San Ramon Rotary Honors Excellence in Education and Leadership

San Ramon Rotary Club, one of the largest social impact organizations in San Ramon and Danville, announced its 2017 Student Scholarships award winners at a luncheon held at the Crow Canyon Country Club on April 13^th.

This year’s winner of the primary $10,000 scholarship award was Ji Won Kim, a senior at California High School, San Ramon, California. Ji Won stood out from over 20 students who applied for the coveted top scholarship award. In addition to earning a 4.5 GPA on a tough academic curriculum, she put in an equally impressive amount of time and effort in an array of volunteer roles and leadership responsibilities. The scholarship money will be applied towards Ji Won’s undergraduate studies at Rice University where she plans to study biochemistry or biological sciences.

Total scholarships of over $20,000 were awarded this year. These monies are part of the total funds raised by San Ramon Rotary members through their annual ‘Online Auction for Education’ event held in conjunction with the San Ramon Valley Education Foundation's ‘Run For Education’ event in October.

Other scholarship award winners include: Natlie Lee, James Walker Tippett, Rachel Combs, Hailey Clark, Josh Iversen, Kristen Gao and Alanah Winston. In addition, graduation stoles were provided to, Natlie Lee, Ji Won Kim, Christina Alejandrino, and Emily Hui. Stoles are awarded to students who completed 50+ hours of community service over multiple years in the Cal High Interact Club.

San Ramon Rotarians provide mentorship and guidance to these young scholars throughout their time in high school. While congratulating the award winners, San Ramon Rotary President, Kathy Gailey noted, “It’s always such a pleasure to offer scholarships to deserving students at Cal High. I really enjoyed seeing the surprise on the winner of our $10,000 scholarship this year, Ji Won Kim. It will be exciting to see what amazing things she will accomplish.” San Ramon Rotarian and the club’s Youth Programs Chair, Colette Lay, added, “I'm very proud to be part of a club that allows me to make such an impact in our community and on our students.”

San Ramon Rotary awards annual scholarships to students who exemplify Rotary's highest values: Selfless service towards causes that benefit larger interests, building better and stronger communities, and inspiring others to bring out their best. Visit www.SanRamonRotary.org to learn more.