Pittsfield Rotary Foundation Awards Student Scholarships
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Two local high school seniors were awarded the Gene Case Memorial Scholarship and one student was awarded the Nash Family Music Scholarship.Tess McGovern, daughter of Patrick and Jennifer McGovern, of Pittsfield, is a student at Pittsfield High School. For the past year, she has been the president of the Pittsfield Rotary Interact Club. She will be attending Drew University in the fall.
Anthony Castellani, son of Joseph and Victoria Castellani, is a student at St. Joseph Central High School. Anthony has participated in a program to provide meals for the homeless and disabled at Ad Lib Inc. He will be attending Wheaton College in the fall.
In his opening remarks, Thomas Hamel, chairman of the event, welcomed the recipients, their families and guests. He presented the criteria by which the recipients were selected. The awards are based on grades, volunteerism, financial need, written essays and an interest in international study.
According to Hamel, the late Gene Case, former member of 50 years and past president, would have been proud to have a scholarship in his name. The Gene Case Scholarship was established by the Pittsfield Rotary Foundation to honor the memory of Mr. Gene Case. Case was a Pittsfield Rotarian for over forty years.
During his active membership years, he was president of the club in 1956/57. He was especially fond of the club’s annual Pancake Breakfast that is traditionally held at Girls Incorporated. He became a Paul Harris Fellow in 1976. He was an advocate of Rotary International and a staunch supporter of international projects.
The scholarships reflect Case’s interest in the youth of Pittsfield, their ongoing educations, and his love of the Rotary Club of Pittsfield and Rotary International. The scholarships are awarded to high school seniors with demonstrated intentions to further their educations, have good records of community involvement and conduct themselves under the four goals of Rotary.
Alexandra Lanoue, daughter of Mark and Julie Lanoue was awarded the Nash Family Music Scholarship. Alexandra, a student at Pittsfield High School will be attending Berklee College of Music in the fall.
The Nash Family Music Scholarship was established in 2006 by Ken and Suzanne Nash to provide scholarships for a central Berkshire resident who is planning to attend or is presently attending a four-year college or post-secondary school with a major or minor in music study.
