Bob Presman is a former News and Sports Director at WROK radio in Rockford and has been a member of Rockford Rotary since 1995 

     He has been a member of the Rock River Valley Civil War Round Table for the past five years and did this presentation for the Round Table as well as for the local chapter of the DAR, two senior citizens groups in Chicago and the Center for Learning in Retirement at Rock Valley College. 

     Mr. Presman is retired and lives in Rockford with his wife Mary Ann.

     Bob will discuss why the Civil War still impacts us today and why there are so many myths about the Civil War.  He will present several statements about the Civil War and ask those assembled if they are facts or myths, followed by historians’ opinions and documented evidence.

     Mary Ann Norwood will introduce Bob and act as Rotary host.

WHAT: Rockford-area candidates are being sought for two Rotary college scholarships.  Applicants must be college freshmen who plan to study abroad their junior year or upperclassmen/college graduates who want to complete a year abroad.  The deadline for applications is September 30, 2018.

District Grant Scholarships are for undergraduates who seek to spend their 2019-2020 academic year abroad.  This scholarship provides funding for round-trip transportation, tuition and fees, room & board, some, educational supplies and brush-up language training, if necessary, to a maximum of $25,000. The applicant should plan to study in a vocational area that is consistent with the mission of the Rotary Foundation, “Doing Good in the World."  Part of the experience will include participating in service work with their host Rotary Club.

Global Grant Scholarships are available to students who will pursue a graduate degree abroad during the academic year 2019-2020.

It is a minimum $30,000 award for one academic year. Applicants must closely align their curriculum and future career plans with an Area of Focus of The Rotary Foundation:

Peace and Conflict Resolution; 

Disease Prevention & Treatment; 

Water & Sanitation;

Maternal & Child Health; 

Basic Education & Literacy; 

Economic & Community Development.    

      The awardees will also be responsible for performing a service project abroad consistent with their area of study. 

Both scholarships, which are designed to further international understanding and good will, provide for study abroad in more than 200 countries where Rotary Clubs are located. 

​​During their studies abroad Rotary scholarship recipients will be​“Ambassadors of Goodwill” through appearances before Rotary Clubs & Districts, schools & civic organizations.

Scholars will represent Rotary International, the United States, and their community and their sponsoring Rotary Club as they work to further international understanding. 

HOW:  ​For more information on applications, please contact:

             Elise Cadigan, jhwks77@yahoo.com or 815-985-8300

WHEN:  ​The deadline for submitted applications is September 30,2018.

ABOUT ROTARY AND ITS INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM 

The Rotary International Scholarships program is the world’s largest privately sponsored university scholarship program of its kind. Focused on humanitarian service, personal diplomacy, and academic excellence, the program has sponsored over 40,000 Rotary Scholars to study abroad since it began in 1947. 

Rotary is an organization of business and professional persons united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations and help build goodwill and peace in the world. Rockford Rotary was chartered in 1916, is the oldest service club in Rockford, and has 121 members.