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Scholarships from Downtown Rotary are growing

Donations from the community encouraged

LOCK HAVEN -- The Rotary Club of Downtown Lock Haven has added money this year to its three scholarships for Central Mountain High School graduating seniors.

Each scholarship is named in memory of a Rotarian who was active in the community.

Individual donations from the public are also encouraged to remember these remarkable women.

ELEANOR

KODISH SCHOLARSHIP

The club's newest award is the Eleanor E.J. Kodish Memorial Scholarship, remembering a club member who was always known for her unflagging encouragement. A former principal of Avis Elementary School, she received the Outstanding Educator Award from Mansfield University. She volunteered with many local organizations and was still active at the age of 95. She was named a Rotarian of the Year and received the club's very special Service Above Self Award.

The Eleanor Kodish award goes to a graduating CMHS senior who intends to pursue a career in education and will attend Commonwealth University -- Mansfield. If no senior meets the criteria, Commonwealth University --Lock Haven will be substituted for Mansfield. If there is still no senior who meets the criteria, Penn State University will be substituted.

The base amount for the scholarship is now $2,000, funded by the club. Additional donations in Mrs. Kodish's memory are encouraged.

BETTY SCHANTZ SCHOLARSHIP

The club will continue to give its annual scholarship for an active member of Interact (the Rotary organization for high school students). This award is named the Dr. Betty Baird Schantz Memorial Scholarship.

Dr. Schantz owned and operated Partnership House Bed and Breakfast. She tirelessly promoted our area and had a deep interest in local history. She retired from Temple University where she had been a professor, director of student teaching, and assistant dean, among her positions. She later retired from Lock Haven University as associate dean. She was a member of Downtown Lock Haven Rotary and was a member and officer in numerous other local organizations, staying active into her 90s. The Friends of the Ross Library named her a Friend of the Year.

The base amount of this scholarship is now $2,000, funded by the club. Additional donations in Dr. Schantz's memory are encouraged.

ROBERTA WAY SCHOLARSHIP

The club will also continue to give the Roberta M. Way Memorial Scholarship, named for a late member of the former Rotary Club of Mill Hall -- Sunrise. "Bobbie" was very active in other community organizations as well, including Millbrook Playhouse, AAUW, the Clinton County Historical Society, and the former KCnet. She retired as a teacher of accounting, and she is also remembered as the wife of the late John H. Way, retired Lock Haven University geology professor.

The award is for a college-bound graduating senior who demonstrates academics, commitment, and community service and who is pursuing a career in education.

The base amount for this award is now $1,500, funded by the family and by her Rotary club. Additional donations in Mrs. Way's memory are encouraged.

All three scholarships are for a graduating CMHS boy or girl.

HOW TO

DONATE

To donate to any of these scholarships, or to all of them, send a check to Downtown Lock Haven Rotary, P.O. Box 634, Lock Haven PA 17745.

The club meets Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. at Poorman Gallery, 352 E. Water St., Lock Haven, with a gathering time of 5:15 p.m. Those interested in finding out more about Rotary are welcome.

For more information about the scholarships or about Rotary, send an email to dlhrotary@gmail.com or find Rotary Club of Downtown Lock Haven on Facebook.