The Rotary Club of Walla Walla is proud to award our first $1,000 scholarship of 2017 to Waitsburg High School senior Dylan Knowles (left). Assaulted with one calamity after another, Dylan’s desire to be a good citizen and to further his education has not been diminished in the least. He is bilingual, communicating in American Sign Language and in English. Both of his parents are deaf and have relied on him for communication with the outside world.

Next fall Dylan will attend Corbin University in southern Oregon where he will amass the knowledge, energy, and heartfelt dedication to become a police officer.

It takes a person with utmost confidence to greet people the first time with a friendly smile and invite you into his life. That is exactly what Dylan Knowles does regardless of the medical calamities and personal problems he has faced down.

Best wishes Dylan, from all of us at the Rotary Club of Walla Walla!