LUDLOW, Vt. — The Ludlow Rotary has continued its long tradition of awarding scholarships to eligible graduating high school seniors resident in Ludlow, Mt. Holly, Plymouth and Cavendish, Vermont. In 2018 and 2017, Ludlow Rotary funded scholarships aggregating $9,000 – up 50 percent from recent years. Including those awarded in 2018, the Ludlow Rotary has now provided more than $250,000 in scholarships to local graduating seniors, mostly from funds raised at the annual Ludlow Rotary Penny Sales.
Recipients were selected on the basis of the following criteria: Scholastic achievement, financial need, realistic goals, extracurricular activities and community service.
The 2018 Ludlow Rotary Scholarships are awarded to graduating seniors from Black River High School (BRHS) and Green Mountain Union High School (GMUHS), as follows: $2,000 Daniel E. Kesman Memorial Scholarship (emphasis on academic performance) to Sadie Wood of GMUHS and Cavendish; $2,000 Robert W. Kirkbride Rotary Scholarship (emphasis on community service) to Skylar Guida-Dailey of GMUHS and Ludlow; $2,000 Ralph D. Hogancamp Vocational Scholarship to Jonathan LeTourneau of BRHS and Ludlow; $1,000 traditional scholarship to Morgan Brown of BRHS and Ludlow; and $1,000 traditional scholarship to Isabelle Cameron of GMUHS and Ludlow.
Daniel Kesman and Ralph Hogancamp were legendary members of the Ludlow Rotary, which is celebrating its 91st year of service to the community in 2018. Robert Kirkbride is an active member of the Ludlow Rotary and has been for more than 60 years.
For further information, contact David Almond, Ludlow Rotary Scholarship chair, at [email protected]. For information about individual or new business memberships in the Ludlow Rotary and its projects, visitwww.ludlowrotary.com.
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