ST. FRANCIS SCHOLARSHIPS GIVEN

Seventeen students were presented $1,000 scholarships Monday from St. Francis Medical Center Foundation and Auxiliary. The students are pursuing health care careers.

William H. Kiel, executive director of the foundation, said the scholarship program helps ensure the students receive the support they need to continue their education and help provide quality health care to the area.

The program has helped students for the past 20 years, he said. Since 1980, the program has offered $137,000 to students in Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois. Kiel and St. Francis Auxiliary President Carolyn Wright presented the awards.

Students receiving the scholarships were Sandy Braswell, the St. Francis Auxiliary Healthcare Scholarship; Christina Brueckner, the Evalyn and S. David Nunley Memorial Scholarship; Donna Eakins, the Lucy Ellen Towse Memorial Scholarship; Derek Fenwick, the Sisters of St. Francis Nursing Scholarship; Jeremiah Karl, the Carrie Suedekum Healthcare Scholarship; Matthew Rubel, the Raymond A. and Lillian K. Ritter Scholarship, all of Cape Girardeau.

Other scholarship winners were Michele Millham, the Edythe M. Davis Healthcare Scholarship; Jeremy Palmer, the Bess Estes Healthcare Scholarship; Jamie Popp, the Christen Joyel Aufdenberg Memorial Scholarship; Angie Schwab, the Huttegger-Scherer Memorial Scholarship; Kory Thoma, the Lee George and Katherine Cochran Memorial Scholarship, all of Jackson.

Other scholarship winners were Rob Dodson of Scott City, the Raymond A. and Lillian K. Ritter Scholarship; Joe Galati of Sesser, Ill., the Mamie Hall Memorial Scholarship; Amanda Hammock of Sikeston, the Joseph and Harriette McCrate Memorial Scholarship; Ray Silliman of Dexter, the Clara D. Newman Memorial Scholarship; Renee Vandeven, the Bernadean Campbell Memorial Scholarship, and Eddie Wagoner, the Mark F. Scully Nursing Scholarship, both of Chaffee.

In addition to the scholarships, two $500 scholarships were given to the School of Practical Nursing at the Cape Girardeau Area Vocational-Technical School in honor of the school's 25th capping and pinning ceremony.