The Rotary Club of Greensburg this year awarded $11,500 in scholarships to 12 local students.
The club has two scholarships that are awarded every year.
The Kenneth P. Rutter Scholarship is named for a former minister and Rotary member who died in 2005. It is awarded to students with a strong interest in community service, with a preference for those pursuing a career in Christian ministry. The Career Assistance Awards program is based on need, academic performance and extracurricular activities.
These scholarships are funded through Rotary’s annual golf outing and blood drives.
The club awarded five Rutter Scholarships totalling $2,500 to:
- Sofiya Bidochko, Penn-Trafford
- Kaley Lazere, Greensburg Salem
- Braden Myers, home-schooled, from Ligonier Township
- Courtney Moyer, Kiski Area
- Megan O’Brien, Greensburg Salem
The club awarded eight Career Assistance Awards totaling $9,000 to:
- Joula Anderson, Greensburg Salem
- Megan O’Brien, Greensburg Salem
- Gianna Ponterio, Greensburg Salem
- Madison Rugh, Greensburg Salem
- Peyton Ryan, Hempfield Area
- Casey Swift, Westmoreland Career and Technology Center
- Megan Shissler, Greensburg Salem
- Alexis Zahorchak, Greensburg Salem
