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WASILLA — The Mat-Su Health Foundation recently awarded 60 scholarships totaling $250,000 to residents of the Mat-Su Borough pursuing health-related careers.
The foundation doubled the number of scholarships awarded, increased the amount of the individual awards and used an extensive marketing campaign to attempt to reach high school students contemplating a health care career as well as students already committed to a health care career track in college.
Funds were awarded based upon the merit of the applicants meeting the MSHF eligibility criteria, which included clarity of health care career goals and the value of those goals to the health care community; demonstrated interest in the health care field through job experience, volunteer efforts, internships or related course offerings; and past academic performance.
Two scholarships were given in honor of revered and respected former employees of Valley Hospital. A $9,000 Annie Demming Scholarship was awarded to Grace Ferry. This scholarship is given in honor of Annie Demming, who served as director of the Medical Records Department for Valley Hospital and retired after 28 years of service.
A $12,600 Vivian Shaver Scholarship was awarded to Mikaela Hull. This scholarship is given in honor of Vivian “Babe” Shaver, who worked at Valley Hospital and died in 1978.
Other scholarship recipients include: Valentina Abaras, Corey Ambrose, Kathryn Applin, Jenna Arlow, Hanna Babyed, Kailyn Beetch, Diana Berezhkova, Christina Bernier, Karry Betts, Rachael Blurton, Sierra Branham, Alyeska Brunke, Jackson Buresh, Katherine Burr, Kathryn Cocker, Celeste Colegrove, Carly Colligan, Megan Cucullu, Kiersten Dahms, Bryan Dahms, Brandi Day, Hunter Dean, Carlin Evanoff, Katherine Graham, Britta Hanson, Ilianna Hauptmann, Patricia Hogan, William Hughes, Mariah Kincaid, Norman Knaak, Cari Lester, Jennifer Lewis, Crystal Loncle, Sheva Loncle, Matthew Loudon, Yelizaveta Malak, Dana Manelick, Karalyn Marlin, Jessie Marman, Carol Marsh, Sarah Masco, Kathryn Mayer, Sierra Meyers, Kymberly Miller, Caitlin Pendergrast, Natasha Pineda, Laura Porter, Heather Robinson, Kelsey Schober, Maia Singhmor, Ariel Sizemore, KaLene Smith, Heidi Snavley, Bailey Stevenson, Hailey Stockton, Theodore Stone-Jirik, Kevin Williams and Ryan Wyckoff.
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