The Rotary Club of Nashua West is excited to announce the recipients of $17K in total scholarship monies to twelve deserving high school seniors. Included is a list and explanation of each of the 2024 Rotary West Scholarships presented and the individuals who were awarded.
The Rotary Scholarship is awarded to high school seniors in the top 10% of their class who display overall excellence in academics, extra-curricular activities, and community involvement. Special consideration is given to financial need.
Recipients of the Rotary Scholarship were:
- Julianne Monis (Nashua South) will attend UNH Manchester majoring in Business Administration
- Zelena Long (Nashua South) will attend UCLA majoring in Economics
- Mia Flegal (Nashua North) will attend Syracuse University majoring in Human Development
- Abhinav Avvarru (Nashua North) will attend Columbia University majoring in Environmental Science
- Medha Desgupta (Bishop Guertin) will attend Boston College (Undecided
The Suzie Fund Scholarship was created by former Rotarian George Szok in memory of his daughter Suzi Szok.
Recipients of the Suzi Fund were:
- Matthew Arpin (Nashua South) will attend Nashua Community College majoring in Communications
- Maxwell Fortin (Nashua North) will attend Keene State majoring in Sustainable Product Design
The Interact Scholarship is awarded to high school seniors who display excellence in academics, extra-curricular activities and community involvement. Special consideration is given to financial need and community involvement.
Recipients of the Interact Scholarship were:
- Anand Madarapu (Nashua South) will attend Boston University majoring in Computer Science
- Deetya Nagri (Nashua South) will attend MIT majoring in Computational Biology
- Emily Dodge (Nashua South) will attend Northeastern majoring in Political Science with emphasis in Criminal Justice and Journalism
- Santiago Somorrostro (Nashua South) will attend UMass Lowell majoring in Business Administration
- Kuhu Jayaswal (Nashua South) and will attend Olin College of Engineering.
Each year the Rotary Club of Nashua West is pleased to be able to award scholarships to local students totaling at least $17K.
The Rotary Club of Nashua West wants to thank Jan Valuk, Scholarship Committee Chair for her hard work and dedication in support of this program for our club and to the recipients of these awards in graduating Class of 2024.