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Mercy Health Foundation Southeast awarded students within the local service area health care scholarships made possible by the foundation and the generosity of donors.
The foundation awarded more than $22,000 in scholarships to 22 students who were honored for their accomplishments during the 2024 Scholarship Awards Luncheon at the Jackson Civic Center on Friday, Aug. 2.
Katie Finder, chief nursing officer at Mercy Southeast, addressed the scholarship recipients, their families and donors, recognizing their dedication to health care.
“Health care is not a profession. It’s a calling,” Finder said. “It requires compassion, resilience and an unyielding desire to make a difference in the lives of others. Each of you has demonstrated these qualities in abundance. These scholarships are more than just financial support. They’re an investment in your future and the future of health care. They represent the trust and confidence that we as a community have in your potential to not only lead but innovate and inspire.”
Ryan Geib, president of Mercy Southeast communities, and Anna Lopez, chief operating officer for Mercy Southeast, presented each scholarship winner with certificates. Darah Jirkovsky, executive director of Mercy Health Foundation Southeast, served as master of ceremonies.
Since 1962, this scholarship program has awarded more than $1.1 million to local students, supporting the education of more than 1,000 current and future health care workers in the region.
This year’s recipients include:
Mercy Health Foundation Southeast Scholarship Recipients
SoutheastHEALTH College of Nursing and Health Sciences
- Lacee Baker, Sheila R. Caskey, Ph.D., Scholarship
- Saige Carey, Dorothy Kies Penzel Scholarship
- Kylie Carr, O.D. Niswonger Scholarship
- Amber Glenn, Jean Chapman, M.D., Scholarship
- Deondray Jenkins, L.P. Maxwell, M.D., Nursing Scholarship
- William Keller, Tom Welch Radiography Scholarship
- Alexis Laster, Ronald James Schwent Nursing Scholarship
- Aimee Linares, Hazel Harrison Strickler Scholarship
- Whitney Lynch, Hugh & Marietta Logan Scholarship
- Carli Marler, James W. Wente Scholarship
- Audrea Tellor, Karen Crites Hendrickson Ed.D., RN, NEA-BC, Scholarship
Southeast Missouri State University
- Anna Ellinghouse, William and Martina Scott Scholarship
- Gavin Dunn, Mercy Health Foundation Southeast SEMO Scholarship, Nursing
- Alex Heyen, Mercy Health Foundation Southeast SEMO Scholarship, Athletic Training
- Cameron Marchi, Mercy Health Foundation Southeast SEMO Scholarship, Health Sciences
Mercy Health Foundation Southeast Auxiliary Fund Scholarship Recipients
SoutheastHEALTH College of Nursing and Health Sciences
- Kendra Ebner, Hutson Family Scholarship
- Haiven Harrison, Elda Haertling Scholarship
- Stephanie Summerlott, Balsamo Family Scholarship
Arkansas State University
- Matthew Woodfin, Margaret Foster Roberts Scholarship
Southeast Missouri State University
- Madison Kribs, Polly DuVal Kinder Scholarship
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
- Emily Landewee, Charlotte Black Sargent Scholarship
Three Rivers College
- Sarah Wheeler, Ilena Aslin Scholarship
