The Clifford and Judy Hanson Memorial Scholarship was created by those involved in the rich heritage and tradition of Rocky River Soccer. RRSO recognizes both male and female high school senior athletes who have demonstrated a commitment of excellence in academics, athletics and community service. The Clifford and Judy Hanson Memorial Scholarship seeks to reward students striving to develop their individual talents to further the common good of their team and community. Scholarships are presented each year at the high school’s recognition assembly in May. The scholarship is in honor of Clifford and Judy Hanson who gave more than thirty-five years of dedicated service to soccer in Rocky River. Together Cliff announced and Judy spotted high school boys soccer games for 25 years. Cliff also served Rocky River soccer as a RRSO coach and RRHS boys junior varsity coach. In 1995, Cliff and Judy were presented with the sixth annual RRSO Soccer Appreciation Award. Before his death in 2012, Cliff assisted in the presentation of most of these annual scholarships.
Applications can be obtained from the link on the right of this page or from the Rocky River High School guidance office. The application deadline for the Class of 2023 is April 15, 2023.
Past scholarship winners include:
1996 Kevin Fiala Rachel Mellot
1997 No scholarship given
1998 Ankur Garg, J.P. Ratajczak Katie Fiala, Kim Dobler
1999 Allen Rickard Jessica Bacon
2000 Charlie Andrews Sarah Jurak
2001 Ryan Burke Jennifer Bracken
2002 Nicholas Molnar Kathleen McCreary
2003 Kevin Tuisku Meredith Turk
2004 Elliot Wheeler Molly Leitch
2005 Jordan Gourash Anne Jaworski
2006 Timothy Molnar, Robert Perry Debra Leitch
2007 Michael Clifford Meredith Gourash
2008 David Rea Courtney Van Atta
2009 Sam Ryan, Denio Leone Justine Beres
2010 Brandon Hall Sophia Liva, Olivia Vitou
2011 Ian Taylor Kasey Killeen, Megan McFarland
2012 Ryan Connelly Kim Leitch
2013 No Applicants Hallie McCue
2014 Trent Newby Grace Bennett
2015 Chase Newby, Nathaniel O'Halla Jillian Krebs
2016 Kyle Moore, Mark Hoelzer Emily Soltes
2017 Jonah Wischmeier Laura DeVito
2018 Dylan Keeling Olivia McDonald
2019 Owen Jaite Allison Contenza
2020
2021 No Scholarship Given
2022 Hogan Kern Taylor Byall