Roby M. Burley Scholarship   Our Scholarship Fund was
established in the late 1930’s and was originally called the
Seattle Club Scholarship Fund. Several years ago, we decided to
honor Roby Burley during his lifetime for his outstanding
contributions to our club and the Alumni Association.  Roby
graduated from Michigan with a degree in Literature in 1920 and,
while there, wrote the history of the World War I experiences of
the 170-member Michigan Naval Militia. He moved to Seattle in
1928 and joined our club. For many years, Roby was the club
historian. He wrote the history of the club using past minutes
and personally kept our history from 1959 until his death in
1996. Roby was a wealth of information and the force that kept
this club going during the good years and the lean. An avid
football and basketball fan, he never missed an event held in
the area, even when he was well into his nineties. Roby was our
club president in 1935 and 36, served as the Eighth District
Director and was recognized by the Univer