Each year, Pleasanton North Rotary awards three $1000 scholarships to deserving Seniors at Foothill High School. These memorial scholarships celebrate the lives of individuals associated with PNR or Foothill High School.
 
Recipients were selected for their recent history of community service, school involvement, and academic achievement. This year’s recipients are Ryan Harding, Brian Bronzini and Lauren Liao. Here’s a bit about these deserving students.
 
Ryan Harding - Chuck Pickens Memorial Scholarship recipient
Ryan has been active in the National Honor Society, Earth Club and Foothill High School Red Cross. She has participated in FHS basketball, water polo, and track and field. She is an AP Scholar with Honors, and has earned the Scholar Athlete Award for 4 years. Ryan devotes time to perform volunteer work for the Trinity Lutheran Vacation Bible School, Alviso Adobe Community Park and the Valley Humane Society. Ryan plans on attending Pepperdine University and majoring in creative writing.
 
Brian Bronzini - Stephen Parker Memorial Scholarship recipient
Brian has volunteered for the Red Cross, and is very interested in computer science, video and audio production, and American sign language.  Brian will be attending Sonoma State University and majoring in Computer Science and Speech Pathology, and intends to use his production and sign language skills to improve the lives of the hearing impaired. 
 
Lauren Liao - Robin Barnett Memorial Scholarship recipient
Lauren has been active in Art Club, JV Swim Team and Girl Scouts.  She has received a number of academic honors including the Rotary Youth Leadership Award and AP Scholar with Honors.  Lauren plans on majoring in Probability and Statistics and a minor in human rights at the University of California, San Diego, and also hopes to be a Certified Professional Photographer.
 
Behind the Scholarships
Chuck Pickens Memorial Scholarship - Chuck Pickens was PNR’s first president in 1987-1988. He died in 2003.
 
Stephen Parker Memorial Scholarship - The late Stephen Parker was a 1978 graduate of Foothill High and son and brother of Jack and Dave Parker, respectively. Jack and Dave have both served as PNR Club presidents. 
 
Robin Barnett Memorial Scholarship - Robin Barnett taught social studies and history at Foothill High before her death in 2004. 
 

This year's Scholarship recipients, with PNR members Richard Flanders and Meera Parikh.