Presenting the award from left-Ron Chrzanowski, chair of the William F. Brown Scholarship committee, Katherine Rogoyski, Brandie Rogoyski, Katherine’s mother, and Robert Balbick, President of The Jerome Foundation.
Press release
The William F. Brown, Jr. scholarship is given annually by The Jerome Foundation in memory of Mr. Brown, who was a local journalist, author, business owner of WBTA, community leader, and volunteer. Mr. Brown was also a Charter member of The Jerome Foundation Board of Trustees.
The award is for $1000 a year for four years given to a graduating Senior from a Genesee County School who will be majoring in the fields of journalism, marketing, communications or public relations.
This year’s recipient is Katherine Rogoyski, a graduating Senior at Byron-Bergen Central School, who will be attending Ithaca College majoring in Marketing and Public Relations. Kat states; “Much like the late William F. Brown used his “insights” column and radio broadcasts to enrich the lives of Genesee County residents, I want to shift the world of advertising toward a focus on human connection and self-improvement.”