Mon Health Medical Center Foundation presents $35,000 in scholarships

The Mon Health Medical Center Foundation presented $35,000 in scholarships Monday, May 7, to 35 area students pursuing degrees in healthcare fields at its 28th Annual Health Career Scholarship Awards Program.

The scholarships are valued at $4,000 each, at $1,000 per year. Selection was based on the application, academic performance and financial need. Each applicant also submitted a letter describing why they selected a specific health career.

The Foundation created the Health Career Scholarship program in 1991 to promote healthcare careers in fields with projected worker shortages in the Morgantown area. Since the establishment of the program, the Foundation has awarded over $657,000 in Health Career Scholarships. A sub-committee of the foundation's Board of Directors selected the recipients.

The scholarships, named after the donor who created the scholarship, and the recipients are as follows:

Martha Phillips Hupp Scholarships

• Nicole Allamon of Grindstone, PA, seeking a BS Degree in Nursing from California University of PA.
• Emiley Bruner of Morgantown, seeking a nursing degree from West Virginia University (WVU).
• Andrea Idler of Morgantown, seeking a Biomedical Engineering degree at WVU.

George D. Hott Scholarships

• Tressa Bonasso of Fairmont, seeking a Nursing degree from WVU.
• Morgan Darling of Core, seeking a BS degree in Nursing from WVU.

Robert & Sharon Lynch Scholarships

• Drew Cubic, Jr. of Nemacolin, PA, seeking a Master's Degree in Nursing from California University of PA.
• Ashley Galderisi of Lemont Furnace, PA, seeking a Nursing degree from Penn State, Fayette.
• Jacob Layton of Smithfield, PA, seeking a Pharmacy degree from Waynesburg University.

Rachel C. Piribek Scholarships

• Erica Dailey of Morgantown, seeking a BS in Nursing from WVU.
• Benjamin Perry of Morgantown, seeking a Pharmacy degree from WVU.
• Makenzie Simpson of Morgantown, seeking a Nursing degree from Fairmont State University.
• Emilea Warnick of Kingwood, seeking a Biomedical Engineering degree from WVU.

Wilma B. Nailer Scholarships

• Gracie Dally of Dunbar, PA, seeking a degree in nursing from WVU.
• Whitney James of Lost Creek, seeking a BS in Nursing from WVU.
• Hailey Swift of Connellsville, PA, seeking a BS in Nursing from the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown.

Glenn & Susan Adrian Scholarship

• Alyssa Degler of Morgantown, seeking a Radiation Tech degree from Pierpont Community & Technical College.

John Matthew Gay Brown Scholarships

• Joseph Ellis of Bridgeport, seeking a BS in Nursing from WVU.
• Jared Fagan of Morgantown, seeking a Biomedical Engineering degree from Mercyhurst University.

John Michael Pritchard Scholarships

• Samantha Hines of Nutter Fort, seeking a Pharmacy degree from WVU.
• Karissa Towns of Rivesville, seeking a Pharmacy degree from WVU.

Walter G. Hoffman, Jr. and Mary R. Hoffman Scholarships

• Justin Hardwick of Fairmont, seeking a degree in Nursing from WVU.
• Heather Hickman of Bridgeport, seeking a Master's degree in Nursing from Marshall University.
• Jadah Jose of Uniontown, PA, seeking a Physician's Assistant degree from WVU.

Edward and Norma Jean Skriner Scholarships

• Kayla Horsey of Terra Alta, seeking a BS in Nursing from WVU.
• Brooke King of Fairmont, studying to be a Surgical Tech at MTEC.
• Cathy Li of Morgantown, seeking a Biomedical Engineering degree at Cornell University.

Gail W. Cunningham Scholarship

• Miranda Moser of Morgantown, seeking a degree in Pharmacy from WVU.

Specialty Care Scholarship

• Victoria Sellaro of Morgantown, seeking a Physician's Assistant degree at Marietta College.

Foundation Scholarships

• Alexcis Barker of Hibbs, PA, seeking a BS in Nursing from Waynesburg University.
• Angela Bohon of Morgantown, seeking a Masters of Nursing from WVU.
• Karalee Flohr of Fairmont, seeking a Pharmacy degree from WVU.
• Grant Kisner of Smithfield, PA, seeking a Nursing degree from Penn State, Fayette.
• Jeremy Pyles of Kingwood, seeking a Pharmacy degree from WVU.
• Allison Smith of Newburg, seeking a Medical Technology degree from WVU.
• Glenn Taylor of Morgantown, seeking a BS in Nursing from WVU.

For more information, contact Bill Hennessey, Executive Director of the Mon Health Medical Center Foundation at 1200 J.D. Anderson Drive, Morgantown, WV 26505 or call 304-598-1337.