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Rotary Scholarship Update

June 3, 2015 By Dan Feuer

by Fred Hilsenrath

Once again it was our time to interview graduating high school students for scholarships. We interviewed 80 students from several local schools: Shirley, Westside, Southside, Mountain View, Fox, Timbo, Clinton and Quitman. Only 24 students won the scholarship of $1,000 or $500 (depending whether it is for a 4 year college or a 2 year community college) for the first year of their studies.
We changed our scholarship support from a 4 year support to the first year only. Our former Fairfield Bay Mayor, Tom Shueren, took the lead in this scholarship effort.
Here are the recipients:

Shirley: Matthew Beumel-ASU /Searcy Diesel Mech, Austin Smith -ASU/ Beebe PT assistant, Steve Shull- ASU / Beebe PE, Sierra Daniel Huie -North Arkansas College Med Lab Tech
Clinton: Ashley Gallaher -AR Tech
DC or MD, Fielder Dufrene -University of Ozarks Ed or sprts trning, Hunter Blanton -UA Fayetteville Chem. Engineer, Lyndon Duncan -UCA Psychology
Timbo: Mathew Stevens-AR Tech Business & Engineering, Maggie Lynn Terry -Ozarka
Forensic Science
Fox: David Branscum -AR Tech Forestry / Wildlife, Sydney Trammell – AR Tech Pre-med/Biology, Shelby Turner -Ozarka Nursing
Mountain View: John Hintson -AR Tech $1,000, Auston Salazar -ASU / Jonesboro $1,000, Taylor McClanahan -Ozarka $500
West Side: Melissa Hendrickson -UACCM Biology, Jacob Nicholson -UA / Fayetteville Biochemistry, Trey Treadway -UCA No Major, Wyatt Fenner -ASU / Heber
Computer Science
Quitman: Ashelyn Atwood -AR Tech
Nursing, Whitney Page -SAV Magnolia Bio Pre Vet, Brittney Parker -ASU / Beebe Vet Tech
Southside: Megan Griffith -AR Tech
English/ Creative Writing, Austin Payne -ASU / Heber
Business, Sydney Bernhardt -UACCM Gen Ed

In previous years, I was usually disappointed with our students. Their knowledge appeared shallow, learning curiosity low and indifferent toward life goals.
This time, we found a refreshing change. The students were lively, clear spoken and goal oriented. It must be our Arkansas air.
We do enjoy our Rotary activities. I do, for at least two reasons: All our money goes toward the purpose of helping students, not to administrative costs and second the future of our country needs an educated next generation to avoid becoming a third world nation ourselves.

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