Saint Francis Foundation and the Saint Francis Medical Center Auxiliary awarded healthcare scholarships to 14 area students on July 16. Each student received $1,000 in education scholarships toward a degree in a healthcare-related profession.
The Saint Francis Foundation and Auxiliary Healthcare Scholarship Program was created in 1980. Since its inception, the program has provided more than $357,000 in education scholarships to college students pursuing professional healthcare careers. Recipients must have completed at least one year of an accredited healthcare program, maintaining a minimum 2.5 GPA.
The 2010 Saint Francis Foundation and Auxiliary Healthcare Scholarship recipients are:
Trevor Beckham, Cape Girardeau, Mo. – Raymond A. and Lilian K. Ritter Scholarship
Brooke Beussink, Jackson, Mo. – Lucy Ellen Towse Memorial Scholarship
Heather Birk, Jackson, Mo. – Saint Francis Auxiliary Healthcare Scholarship
Amanda Drew, Chaffee, Mo. – Saint Francis Foundation Scholarship
Stacy Estes, Gordonville, Mo. – Christen Joyel Aufdenberg Memorial Scholarship
Kalli Gibbs, Jackson, Mo. – Earl Jr. and Lori Wills Memorial Scholarship
Kelly Hermann, Bloomsdale, Mo. – Ken Hayden Memorial Nursing Scholarship
Joshua Lester, Cape Girardeau, Mo. – Evalyn and S. David Nunley Scholarship
Skyler Moll, Perryville, Mo. – Sisters of Saint Francis Nursing Scholarship
Kelsey Newell, Manchester, Mo. – Hutteger-Scherer Memorial Scholarship
Whitney Ostendorf, Cape Girardeau, Mo. – Joseph and Harriette Hunter McCrate Scholarship
Matthew Pfau, Cape Girardeau, Mo. – Edythe M. Davis Scholarship
Molly Proffer, Cape Girardeau, Mo. – Saint Francis Auxiliary 125th Anniversary Scholarship
Caitlin Scheeter, Chaffee, Mo. – Susan E. Hinkebein Memorial Scholarship
Special thanks goes to the Scholarship Committee members for their time and expertise in reviewing the scholarship applications. Members of the committee include: Thelma Irwin, Scholarship Committee chair; B.J. Bowman; Nicole Chance; Connie Laurentius; Kathy Marchi; and Lori Wills.
For more information about the Saint Francis Foundation and Auxiliary Healthcare Scholarship Program, contact Carrie Copeland, CRT, BSN, development officer, at 573-331-5790.
