Brad Friel Memorial

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               Rotary Club of Chariho Scholarship Awards

Every year The Rotary Club of Chariho awards area high school seniors with the Bradley Friel Memorial Scholarship. It is available to students who reside in the towns of Exeter, Charlestown, Hopkinton and Richmond. This scholarship is given in the name of Brad Friel, one of the founding members of the Rotary Club of Chariho. Brad was posthumously named the

                                           Centennial Rotarian of the Year, in recognition of his    

    dedication  to  Rotary and area philanthropy.

    Brad Friel had held every position of the Board of Directors and

    was Chair of each Avenue of Service, at least once. Brad also

    maintained perfect attendance for 30 years.

    The Scholarship Committee is currently chaired by Dr. Larry Dunn,  

    and assisted by Lance Vars, Stu Douglas, Amelia Jarosz, Frank 

    Hopkins and Jeff O' Donnell.

Please use this link for the 2011 Brad Friel Memorial Scholarship Application

The 2010 Recipients

Leah Walsh, Wyoming          University of Rhode Island, School of Pharmacology

Ariana Clements, Exeter        Stone Hill College, Biochemistry

Sean Gilman, Hopkinton        Brown University, Bio Medical Engineering

Austin Demers, Charlestown  University of Rhode Island, Biology; Pre-med

Whelan,                                 New Mexico Military Institute, Marine Transportation

                                                The  2009 Recipients

 Lotte Sherman, Katherine Mattook, David Hurley, Haley Anderson, Nathan Gengarella (Grills Scholarship), Stu Douglas, Scholarship Committee Chair. Back: Jeff Duscha, Past President, Scott Mc Leod, President (2009-2010), Frank Hopkins, Treasurer.

Haley Anderson, Richmond                 The University of Rhode Island, Environmental Science

Lotte Sherman, S. Kingstown              The University of Rhode Island, Kinesiology

David Hurley, Hopkinton                      Bryant College, Business

Katherine Mattook, Exeter                  The University of Rhode Island, Pediatric Nuero-Psychiatry 

 2008 Recipients

Maj-Lis Finnegan, Charlestown            The  Mass.College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences

Elisabeth Anderson, Hope Valley         The University of Rhode Island  

Megan Byron,  Charlestown,                The University of Rhode Island.  

Chelsea Gratt, Exeter                            The University of Rhode Island

 2007 Recipients                                                      

 Joining Chairman Stu Douglas and Mrs. Brad (Moji) Friel were Robert Walsh,William Anderson, Mackenzie Fenton

Joshua Fallon and Brittany Davis.

2006

Heidi Johnson

Brett Hinchey

Quinn Traendly

2005

Katie Cherenzia

Kelly Johnson

Laura Munson

2004           

Mathew Woyak                                        

Greg Turco

Kate Fales

Katherine Gibbons

Melissa Fales

Zachary Fallon

2003

Amanda Jordan

Ashley Walsh

Colleen Turner

LeAnn Convoy

Matthew Hooper

Megan Locke

Rebecca Anderson

Richard Ashworth

2002

Chloe E. Mako

Kristen Messing

Sarah Hubblings

Thomas Pirnie

Kate Fales

2001

Chloe E. Mako

Allison Como

Heather Coleman

Mark Kasahuski

2000

Elizabeth Steadman

Stacy Ethier

1999

Chloe E. Mako

Kelly A. Sylvia

Meghan E. McCabe

Robin P. Poole

Timothy A. Brusseau

1998

Ashley Morgan

Christopher Dumas

Amanda Rhodes