APPLICATION 2025_2026-Scholarship-application.-FILLABLE.pdf

Brian Wegrzyn was a 45-year club member, Paul Harris Fellow, president of the Mount Prospect & Prospect Heights Rotary club for three separate terms and served as Assistant Governor for three terms. At the age of 71, Brian, passed away on February 2, 2025. The annual scholarship fund has now been officially renamed in his memory: “The Brian B. Wegrzyn Scholarship Program”. 

 

The Rotary Club of River Cities will offer two scholarships each spring to graduating seniors who are Des Plaines, Mount Prospect or Prospect Heights residents pursuing a vocational program or an associate or bachelor’s degree. The scholarships are $1,500 each and will be extended for an additional year as long as the student is enrolled full time and maintains a "B" average so total award potential is $3,000. The scholarships will be funded through the local Rotary club each year. OPTIONAL: Friends, family and club members are welcome to make donations in Brian’s memory to the Rotary Club of River Cities and indicate the donation is restricted to this program.  When donations are made in his memory an acknowledgement will be mailed to his wife Grace, so she is aware. The Club will fund these scholarships each year as it has for years.