Dennis Barry STRIVE Scholarships

Rotary Club awards $22,000 in scholarships to local high school graduates

Each year, graduates from area high schools receive scholarship awards from the Racine Founder's Rotary Club, demonstrating the club’s commitment and encouragement of Racine’s youth. This year, ELEVEN students were awarded scholarships totaling $22,000!

Dennis J. Barry STRIVE Scholarships are awarded annually by the club in memory of Dennis Barry, a long-standing and energized Rotarian. Winners display many positive attributes including “Service above Self,” the Rotary International motto coined by founder Paul P. Harris who was born in Racine.

Winners of the 2023 Dennis J. Barry Strive Scholarships were honored by the Racine Founder's Rotary Club during the May 26th, 2023 club meeting at the Racine Country Club. Scholarship committee chair Ashley Staeck (far right) presented $2,000 scholarship certificates to each of the following graduating seniors: Annika Speener, Connor Sandkuhler, Davion Robinson, Ephraim Slamka, Hayden Frank, Rabeka Liberto, TaLanda Rogers, Dontaveon Echoles, Grace Schmitz, Eric Ibarra, Alexis Hrouda.

The scholarships are funded by the Dennis Barry STRIVE Scholarship Golf Classic, which is typically held in September of each year.