Scholarships

Rotary Club of Fort Collins and Memorial Scholarships

Each year, the Rotary Club of Ft. Collins provides several need-based scholarships to students who have demonstrated the scholarship necessary to succeed in post-secondary educational or vocational programs at CSU or the Front Range Community College (FRCC).  Awards are made to graduating seniors selected from Fort Collins High School, Fossil Ridge High School, Rocky Mountain High School, Poudre High School, Centennial High School and Frontier High.  In addition, one award is given to a student currently enrolled in a degree or certificate program at the Larimer campus of Front Range Community College. This award is not limited to traditional-aged students.

There are also several named scholarships established to memorialize individuals; the  James Morrison Memorial Scholarship, the Richard W. Schump Memorial Scholarship(s) and the Arta Mae Johnson Memorial Scholarship(s). These are need-based awards for students who have demonstrated the scholarship necessary to succeed in college. To qualify for awards, all recipients must enroll full-time in degree or certificate programs at Colorado State University or the Larimer campus of Front Range Community College.

All awards are $2000 for one academic year. Half of the award ($1000) will be given at the beginning of the academic year. The second $1000 will be awarded if, after the first semester, the student has earned at least a 3.0 grade point average. Selection is based on need, scholarship, community service, and leadership. Each applicant is required to submit a paper in which they comment on Rotary's Four-Way Test of the things we think, say, or do.

The recipients of the 2007 scholarships are the following:

Rotary Scholarships:
Louis Dean (Centennial High School) attending FRCC in Construction Management. Joanna Homann (Rocky Mountain High School) attending CSU studying Chemistry/ Education.
Jessie Hoffer (Fossil Ridge High School) attending FRCC in Nursing. Kelsey Keener (Rocky Mountain High School) attending CSU in Psychology.
David Lindsay (Fossil Ridge High School) attending CSU in Sociology/ Criminology. Jessica Mulvilhill (Fort Collins HS) attending CSU in Social Work/Early Childhood Education.
Kalinda Livingston (Poudre High School) attending CSU studying Business. Rosalie Robinson (Front Range Community College) attending FRCC studying Arts.
James Morrison Memorial Scholarship
Thomas Scaffidi (Fort Collins HS) will be attending CSU in Mechanical Engineering.    
Richard W. Schump Memorial Scholarships
Avana Andrade will be attending CSU in Liberal Arts. Rebekah Morris (Poudre HS) will be attending CSU studying Elementary Education/Mathematics.
Arta Mae Johnson Memorial Scholarships.
Ryan Oliver will be continuing at CSU where he is studying Microbiology. Kelly Evans will be continuing at CSU studying History/Education.
Catie Matsushima will be continuing at CSU studying Business.    
4-H Scholars
Each year, the Rotary Club of Ft. Collins awards scholarships to outstanding local 4-H youth who are pursuing secondary education in Agriculture or related fields.  Recipients are chosen by experts from the Larimer County Extension Office who have worked closely with these youth in their 4-H careers.  The 2008 recipient of the Rotary Club of Ft. Collins 4-H scholarship is as follows:
Rebecca "Becky" Hutchens is a senior at Fossil Ridge High School who will attend CSU majoring in Zoology and then become a Veterinarian.