More than $1.7 million in scholarships awarded

For the third year in a row, the Mat-Su Health Foundation (MSHF) has dramatically increased the amount it has awarded in academic scholarships. This year, 335 Mat-Su residents will share in a total of $1,711,182 to pursue higher education in the fields of health and human services, and nonprofit management.

“A key strategy in achieving our mission for Mat-Su to become the healthiest borough in the nation is to ensure everyone in our community has access to healthcare,” said MSHF Chief Executive Officer Elizabeth Ripley. “Helping our residents pursue the education and training necessary to provide that care helps ensure there is adequate workforce to meet the healthcare needs of a fast-growing community.”

The MSHF offers scholarships in two categories: academic scholarships for students pursuing college degrees with health and human services majors, and vocational scholarships to assist students with the cost of training and certifications for jobs in health and human services fields. Scholarships are awarded based on how well each applicant meets the foundation’s eligibility criteria, including financial need and career choice. This year, the impact of COVID-19 on applicants’ educational journeys and goals was also taken into consideration.

The Mat-Su Health Foundation’s 2020 academic scholarship recipients are listed below, starting with the six Mat-Su Scholars Awards and followed by all other students who received awards:

• The Annie Demming Scholarship for a current high school student: Kira Fagerstrom

• The Vivian "Babe" Shaver Scholarship for a behavioral health major: Rebekah Bailey

• The Ya Ne Dah Ah /K’tl’egh’i Sukdu Scholarship for a graduate-level applicant: Esther Miller

• The Jessica Stevens Scholarship for a physician assistant major: Kaienne Martin

• The Darlene Reed Scholarship for a nursing major: Angela Goss

• The George V. Larson, III Scholarship for a hospital administration or nonprofit management major: Steven Duncan

