Cape Girardeau hospitals foundations name 2020 scholarship recipients

The foundations at both SoutheastHEALTH and Saint Francis Healthcare, along with the Saint Francis Auxiliary, have announced scholarships valued at $86,500 have been awarded to 53 area students pursuing careers in health care.

Southeast Scholarships

The SoutheastHEALTH Foundation has presented scholarships this summer amounting to $42,500 to 31 students attending a variety of colleges, universities and other training programs:

Southeast College of Nursing and Health Sciences

• Audrey Beggs, Polly DuVal Kinder Scholarship
• Keionna Howard, L.P. Maxwell, MD, Scholarship
• Mariah Bullington, Hutson Family Scholarship
• McKenzie Belt, Ilena Aslin Scholarship
• Lauren Alexander, Jean Chapman, MD, Scholarship
• Shelby Wunderlich, Karen Crites Hendrickson, EDD, RN, NEA-BC Scholarship
• Allison Woodfin, Dorothy Kies Penzel Scholarship
• Madalyn Tilley, Balsamo Family Scholarship
• Andrea VanGennip, James W. Wente Scholarship
• Keely Felts, Margaret Foster Roberts Scholarship
• Winter Brodrick, Nancy Ann Bray Scholarship
• Katara Pruett, William and Martina Scott Scholarship
• Sarah Hill, Ronald James Schwent Nursing Scholarship
• Kenna Sadler, Sheila R. Caskey, Ph.D., Scholarship
• Miranda Maddox, Tom Welch Radiography Scholarship
• Cody Gills, Hazel Harrison Strickler Scholarship
• Brittany Zimmerman, Hazel Harrison Strickler Scholarship

Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center

• Shannon Davis, Charlotte Black Sargent Scholarship

Three Rivers College

• Sarah Calhoun, Ilena Aslin Scholarship

University of Washington

• Cynthia Hoffman, Margaret Foster Roberts Scholarship

A.T. Still University

• Jacob Manier, SoutheastHEALTH Foundation Scholarship

Cox College

• Cassidy Sawyer, SoutheastHEALTH Foundation Scholarship

Arkansas State University

• Austin Bucher, O.D. Niswonger Scholarship
• Tayla Meyr, SoutheastHEALTH Foundation Auxiliary Scholarship

Central Methodist University

• Tracy Lewis, SoutheastHEALTH Foundation Auxiliary Scholarship

Mineral Area College

• Jacquelyn Twidwell, Elda Haertling Scholarship

U.S. Bank Foundation Giving Program-Grant

• Lacee Baker
• Matthew Lynn
• Brittany Matthew
• Anthony McGhee
• Alisia Reed

Since 1962, Southeast's foundation has awarded more than $1.1 million to help fund the education of 1,240 current and future health care professionals.

Saint Francis Scholarships

At Saint Francis, 22 students have each received scholarships worth $2,000 earlier this month, which they will use to work toward degrees and certifications in health care-related professions.

The 2020 Saint Francis Healthcare Scholarship Program recipients and the scholarships they received:

• Brooke Adams, Huttegger-Scherer Memorial Scholarship
• Kaleb Arends, Lee George and Katherine Jane Cochran Memorial Scholarship
• James Barnes, Joseph and Harriette Hunter McCrate Scholarship
• Laura Bauman, Evalyn and S. David Nunley Scholarship
• Elise Bruenderman, Saint Francis Auxiliary 125th Anniversary Scholarship
• Malary Burger, Christen Joyel Aufdenberg Memorial Scholarship
• Lauren Carron, Mark F. Scully Nursing Scholarship
• Miranda Craft, Edythe M. Davis Scholarship
• Brittney Dirnberger, Ken Hayden Memorial Nursing Scholarship
• Madison Dush, Raymond A. and Lillian K. Ritter Scholarship
• Josh Greaser, Bess Estes Healthcare Scholarship
• Madelyn Johnson, Clara D. Newnam Memorial Scholarship
• Grace Pehle, Saint Francis Auxiliary Physician Honor Scholarship
• Kaylee Scherer, Sisters of Saint Francis Nursing Scholarship
• Emma Sherrow, Bernadean Campbell Memorial Scholarship
• Hanna Stam, Raymond A. and Lillian K. Ritter Scholarship
• Megan Steward, Saint Francis Auxiliary Healthcare Scholarship
• Taylor Tripp, Earl Jr. and Lori Wills Memorial Scholarship
• Wil Walker, Carrie Suedekum Memorial Scholarship
• Ashley Wheeler, Lucy Ellen Towse Memorial Scholarship
• Justin White, Mamie Hall Memorial Scholarship

Since its establishment in 1980, the Saint Francis Healthcare Scholarship Program has provided more than $744,000 in educational scholarships to students pursuing health care careers.