Rotary presents annual Roy Rickman Scholarships

Franklin’s Rotary Club spotlighted education during a luncheon on Wednesday afternoon. Five students at Franklin High School were presented with the annual Roy Rickman Scholarship.

Scholarship recipients are selected by the Rotary Club based on academics, leadership, and citizenship.

Pictured (back row, L-R) are Roy Rickman’s daughters, Kaye Rickman and Janet Tipton, Western Carolina University Chancellor Dr. David Belcher and Rotary Club President Mike Norris; (front row, L-R) Roy Rickman Scholars Breana Steele, Olivia Boss, Rotarian Bud Siler, Sloane McDowell, and Andrea Bell (Not pictured, Jessie Giaquinto).