The Rotary Club of San Francisco is proud to announce its 2020 Interact Leadership Award Recipients. For the past several years, our Club has awarded $2,000 scholarships to exemplary students from the Interact Clubs of George Washington High School (GWHS) and Lowell High School (LHS). The purpose of the award program is to encourage leadership development and participation in Interact as well as recognize outstanding Interact club members by supporting their higher education goals. Students were selected by the Scholarship Committee based on several criteria pertaining to academic, extracurricular, volunteer, and leadership excellence. This year's recipients are:
- Eric Chen from GWHS who served as President for two terms and President Advisor for the GWHS Interact Club as well as Secretary and Publications Coordinator of the Interact District 5150 Council. He also served as Secretary of the National Art Honor Society and was a member of the volleyball team. Eric will be attending UC Berkeley and aspires to become an entrepreneur.
- Christine Lum from GWHS who served as President and President Advisor for the GWHS Interact Club as well as the SF County Director of the Interact District 5150 Council. She also served as Vice President and Historian of the National Art Honor Society and the Founder/President of the K-Pop Club. Christine will be attending San Jose State University and hopes to become a business manager.
- Kellie Chan from LHS who served as Secretary for two terms for the Lowell Interact Club and Publications Coordinator of the Interact District 5150 Council. She also served as President of Teens for Tutors and was a Lead Alumnus of the RYLA program. Kellie will be attending UC Berkeley and is pursuing both a math major and a computer science major. She is seeking a career in civil engineering to be able to design sustainable infrastructure.
- Lauren Tran from LHS who served as President and Vice President for the Lowell Interact Club as well as Treasurer and International Coordinator of the Interact District 5150 Council. She also served as Treasurer of Teens for Tutors and was a member of the Dragon Boat team. Lauren will be attending UC Berkeley and is pursuing a bioengineering major. She is seeking a career in medicine.
- Caroline Wong from LHS who served as Events Coordinator for two terms for the Lowell Interact Club as well as the District Governor and International Coordinator of the Interact District 5150 Council. She also served as Secretary of Teens for Tutors and Treasurer of the Sports Medicine Club. Caroline will be attending UC Berkeley and would like to enter the medical field as a physician or athletic trainer.
All of the recipients attended the June 2, 2020 e-meeting of the Rotary Club of San Francisco where they were recognized. Scholarship Committee Chair Brian Lan introduced each recipient, who then had an opportunity to share their appreciation for Interact and express their gratitude to our Club.
The Rotary Club of San Francisco wishes our five recipients the greatest success in their educational pursuits!