SHF Health-Related Scholastic Awards for Local Grads Totals $103,000 in 2023—Highest Amount Given to Date!

The Samaritan Hospital Foundation is pleased to again offer scholastic awards to local graduates residing in Ashland County, UH Samaritan Medical Center employees and their immediate family members. To be eligible, applicants must be currently enrolled or accepted in an accredited program in the areas of nursing, medicine, or allied medical studies.

This year, Samaritan Hospital Foundation (SHF) once again increased its support for the next generation of nursing and allied medical students by increasing total grants to the highest amount to date, reaching $103,000 in scholastic awards supporting thirty-nine local students.

The Foundation gave several different types of awards this year. The Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Scholastic Award was awarded to Tiffany Callahan; the Gounder & Ponnammal Scholastic Award went to Alayna Furr; the Elizabeth Myers Mitchell Scholastic Award went to Cody Luke and Ramey Adkins; and the Alice E Stinchcomb Award was given to Allison Kandel. The Nancy J. Stockwell Scholastic Award is helping five students with their education this year: Tiffany Callahan, Anthony Baumann, Alison Barr, Amanda Finger, and Alexis Starner. The SHF North Central State College Scholastic Award went to three deserving students: Miranda Porter, Marissa Porter, and Summer Pressley. The SHF Ashland County West Holmes Career Center Health Technology Award was given to Kylie Snively. The SHF Presidential Scholastic Award was awarded to Elysia Zehner.

Twenty-three students received Samaritan Hospital Foundation Scholastic Awards, including: Eli Moss, Griffin Adkins, Emma Flinner, Sophia Goon, Cameron Sloter, Kamden Mowry, Frances Dinsmore, Alexander Becker, Ashley Sparks, Maxwell Zywica, Aubrianna Lugli, Andrew Fulk, Payton Fickes, Sophia Ediger, Alena Wasielewski, Chloe Smith, Katia Ringler, Ellison Kerschner, Taylor Garver, Sidney Fry, Nathan Meikle, Megan Chance, and Cayla Bohl.