On Tuesday, May 7, 2024, the Dundee Township Rotary Club held its annual Scholarship Banquet and awarded over $50,000.00 to 20 high school students seeking higher education. These scholarships could not be made possible without the generous donors. Present with the scholarship recipients were their parents and family, representatives from Dundee-Crown High School, Harry D. Jacobs High School, Marian Central Catholic High School, and Elgin Community College, the donors and their representatives, and the membership of the Dundee Township Rotary Club and their family. Samantha Ottinger, the outgoing President of the Rotaract Club at University of Wisconsin – Platteville and former recipient of the Elgin Rotary Club Scholarship, was the keynote speaker, who gave 10 tips to the students for their upcoming education experience as they move towards their path to success. Following are the scholarship recipients and the scholarships they were awarded:
1 Dundee Rotary Interact Club, $2,500.00 2 Dundee Twp Rotary Club, $1,250.00 3 Dundee Twp Rotary Club, $1,500.00 4 John Brittain Memorial, $2,500.00 5 Richard N. & Nancy A. Sisler Memorial, $1,500.00 6 Thomas G. Mullen, Sr. Memorial, $2,500.00 7 Bruce David Memorial, $2,500.00 8 James A. Alpeter Memorial, $2,000.00 9 Lawrence Sorce Memorial, $1,500.00 10 Betty-Jane Festen Memorial and Krysha Sorce, $1,500.00 11 Stig P. Orum Foundation, $2,000.00 12 Robert J. Morency Memorial, $3,000.00 13 Harvey & Ethel Daeumer Memorial, $2,500.00 14 Harvey & Ethel Daeumer Memorial, $2,000.00 15 Harvey & Ethel Daeumer Memorial, $2,000.00 16 Harvey & Ethel Daeumer Memorial, $2,000.00 17 Jack Roeser Memorial/OTTO Engineering, $2,000.00 18 Jack Roeser Memorial/OTTO Engineering, $4,000.00 19 Jack Roeser Memorial/OTTO Engineering, $4,000.00 20 Tessa Dettman Memorial, $5,000.00 21 Chere Anderson Memorial, $5,000.00 – Year 2 award | Timothy Navarro, Dundee-Crown Ben Riggio, Dundee-Crown Magen Laas, Dundee-Crown Angel Hermosillo, Dundee-Crown Madysen Reilly, Dundee-Crown Joshua Pottorff, St. Edward Ava Leith, Dundee-Crown Lauren Braswell, Dundee-Crown Cody Brockner, Marian Central Sean Trznadel, Jacobs Hayden Peterson, Dundee-Crown Max Astacio, Marian Central Camryn Cook, Jacobs Rujul Shah, Dundee-Crown Itzel Parra, ECC Malcolm Finn, Home School Ava Denman, Marian Central Laura Lopez, ECC Ameera Hussain, Jacobs Nolan Wiebenga, Dundee-Crown Kylie Martin, Dundee-Crown |