Account Established - 2006

Purpose...
  This scholarship is given in recognition of the many civic contributions and community service of E.R. (Rusty) Young.  The scholarship is established by Northshore Rotary Club to recognize a student who has the potential to provide leadership, service to others and carry out the motto of Rotary -- "Service Above Self".

Criteria...
  One scholarship will be awarded to a Northshore School District graduating senior who has displayed a strong record of service to community as well as leadership at school and has a cumulative GPA of 3.0.  Selection will be based on academic potential and financial need.

Selection...
  The scholarship committee of the Northshore Rotary Club will interview candidates and make the selection. 

Coordinated by
  Northshore Rotary Club

The Memorial:

    Rusty Young served four years as president of the Northshore Scholarship Foundation, having been elected to the Board of Trustees following his year as president of the Northshore Rotary Club. 

   Rusty was co-chair of the Foundation's first fund-raising project, an effort to increase the value of scholarships offered through the Foundation to a level more commensurate with the increasing costs of tuitions at colleges and universities. The campaign was known as "Narrow the Gap" -- an effort to close the gap between scholarships and the ever increasing costs of tuition.

   He spent many years in the insurance business, having retired as principal owner of the Worthington agency in Bothell. He was a graduate and strong supporter of the University of Washington. Rusty had strong leadership roles in the development of the Northshore Senior Center and the Northshore YMCA.