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

The Mon Health Medical Center Foundation presented $35,000 in scholarships on Monday, May 6, to 36 area students pursuing degrees in healthcare fields at its 29th Annual health Career Scholarship Awards Program.

The scholarships are valued at $4,000 each, a $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:

Edward & Norma Jean Skriner Scholarship

• Kayla Horsey of Terra Alta, seeking a BS in Nursing from WVU.

Gail W. Cunningham Scholarship

• Miranda Moser of Morgantown, seeking a degree in Pharmacy from 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.
• Lauren Williams of Fairmont seeking a Nursing degree form Fairmont State University.

Glenn and Susan Adrian

• Jordan Blankenship of Fairmont, seeking a Radiation Technology degree from Pierpont Community & Technical College.
• Alyssa Degler of Morgantown, seeking a Radiation Technology degree from Pierpont Community & Technical College.

John Matthew Gay Brown Scholarships

• Jared Fagan of Morgantown, seeking a Biomedical Engineering degree from Mercyhurst University.
• Sadie Harvey of Morgantown, seeking a Pharmacy degree from WVU.

John Michael Pritchard Scholarships

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

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 WVU.
• Andrea Ildler of Morgantown, seeking a Biomedical Engineering degree from WVU.

Rachel C. Piribek Scholarships

• Benjamin Perry of Morgantown, seeking a Pharmacy degree from WVU.
• Abby Warnick of Kingwood, seeking a BS in Nursing from WVU.
• Emilea Warnick of Kingwood, seeking a Biomedical Engineering degree from WVU.

Robert & Sharon Lynch Scholarships

• Amanda Cress of Morgantown, seeking a Nursing degree from West Virginia Junior College.
• Ashley Galderisi of Lemon Furnance, PA, seeking a Nursing degree from Penn State, Fayette.

SMAJDA

• Levi Canada of Morgantown, seeking a degree in Medical Lab Science from WVU.

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

• Abbie Denham of Fairview, seeking a nursing degree from Fairmont State University.
• 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.
• Jenna Sypolt of Morgantown, seeking a BS in Nursing from Fairmont State University.

Wilma B. Nailer Scholarships

• Gracie Dally of Dunbar, PA, seeking a Nursing degree from WVU.
• Whitney James of Lost Creek, seeking a BS in Nursing from WVU.
• Abbey Stockett of Morgantown, seeking a nursing degree from Fairmont State University.

Foundation Scholarships

• Jennifer (Grace) Amos of Bridgeport, seeking a BS from WVU.
• Angela Bohon of Morgantown, seeking a Masters of Nursing from WVU.
• Caitlin Forquer of Clarksburg, seeking a Pharmacy degree from WVU.
• Melinda Nicholson of Shinnston, seeking a Nuclear Medicine degree from WVU.
• Victoria Sellaro of Marietta, seeking a Physician's Assistant degree from Marietta College.
• 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.