Union Hospital Foundation Announces Scholarship Winners

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Created on Friday, 25 May 2012 12:24

TERRE HAUTE, IND—Union Hospital Foundation awarded nearly $40,000 in tuition assistance to 23 Valley students and Union Hospital employees at the 2012 Union Hospital Foundation Scholarship Reception.

The scholarships, made possible by the generous gifts of donors, allows the Foundation to sustain its mission by providing compassionate care to restore health and sustain life.

Vigo County School Corporation Superintendent and Union Hospital Foundation Scholarship Chairman, Danny Tanoos, offered his thanks to the Foundation’s donors and emphasized the need for healthcare professionals.

“The hospital and community need qualified healthcare providers, and I am proud to honor these exceptional students of the Wabash Valley,” said Tanoos.

The scholarships are offered to students who seek careers in health care such as nursing, physical therapy, pre-pharmacy and other academic majors.  

Hanna Curley, a Junior nursing student attending Indiana State University and three-year recipient of the Margaret Ann Carroll Scholarship, offered by the Service League of Union Hospital, is just one of 14 ISU students to receive assistance. “Being selected as one of the three recipients for the Margaret Ann Carroll Scholarship is a great honor and has helped tremendously for college,” said Curley.

Curley and Brandi Crane, who is also a Junior at ISU, are two of ten students who have received scholarships as the children of employees of Union Hospital. Six employees received scholarships.

“I am honored and grateful for this scholarship opportunity,” said Crane. “It has meant a lot to me and has really helped in my educational goals.”

As the event sponsor representative, Frontier Communications General Regional Manager, Marc Evans honored the students by offering words of wisdom and expressed his support for students in the healthcare field.

“We want to be involved in the community and hospital because we live and work here,” said Evans. “We are proud to support the students in their educational endeavors.”

The following students were awarded scholarships on behalf of Union Hospital Foundation and the Service League of Union Hospital:

The John C. & Jennie Figg Health Careers Scholarship

Jocelyn Gregg—Nursing B.S.—Indiana State University

The Eleanor N. Royse Health Careers Scholarship

Tamyra Rightsell—Healthcare Management B.S.—Harrison College

The Century Club Health Careers Scholarship

Kelsey Modesitt—Occupational Therapy M.S.—University of Southern Indiana

Jason Skeel—Pre-Medicine/Chemistry B.S.—Indiana State University

The Mary Joan & Thomas Conway Scholarship for Health Careers

Callie Tatman—Dietetics B.S.—Indiana State University

The Burnita Laybold Hershfield Nursing Scholarship

Amber Pitts—Nursing M.S.—Indiana State University

The Dr. C.N. Combs Memorial Nursing Scholarship      

Ashley Smith—Nursing B.S.—Indiana State University

The Wanita I. & Ernest E. Hinshaw Nursing Education Scholarship

Danielle Baysinger—Nursing B.S.—Indiana State University

The Gertrude & Ralph Horton Grants-In-Aid for Nursing Education Scholarship

Ashley Brown—Nursing B.S.—Bellarmine University

Bailey Knust—Nursing A.S.—Lincoln Trail College           

The Michele Pantle Memorial Nursing Scholarship

Tamara Henderson—Nursing B.S.—Indiana State University

The Amanda Pugh Memorial Nursing Scholarship

Jill Frisz—Nursing B.S.—Indiana State University

The Donna Hux Scholarship for Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice of the Wabash Valley

Cody Hutchinson—Physical Therapy A.S.—Lake Land College

Clarissa Sullivan—Pharmacy B.S.—Indiana State University

The Frank & Linda Shelton Scholarship

Amber Pitts—Nursing M.S.—Indiana State University

The Union Hospital Foundation Academic Scholarship

Andrea Clark—Nursing B.S.—Indiana State University

Bernice Morris—Nursing Administration M.S.—Indiana Wesleyan University

Miranda Vazquez—Clinical Psychology B.S—University of Indianapolis

Megan Williams—Nursing B.S.—Indiana State University  

The Brandon Bickers Memorial Scholarship for Student Athletes

Brittany Daugherty—Nursing B.S.—Olivet Nazarene University

Kendra Donhou—Nursing B.S.—Indiana State University

The Margaret Carroll Scholarship Offered by the Service League of Union Hospital

Brandi Crane—Marketing B.S.—Indiana State University

Hanna Curley—Elementary Education –Indiana State University

Tori Kilgore—Business B.S.—Indiana University    

            The mission of the Union Hospital Foundation is to support advances in medical care that benefit the patients served by Union Hospital and initiatives that promote the health and wellness for those residents who live in the Wabash Valley.

The Foundation fulfills this mission by raising charitable gifts and grants, providing effective stewardship for gifts received and by awarding grants to Union Hospital and to select other organizations through which improvements in medical care and community health are realized. The Union Hospital Foundation receives charitable support from individuals, corporations, foundations and organizations who share the Foundation's vision for a healthy, vital community

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