David Adams; Janelle Alder; Linda Allen; Crystal Allen; Jamie Allison; Corey Ambrose; Jennifer Anderson; Marti Anliker; Sabrina Apau; Erika Arthur; Joseph Arvizu; Kayla Austin; Danielle Barnes; Madison Beaty; Ryan Benedict; Olga Berezyuk; Susann Bergstrom; Tami Bethel; Elsa Biddle; Hannalora Bolduc; Ekaterina Bondarenko; Leah Bonn; Kara Boothby; Karen Boyer; Stephanie Boyle; Cheyenne Breshears; Lathen Breshears; Paula Brown; Isabella Brown; Heather Buchanan; Thomas Buckley; Elizabeth Burnside; Marrisa Butikofer; Darian Cabales; Alexander Cadieux; Sydney Carle; Feona Carney; Amelia Carney; Bryson Carrillo; Amanda Carver; Nicole Catlett; Grace Champion; Bret Chisholm; Jürgen Christiansen; Friedrich Christiansen; Arora Clay; Elizabeth Commissaris; Amity Condie; Sarah Conkey; Desiree Cook; Sabrina Coombs; Victoria Copple; Karen Cordero; Kiela Cott; Abigail Crawford; Julia Crossett; Alyssa Cruz; Amber Curry; Alla Damyan; Breanna Davidson; Camille Dayton; Sean Deal; Sarah Deardorff; Alyna Deishl; Kristina Dennis; Mary DePew; Jessica Depweg; Heather DeVilbiss; Sara Diltz; Kilian Dishneau; Martha Dixon; Shayla Donley; Mary Doyle; Caitlynn Duncombe; Kaitlyn Dykman; Mycah Eaton; Grace Eldridge; Kimberly Elliott; Millie Ellsworth; Jena Enderson-Roop; Lindsey Endes; Brett Ewing; Emily Fagnant; Trey Farber; Rhodora Ferris; Vincent Feuilles; Ema Fiedler; Jennifer Fields; Crystal Fierro; Corbin Flaming; Jewel Fleckenstein; Shannon Frati; Pamela Freeman; Mary Geist; Andrew George; Suzanne Gerhardt; Katherine Germain; Samantha Gibson; Bobbi Goodwin; Lyubov Gorban; Madeline Goss; Hannah Grawey; Tessa Gray; Jeremy Grice; Kristen Gumley; Drake Halfacre; Amanda Hansen; Jared Hanson; Cheylynn Hardy; Celeste Harrell; Gabrielle Harris; Chloe Hartman; Hayden Hartman; Curtis Harvie; Sarah Haskin; Garic Hayes; Natalia Heath; Michelle Heieren; Joshua Hejl; Ben Henderson; Sierra Hernandez; Stefanie Herrick; Kendra Hoffman; Breanna Holben; Mary Holbrook; Megan Hoover; Myah Hoover; Claire Hotchkiss; Genya Howe; Tracia Howell-West; Michealla Huckleberry; Jenna Humphrys; Sarah Hunt; Nikki Hunter; Savannah Hurt; Joni Isaacs ; Faith Itta; Heidi Jerrils; Deborah Johnston; Jessica Jones; Gianna Josten; Michael Jurasek; Anthony Jurasek; Casey Kahn; Julia Kahumoku; Shawntiana Kaylor; Jaime Keena; Libieann Keller; Tiffany Kelley; Marisa Kelly; Jennifer Kelsey; Paige Kessler; Aryanna Killebrew; Christopher Kircher; Sierra Kistler; Justin Knight; Kirsten Knight; Kenneth Koch; Elisabeth Kolb; Brooklyn Kopsack; Nathan Kristich; Ethan Kuzina; Don Lambert; Nathan Lashlee; Jared Layton; Madelyn Leingang; Tiffany Michelle Leonard; Miriam Leonard; Claudia Lindner; Stephanie Little; Keely Livingston; Lauren Luchsinger; Gregory Lytle; Vanessa Madruga; Sarah Maffe; Helen Maidenrath; Amey Malone; Angelo Mangione; Taylor Marple; Angel Martin; Amanda Martinez; Rachel Martinez; Ruby Matthews; Alexis Mattson; Cameron Mayberry; Brandi Mayo; Carrie McClure; Moriah McKittrick; Mya Meehl; Autumn Merrill; Jasper Michener; Alyssa Miles; Melissa Miller; Margaret Miller; Shannon Minder; Ryan Moat; Desiree Molina; Noel Moritz; Sophie Morse; Gabriel Mucha; Shaylee Muder; Taylor Nelson; Hayden Niekamp; Joseph Oliver; Laurelei Olson; Sara Oomittuk; Lydia Ortiz; Rebecca Osterkamp; Narda Oteo; Samuel Ouellette; Emily Ouellette; Allene Mae Pangilinan; Charlene Parks; Anika Pasa; Tyler Pasa; Rio-Morgan Patrimonio-Raval; Susan Paul; Patricia Payne; Anna Peters; Grace Piersma; Kyleigh Pollock; Sydney Poorbaugh; Elise Porterfield; Alexia Portney; Ginger Price; Millea Punturo; Casey Rahn; Alexander Rakhmanov; Sophia Ramage; Lynette Ramos; Aiko Ranchoff; Christopher Rathbun; Ryan Ray; Tyler Ray; Buffie Reamer; Holly Regallo; Terri Reynolds-Rogers; Noah Richards; Isaac Richardson; Tracy Richardson; Nai’a Rigdon; Jeff Ripple; Anne Ritala; Turkan Rollins; Julia Safarik; Kylee Sanderson; Jean Sargent; Nathaniel Savel; Tetiana Sazhnieva; Brayden Schachle; Dory Schneider; Kiana Schorr; Ashley Schroeder; Lily Sessom; Eva Severance; Sophie Severance; Zebediah Sheldon; Helen Sheldon; Hayden Shults; NaDene Silva; Savanna Simmerman; Jake Simmons; Whitney Simpson; Marcus Sinchuk; Leyla Sinyawski; Kari Slick; Katelyn Smith; Sierra Smith; Abigail Smith; Tanya Smith; Sonya Smith; Claire Smith; Bonnie Snyder; Hope Spargo; Jayme Spires Moudy-Ferrier; Hilary Stark; Alexa Starr; Colton Stenger; Codi Stephenson; Rebecca Stiner; Kourtney Straight; Rilee Sullivan; Hunter Sullivan; Delta Summitt; Jenna Sutton; Summer Sweet; Tasha Tapey; Yolanda Thomas; Elijah Titus; Nadezhda Tolmacheva; Hannah Tooke; Rosemary Toro; Susan Townsend; Taylor Tracy; Melanie Trost; Ethan Trouy; Savanna Van Diest; William Vaughan; Eva Venema; Kiana Verplancke; Rebecca Vickrey; Kasey Vieu; Jennifer Vinette; Marilyn Vink; Caleb Wagle; Adam Ward; Jake Waterhouse; Natalie Waterhouse; Kimberlee Wear; Megan Webb; Marshall Webb; Steven Webb; Naomi Weetman; Amber Wellner; Christina Wells; Nigel West; Heidi Wheeler; April Whitmire-Polis; Kristal Whitted; Heather Whorton; Angela Wilkins; Teyonnah Williams; Clara Willison; Misty Wilmarth-Agoff; Victoria Winn; Jacob Worden; Kenyon Wright; McKenna Youngl Jocelyn Zweifel