05/20/2026
Welcoming a New Rotarian and Celebrating Our Scholarship Recipients!
This week, Texas City Rotarian Mary Goldner delivered her ‘classification speech’ to the club. A Rotary tradition, Mary explained her professional vocation —Director of TCISD Fine Arts – and how that work has shaped the person Mary is. A natural introvert, 24 years of teaching has helped bring out Mary’s extrovert-side. When she’s not overseeing band, choir, dance, and other arts programs at TCISD, attendees to 1st Baptist Church may also occasionally see Mary playing drums.
Rotarians of Texas City believe investing in our young people is an investment in the future of our community. At our Tuesday club meeting, $54,500 in scholarships was awarded in total, across 11 outstanding local students. These remarkable young people have excelled academically, served others selflessly, and shown the kind of character and determination that make us proud to call them our neighbors. (and hopefully, future Rotarians!)
Please join us in congratulating this year's scholars:
• Tori Elizondo – bound for University of Texas, Sports Mgt. & Marketing.
• Abby Stokes - bound for University of Texas, Pharmacology.
• Hayden Milner – headed for the University of Texas, Special Education
• Chloe Faulkner - bound for University of Houston, Nursing.
• Alessandro Martinez – bound for UT Dallas, Electrical Engineering.
• Amaiya Perez – headed to Odessa College, Dance
• Nathaniel Fox - bound for Shriner University and a spot on the soccer team, plus a focus on Sports Mgt. & Education.
• Jenna Mayor – headed to Baylor University, Biomedical engineering.
• Andrew Hipp – headed to Texas A&M, Chemical Engineering
• Patience Salusbury – headed to Baylor University, Education.
• Audrina Benavides - intended to Texas A&M, Mechanical Engineering, goal of aerospace
To each of you: your hard work, resilience, and heart for service are an inspiration. We challenge you to carry the spirit of Rotary — a commitment to ethical leadership and service to others — wherever your journey takes you.
A heartfelt “thank you” to our donors who make this possible.
