Saturday, November 18, 2006
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SCHOLARSHIP
THE NOONAN VOCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE ROCKVILLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN 1985 ON OCCASION OF NOONSKI'S RETIREMENT FROM ELLINGTON HIGH. IT WAS IN HONOR OF HIS WORK WITH COOPERATIVE WORK EXPERIENCE IN THE TRI-TOWN AREA. THE SCHOLARSHIP WAS AWARDED FOR ABOUT 7 YEARS IN ELLINGTON, TOLLAND AND ROCKVILLE HIGH SCHOOLS. THE RACC BECAME PART OF THE LARGER TOLLAND COUNTY CHAMBER, AND SO THE SPONSORING ORGANIZATION CEASED TO EXIST. ERGO, NO MORE NOONAN SCHOLARSHIPS. THIS YEAR, THE TCCC PUBLISHED A LIST OF MILESTONES IN THE COMBINED HISTORY OF THE TWO CHAMBRS. THOUGHT IT WOULD BE OF INTEREST, SO OBTAINED TEAR SHEETS SHOWING ENTIRE LISTING. i TNHINK I WILL HAVE TO MAIL THEM.
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I got the copy in the mail, thanks Dad. There are at least 7 people in the world besides us who can say "Robert J. Noonan help put me through college!"
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