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Georgia Rotary Student Program
What is the Georgia Rotary Student Program? Since 1946, Rotarians in Georgia have promoted world peace through understanding by offering scholarships to international students for one year of study in Georgia colleges and universities. Georgia Rotary Clubs sponsor students recommended by a Rotary Club in their home country. The students become adopted members of a Georgia "host family," but live on-campus at the school they attend. This is a scholarship program, not an exchange. Each year, about 80 students from all over the world make friends in the United States and other nations and learn about differing cultures and life styles. Georgia Rotarians believe "Peace is Possible" and through GRSP, promote international goodwill through the bonds of friendship and understanding.
Our 2006-2007 GRSP Student, Miss Magda Wierowska from Poland, graduated from Southern Polytechnic in 2008. She graduated Cum Laude, received a 'Senior of the Year' President's Award and 'Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges' in recognition of outstanding merit and acomplishment as a student of SPSU.
Magda Wierowska with Southern Polytechnic President Dr. Lisa Rossbacher.
Smyrna Rotary has proudly sponsored a GRSP student since Rotary year 1965-1966. Here is a listing of our GRSP students over the years:
| Our Georgia Rotary Student Program Scholars |
| 1965-1966 |
Iklas Noensie, Indonesia |
| 1966-1967 |
Mr. Geo. Argyropoulos, Greece |
| 1967-1968 |
Mr. Rolf Erichs, Sweden |
| 1968-1969 |
Sudhir K. Upadhyaya, Nepal |
| 1969-1970 |
Mr. Michel George Marette, Belgium |
| 1970-1971 |
Mr. Rainer Roder, Germany |
| 1972-1973 |
Miss Ena Bech, Norway |
| 1973-1974 |
Miss Anne Heian, Norway |
| 1974-1975 |
Mr. Eduardo Carvajal, Costa Rica |
| 1975-1976 |
Mr. Catalino Blanche, Philippines |
| 1976-1977 |
Miss Keiko Kawamura, Japan |
| 1977-1978 |
Mr. Ulrich von Eicken, Germany |
| 1978-1979 |
Mr. Johann Fredrich Colsman, Germany |
| 1979-1980 |
Miss Ida Carithe S. Lyngbye, Denmark |
| 1980-1981 |
Mr. Jussi Yejo J. Lahti, Finland |
| 1981-1981 |
Miss Anna Maria Ehn, Sweden |
| 1982-1983 |
Mr. Michael Hesselberg Andersen, Denmark |
| 1983-1984 |
Miss Claudia M. Lenz, Germany |
| 1984-1985 |
Miss Cecilie Merethe Moe, Norway |
| 1985-1986 |
Miss Camilla Helene, Denmark |
| 1987-1988 |
Miss Pascale Couroyer, France |
| 1988-1989 |
Mr. Beat Karl Attinger, Switzerland |
| 1989-1990 |
Mr. Steven D. Galbraith, New Zealand |
| 1990-1991 |
Mr. Gustaf Stellan Lind, Sweden |
| 1991-1992 |
Mr. Sergei E. Kiriukhin, Russia |
| 1992-1993 |
Mr. Trond Aas, Norway |
| 1993-1994 |
Miss Ayse Hilal Eksel, Turkey |
| 1994-1995 |
Mr. Ronald Vermerris, Netherlands |
| 1996-1997 |
Mr. Tianwei Xu, P.R. China |
| 1997-1998 |
Miss Irene Georgiadou, Germany/Greece |
| 1998-1999 |
Miss Carla Gargiulo, New Zealand |
| 1999-2000 |
Miss Anda Chuntonova, Latvia |
| 2000-2001 |
Miss Caroline Lee, New Zealand |
| 2001-2002 |
Miss Gulru Ozkan, Turkey |
| 2002-2003 |
Miss Emmeline Gros, France |
| 2003-2004 |
Miss Anna Isaksson, Sweden |
| 2004-2005 |
Miss Zeynep Solak, Turkey |
| 2005-2006 |
Miss Clara Arango, Colombia |
| 2006-2007 |
Miss Magdalena Wierowska, Poland |
| 2007-2008 |
Mr. Robert Hjorth |
Smyrna Rotary Laws of Life
Every year we sponsor an essay contest at one of the local high schools. This year's winner was Stephanie Jideama. Click here to read Smyrna Rotary Laws of Life Essay Winner Stephanie Jideama's essay.
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