The Knoxville Rotary Club handed out scholarships to 14 students at their meeting held Wednesday.

Thirteen of the scholarship recipients were from Knoxville and one from Pleasantville. Each of  the scholarships were for $500

Chairman of the Rotary Scholarship Committee, Dr. Larry Formanek, tells KNIA/KRLS News about the selection process, “We use a lot of different criteria, anywhere from grade point average to involvement in extracurricular activities, personal situations. We have several criteria that we go over and it varies year to year, so that’s why we have a committee that sits down. We meet and go over every single application to decide who is the best fit for the amount of money we have to give away.”

Formanek tells KNIA/KRLS News, over 40 students filled out applicants for the scholarships. This is an annual event and it is one of the major programs Rotary does.

Scholarship winners pictured include in the front row from the left, Melanie Sullivan, Harper Chambers, Julian Bacon, Emma Dunkin, Hanna Linsley, Norah Pearson and Hayden Hudson. In the back are Mason Hatch, Kai Ethell, Kaden McGill, Jessica Fuller, Madison Shimek and Jonah Schumacher.

Scholarship winners include Melanie Sullivan, Emma Dunkin, Kade McGill, Norah Pearson, Riley Bingham, Mason Hatch, Harper Chambers, Jessica Fuller, Hayden Hudson, Madison Shimek, Julian Bacon, Hanna Linsley, Kailan Ethell and Jonah Schumacher.