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Hammond-Henry Hospital Auxiliary Announces Scholarship Winners
The Hammond-Henry Hospital Auxiliary announced scholarship award recipients for the upcoming 2020-21 school year. This year, the Auxiliary awarded twenty-five Health Career Scholarships to area students totaling $26,400. The COVID-19 pandemic has made us all realize the importance of having well-trained health care workers.
Recipients are: Lori Anderson, Annawan, Master of Science in nursing, University of Illinois, Chicago; Laney Baylor, Cambridge, Bachelor of Science in nursing, Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences, Rock Island, IL; Josie Brown, Geneseo, Bachelor of Science in occupational therapy, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL; Jenna Cheek, Geneseo, Bachelor of Science in nursing, Millikin University, Decatur, IL; Hannah Croegaert, Annawan, Bachelor of Science in nursing, Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences, Rock Island, IL; John Davis, Annawan, Associates in physical therapy assistant; Blackhawk College, Moline, IL; Emily Ford, Geneseo, Doctorate in Nursing Practice and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; Keeli Frerichs, Geneseo, Bachelor of Science in physical therapy, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA; Kendall Gripp, Annawan, Bachelor of Science in nursing, St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing, Peoria, IL; Lilly Henderson, Geneseo, Bachelor of Science in nursing, Bradley University, Peoria, IL; Hannah Himmelman, Geneseo, Accelerated Masters of occupational therapy, Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon, WI; Claire Johnson, Geneseo, Bachelor of Science in nursing, St Ambrose University, Davenport, IA; Kelli Kluever, Annawan, Bachelor of Science in nursing, St Ambrose University, Davenport, IA; Morgan May, Geneseo, Bachelor of Science in nursing, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL; Kaitlyn McKeag, Geneseo, Bachelor of Science in health science/physical therapy, Bradley University, Peoria, IL; Teresa Miller, Geneseo, Family Nurse Practitioner, Bradley University, Peoria, IL; Jordan Peterson, Annawan, Master of Science in nursing/Family Nurse Practitioner, St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing, Peoria, IL; Kristin Polowy, Geneseo, Bachelor of Science in nursing, Bradley University, Peoria, IL; Brockton Reed, Cambridge, Doctorate of physical therapy, St Ambrose University, Davenport, IA; Keagan Rico, Annawan, Bachelor of Science in nursing, St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing, Peoria, IL; Margaret Schlindwein, Geneseo, Doctorate of dental surgery, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI; Jane Thomas, Geneseo, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA; Mary Thomas, Geneseo, Bachelor of Science in dental hygiene, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL; Heidi Wilson, Atkinson, Registered Nurse, Scott Community College, Bettendorf, IA; Elyse Wolf, Annawan, Family Nurse Practitioner, St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing, Peoria, IL.
Congratulations to this year's winners!
Thanks to the generosity of the community, the Auxiliary uses the funds raised at the ice cream social (along with other funds raised throughout the year), to fund scholarships to local students in healthcare-related fields.
Hammond-Henry Hospital Auxiliary scholarship committee members included Auxilians Connie Paris, Linda DeSmith, Barbara Schroeder and Jan Sellman.
For more information on how to support the scholarship, visit hammondhenry.com.