Last Week's Program

As detailed in last week's Rotogear, this year's student scholarship winners to Colorado State University and Front Range College were introduced by Rotarian Susan Gutowsky. With only one missing, the other eleven showed short videos about themselves and and gave thanks to Rotary. All of them were intelligent, articulate and obviously proper choices.

Susan then introduced two CSU seniors, Nicole Mcauliff and Nathan Korinek who would, she said, talk to these incoming students about being in college. Nicole began her rapid presentation by saying that she had just experienced what these students also would, and that college would change their lives. They would have, she said, an exciting and terrifying sense of freedom. Choosing a sorority had changed her life, she added, and she had shifted majors four times. Because she had come to love her coaching job, Nicole advised them to look for and accept leadership jobs and take internships. She closed by stating that being a senior in college is a bittersweet experience but is also a great enjoyment.

Nathan began by introducing his friend Trey Yu, then noted how astounded he had been by the amount of free time he had. As a result he had joined Rotaract which he had found well organized and fun. Trey then stated that he had originally had no idea about Rotary until Nathan had taken him to a meeting. The result, he said, has been a wonderful experience. and he ended by saying that he hoped to see all of the scholarship holders at Rotaract meetings.

Today's presentations were indeed interesting and informative and let us see what the best students actually are.