rotary Scholarship Committee members Tammy Brownlow, Tim Day, Traci Dalke, Joel Goldsmith, Noah Lewis, Rachel Perez, Kathleen Rose, Paul Wheeler and Kai Lai.
The overall purpose of the Gilroy Rotary Club Scholarship awards to recognize and support students’ academic achievement and community service.
2014 Rotary Scholarship Results
Susan J. Seledon Scholarships—$7,500 per year for two years
Mario Escudero, Gavilan, $7,500
Ryan Shook, Gavilan, $7,500
Goldsmith Scholarships—$7,500
Kevin Costa, Christopher, $7,500, presented by Joel Goldsmith
Darren Tu, Christopher, $7,500, presented by Joel Goldsmith
Rotary/Syngenta Scholarships
Emily Barham, Christopher, $2,500, presented by Scott Valentine
Trevor Hadnot, Christopher, $1,000, presented by Scott Valentine
Kristen Mank, Christopher, $1,000, presented by Scott Valentine,
Connor McConkie, Christopher, $1,000, presented by Scott Valentine
Kyle Robinson, Christopher, $1,000, presented by Hamdy Abbass
Brittney Souza, Christopher, $1,000, presented by Hamdy Abbass
Steven Wong, Christopher, $1,000, presented by Hamdy Abbass
Anel Tovar, Gavilan, $1,000
Haleigh Dalke, Gilroy, $2,500, presented by Hamdy Abbass
Bryan Kachakji, Gilroy, $1,000, presented by Scott Valentine
Jade Katen-Ynzunza, Gilroy, $1,000, presented by Scott Valentine
Yesenia Mendez, Gilroy, $1,000, presented by Hamdy Abbass
Deanna Orosco, Gilroy, $1,000, presented by Hamdy Abbass
Alexander Schnorr, Valley Christian, $1,000
