Erika Haley and Tyler Nogle been selected this year to receive scholarships from the Rotary Club of Lockport to continue their educational pursuits.

Lockport Rotary Scholarships are awarded to students living in the Lockport school district and graduates of the either the district high school or a regional private or parochial high school.  Selection is based on scholastic achievement, character, leadership, extracurricular and community activities, and poise and presence in an interview with the scholarship committee. 
 
(L to R):  Dr. Larry Cappiello, Maria Biano, Lisa Haley (mother), Scholarship Recipient Erika Haley, Shawn Haley (father), Steve Cotten (all Rotarians are members of the Scholarship Committee).
(L to R):  Dr. Larry Cappiello, Maria Biano, Lisa Haley (mother), Scholarship Recipient Erika Haley, Shawn Haley (father), Steve Cotten (all Rotarians are members of the Scholarship Committee).
(L to R):  Dr. Larry Cappiello, Maria Biano, Scholarship Recipient Erika Haley, Steve Cotten (all Rotarians are members of the Scholarship Committee).
 
The scholarships are presented in memory of Arthur H. Showalter, Summer G. Evans, Eleanor Depeau, Samuel Selzer, Howard Lehmann and Donald O. Nixon, former Lockport Rotarians who were dedicated to youth and education. Scholarship funding is raised from proceeds from the annual Lockport Rotary Raffle event.  The 2020 raffle was conducted online held in October.  The nature and timing for the 2021 event are currently being determined.
 
Erika will receive the Arthur H. Showalter Memorial Academic Scholarship of $2,000 per year for four years toward her studies in elementary education at Niagara University.  She is the daughter of Shawn and Lisa Haley of Lockport.
Tyler will receive a Rotary Club of Lockport Vocational Scholarship of $2,000 per year for two years.  He will enter Northland Workforce Training Center in Buffalo this fall to earn a welding certificate through a cooperative program with Alfred University. He is the son of James and Kathy Nogle of Lockport.
 
This year’s scholars were honored at the Lockport Rotary Club luncheon meeting held at the Dale Association on Tuesday, June 1, 2021