Rotary club awards annual scholarships

The Plymouth Noon Rotary Club awarded scholarships to
local graduates last week. Celebrating the awards are,
from left, Muneeb Manood, Kayvan Keshavamurthy,
Judi Pawar, Jibraan Rahman, Renee Burgess, Grace Fernandez
and Jack Buss. Winners Sophia Werner and
Madison Temple were unable to attend the presentation.

Members of the Plymouth Noon Rotary Club recently presented $35,000 in scholarships to local students headed to colleges next year.

A $500 scholarship was presented to Madison Temple who will be attending Michigan State University in the fall and will study accounting. Temple was unable to attend the ceremony last Friday due to a prior commitment. She graduated from Canton High School.

Jack Buss also received a scholarship for $500 and will be attending Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina  in the fall where he will be studying political science, philosophy and economics. He is a home-schooled student.

Grace Fernandes was awarded a $1,000 scholarship and will be attending University of Detroit  in the fall and plans to study medicine. She attended Plymouth Christian Academy.

Kavya Keshavamurthy was the recipient of a $2,000 scholarship and will be attending Smith College in North Hampton, Massachusetts in the fall to study government. She is a graduate of Plymouth High School.

Muneeb Manoob will receive a $2,000 scholarship and will be attending Boston University in the fall to study economics and English. She attended Canton High School.

Jibraan Rahman will receive a $2,500 scholarship and will be attending Drexel University in Philadelphia in the fall where he will be studying biological science. He is also a Canton High School graduate.

Sophia Werner was awarded a $2,500 scholarship and will be attending the University of Michigan in the fall and will be studying applied exercise science. She was unable to attend the award ceremony due to a prior commitment. She is a graduate of Salem High School.

Juhi Pawar will receive a scholarship totaling $12,000 over four years and will be attending the University of Michigan in the fall and plans to study public policy. He is a graduate of Canton High School.

Renee Burgess was also the recipient of a $12,000 scholarship over four years and will attend the University of Michigan in the fall to study nursing. She is a graduate of Salem High School.