Scholarship History

Bainbridge Island Rotary awarded its first scholarship in 1957 (for $250) to islander Frank Kitamoto. Since then, hundreds of additional island high school graduates have received financial assistance to colleges, universities and vocational schools, worldwide. These scholarships have traditionally been funded from our annual Rotary Auction income; individual awards have ranged from that first $250 to, more recently, as much as $7,000.

In 2004, Rotarians decided to expand the availability of scholarships by creating an independent 501(c)3 fund (the Scholarship Foundation) to accept tax deductible donations from the community. As public donations build the fund’s principal, the number and size of scholarships available will likewise increase.

Past Rotary Scholarships Recipients:

2023 Community Service Scholarship Recipients

Lucas Massa, Lucy Rector, India Wadkins, Molly Montgomery, Mia Hale, Kristina Walker, Anna Tu’inukuafe, Sophie Hegarty

2022 Community Service Scholarship Recipients

Ryan Alsberge, Lyra Cromwell, Maxton Fanberg, Lucy King, Angelina Kollodge, Josh Miller, Maddie Shore, Kylie Turner

2021 Community Service Scholarship Recipients

Sara Bukair, Minyoung Cho, Priya Christensen, Bianca Daniels, Zoe Harrington, Ruby Macfarlane, Renee Messinger, Audrey Nelson, Zoe Pelligrino, Syna Stimson, Finn Velisaris
And a special Paul Harris Award was given to Rowan Drury.

2020 Community Service Scholarship Recipients

Spencer Bispham, Emma Brundige, Kayla Cortes, Delaney James, Elisabeth Leung, Ali Spence, Alec Stauffer, Cruz Strom, Madeleine Swietlik, Abby Sullivan, Georgia Wood

2020 Biddle Memorial Scholarship Recipients

Paige Aichele, Conor Babcock- O’Neill, Eleanor Collin, Gus Corsetti, Julia Jakubik, Kendall Havill, Charlie Hughes

2019 Community Service Scholarship Recipients

Olivia Cavalluzzi, Emily Glenn, Karena Klinkenberg, Noelle Lipschutz, Casey Longsjoen, Catherine Rolfes, Natalie Taylor, Julia Tlapa

2019 Biddle Memorial Scholarship Recipients

Grace Carson, Sean Lindsey, Jackie Hellmers, Spencer Nicholas, Gannon Winker

2018 Community Service Scholarship Recipients:

Jennifer Allen, Rose Bandrowski, Mallory Browne, Emma Gace, Jack Rusher, Anna Scott, Stella Streufert, Kathryn Wangthamkua, Max Weber, Olivia Zacharia

2018 Career / Technical Scholarship Recipients

Toni Konig, Bryn Morgan-Ness, Joe Talavera

2017 Community Service Scholarship Recipients:

Thomas Allen, Clio Batali, Julia Gray, Isabella Haines, Phoebe Liebling, Evan Lisinski, Finn Mander, Maya Nathan, Elizabeth Nigash, Mara Smith

2017 Career / Technical Scholarship Recipients

Logan Pardy

2016 Community Service Scholarship Recipients:

Ana Bucy, Sophie Carson, Parker H. Costa — Paul Harris Fellow, Ryan Cox, Elizabeth Fawley, Robert Hobbs, Aila Ikusa, Abigail Leung, Nathan Marx, Cole Rees — Paul Harris Fellow, Madison Scott, Amanda Siefert, Amy Willerford

2016 Professional / Technical Scholarship Recipients:

Logan Purdy, Gregg Millikan

2015 Community Service Scholarship Recipients:

Taliesin Black-Brown, Maxsena Butler, Kelly Coffyn, Emma Covert, Carly D’Amato, Nicholas Dresel, Ben LaRoche, Trevor Maine, Kate Mathews, Hannah Myrick, Ricky Perry, Emma Spickard

2014 Community Service Scholarship Recipients:

Christy Carly, Ben Freedman, Rachael Gallagher, Sallie Marx, Henry Milander, Ronnie Nigash, Rachael Schweizer, Hannah Williams

2014 Professional / Technical Scholarship Recipients:

Graham Gawlik, Danielle Schiach

2013 Community Service Scholarship Recipients:

Sarah Berschinski, Ali Blake, Grace Burgin, Tyler Cox, Chiara D’Angelo, Rebecca Gallivan, Jenny Han, Erin Jones, Maggie Murphy

2013 Professional / Technical Scholarship Recipients:

Aubrey Kollodge, Arie Thompson

2012 Community Service Scholarship Recipients:

Emily Applewhite, Sydney Barnes-Grant, Kendall Beckett, Nicolas Lucioni, Isabelle Minasian, Cali Moore, Kristen Siefert, Nicole VanderMeer, Sabrina Weschler, Kristi Worley

2012 Professional / Technical Scholarship Recipients:

Nora Harrington, Carolyn Milander, Heather Wolf

2011 Community Service Scholarship Recipients:

Lauren Abrams, Isabel Brofsky, Graham Frost, Taylor Gawlik, Davis Harrison, Collin Lea, Grace Porter, Rion Ramirez, Kendall Sanson, Kathryn Yearous

2011 Vocational/Technical Scholarship Recipient:

Payton Snook

2010 Community Service Scholarship Recipients:

Katy Curran, Chandler Harrison, Isabelle Hoonan, Michael Kilbane, Camille Moore, AJ Peters, Tucker Rogers, Rebecca Sharer, Kailey Strachan,

2009 Community Service Scholarship Recipients:

Nathan Abrams, Cali Caughie, Michael Furman, Laetitia Lehmen-Pearsall, Richard Murphy, Ross Olason, Haley Smith, Cara Thompson, Karis Tsolomitis, Lena Weber, Abigail Wyatt

2008 Community Service Scholarship Recipients:

Spencer Coplan, Shannon Cosgrove, Natasha Hjerrild, Electra Magnuson, Jillian O’Mara, Maggie Pool, Wesley Saunders, Brooke Shorett, Edwin Williams

2007 Community Service Scholarship Recipients:

Charles Fick, Carl Herman, Marijke Schwarts-Smith, Emma White, Luke Jensen, Andrew Powers, Sheri Yin, Kristen Coffin, Devin Groman, Claire Hosterman

2006 Community Service Scholarship Recipients:

Madison Adams, Brandon Bileu, Joel Bombardier, Patricia Clevenger, Sydney Dale, Cynthia Foley, Rose Mackey, Adrian Mason, Dorothea Reinert, Jessica Williams-Hall

2005 Community Service Scholarship Recipients:

Marc Anderson, Nicole Hanberg, Roarke Kamber, Ben Packard, Amy Wiggins,

2004 Community Service Scholarship Recipients:

Lindsay Mumm, Danielle Orrey, Elaina Weinbach

2003 Community Service Scholarship Recipients:

Glorya Cho, Courtney Smith, Lydia Wright

2002 Community Service Scholarship Recipients:

Kathleen Berfield, Ashley Deline, Lily Grainger, CJ Griffiths, Andreas Lunde, Simon Pollack, Adam Smith, Sara Suffis