Anne Roberts Scholarship Winners
Posted by Fred Scheibl on July 25, 2024 · Leave a Comment
At our regular lunch meeting on July 23rd, the Anne Roberts scholarships for the 2024-25 school year were awarded to two deserving students by our Scholarship chairman Bette Anne Starkey.
William Hernandez is attending Palm Beach State College to study aeronautical engineering. Joining us for the meeting, he shared with us his interests and goals, which also include computer engineering and game design.
Graduating this year from Park Vista Community High School in Lake Worth, he has been active in the community as a volunteer for Women Impacting the Nation, and the FIRST Robotics competition and as a judge for the First Lego League competition. In politics, he worked in his mother’s 2022 campaign for HD92 and went door to door for Governor DeSantis.
Nate Waldstein graduated this year from Jupiter High School with academic merit. A cello player, he is a member of the Youth Orchestra of Palm Beach County, and the National Society of High School Scholars. In the community he did an internship at an assisted living facility and performed on the cello there and other similar facilities. He has also authored several books on living through the pandemic as a teen.
Headed to the University of Central Florida in Lakeland to study business marketing, his interests include improving the lives of residents of senior care facilities and he would like to ultimately own and operate such businesses.
Nate was unable to join us for the meeting but sends his thanks. His grandparents Marla and Gary Werner represented him at the meeting.
The Anne Roberts Memorial Scholarship is available to any resident of Palm Beach County who is a full or part time undergraduate or graduate student seeking to further their education. Students must have a GPA of 3.0 or above and plan to attend an accredited college. Applicants must be registered (or pre-registered under 18 yrs. of age) Republicans. Current members of our Club may refer applicants for this scholarship.
William Hernandez (third from left) with his parents and club leaders:
The club has been awarding these scholarships since 2009, with the following winners:
- 2024: William Hernandez, Palm Beach State, aeronautical engineering and Nate Waldstein, Univ of Central FL, Lakeland, business marketing
- 2023: Grace Templeton, Southeastern, Lakeland – sophomore
- 2022: no scholarships
- 2021: no scholarships
- 2020: Keelie Hanley, Embry Riddle Aeronautics, AZ, Soph and Rileigh Hanley got a full ride to USAF Academy, CO
- 2019: Jenna Calderaio-FSU-Senior, Jessica Blakley-Belmont University -Senior, Ben DeHaan-PBAU Junior, Rileigh Hanley-Embry Riddle Aeronautics -Freshman, and Keelie Hanley-Embry Riddle Aeronautics-Freshman
- 2018: Jenna Calderaio – FSU; Lauren Staff– UF and Jessica Blakley –Belmont University
- 2017: Jenna Calderaio – FSU, Lauren Staff – UF, Ryan Walker – Stetson Law, and Madison Andrews—PB State
- 2016: Dylan Brandenburg-FSU, Jenna Calderaio – FSU, Lauren Staff – UF and Ryan Walker-UF
- 2015: Dylan Brandenburg-FSU, Daniel Kozell-FSU, Hanna Matry-UF, Ryan Walker-UF, and Aaron Mejias-PBAU
- 2014: Dylan Brandenburg-FSU, John Clark-FSU, Jason Ferrara-Alabama, Daniel Kozell-FSU and Hanna Matry-UF
- 2013: Dylan Brandenburg-FSU, Elizabeth Cayson-Walden Univ., John Clark-FSU, Jason Ferrara-Alabama, Daniel Kozell-FSU, and Danielle Madsen-PBAU
- 2012: John Ryan Clark-FSU, Jason Ferrara-Alabama, Daniel Kozell-FSU, Shirley Schaff-Northwood Univ., and James Shackelford-FAU
- 2011: John Ryan Clark-FSU, Jason Ferrara-Alabama, Kimberly Twoey-PBAU, and Shirley Schaff-Northwood Univ.
- 2010: James Schackelford-FAU, and Cindy Morris-PBAU
- 2009: Nicole Vega-FAU