Value: N/A
# Awarded: 1
Application Due Date: March 7, 2026
Recipients Notified Date: May 1
Field(s) of Study:
Business
Criteria
- Available to graduates of all secondary schools within the Northshore School District.,
- Financial need is a consideration.,
- Intends to attend a four-year program to secure a bachelor's degree in business.,
- Will attend a public or private four-year school ,
- Has maintained a high school grade point average of 3.25.,
- Will have participated in ether DECA or FBLA or the equivalent program.,
- Has demonstrated a strong commitment for service to others at school and in the community.
Requirements
- Finalists will be interviewed by members of Woodinville Rotary Club.,
- List activities demonstrating interest in the field of business.
- Scholarship offered only in even-numbered year.
Current Recipient(s)
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About the Sponsor
Jerry, a former president and general manager of Molbak's Inc., effectively applied human resources and organizational behavior leadership skills to achieve team concepts at his work as well as in his community service endeavors. The scholarship is a tribute to his contribution to others and his commitment to a personal style of management, so rare in today's business world. His motto was to "act beyond reproach and respect others."
Established by the Woodinville Rotary Club in memory of Jerry Wilmot, a Woodinville community leader who was general manager and president of Molbak's, Inc. His special business interests were in the field of human resources and organizational behavior. He died in 1994 of Lou Gehrig's disease.
Jerry was a charter member and served as president of the Woodinville Rotary Club and was active in civic affairs in Woodinville. He was instrumental in drawing diverse community interests together in city planning endeavors and in the consideration for incorporation. He was a native of Minnesota, served in the Navy as a pilot during the Vietnam war and, at the time of his death, was president and general manager of Molbak's in Woodinville. He was a strong supporter of education, serving on the faculty of statewide "Business Week" programs for high school students.