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8/22/2016 12:00:00 AM EASTERN
Updated: 8/22/2016 3:41:47 PM EASTERN
For more information, contact Tammy Allison.
Mary Rutan Foundation awards $39,400 in medical scholarships & loans to local students

Bellefontaine, OH –Thirty-three Logan County residents pursuing a degree in the medical field were recently awarded medical scholarships and loans by Mary Rutan Foundation.  

With a strong commitment to its Medical Scholarship and Loan Program, Mary Rutan Foundation awarded $39,400 to area students this academic school year.  This amount brings the overall total to over $1.6 Million awarded to area residents since 1992.

“Mary Rutan Foundation is committed to the health and wellness of this community.  In addition to the numerous community health and wellness programs and services funded by the Foundation annually, we believe it is important to maintain our medical scholarship program”, says Tammy Allison, Foundation Chief Operating Officer.  “We understand the importance of investing in the future of individuals pursuing careers in the medical field.  We look at this program as an investment in the future of health care at Mary Rutan Hospital and the communities we serve”, says Mrs. Allison.

The 2016/2017 Mary Rutan Foundation Scholarship and Loan Recipients include:

The Beach Medical Education Fund

Brett Wisner                                          Bachelors Degree Athletic Training

Zelma Nina Hertenstein Memorial Nursing Scholarship Fund

Meghan Wackerman                          Bachelors Degree Registered Nurse

Dr. Joseph C. & Florence C. Longfellow Memorial Scholarship Fund

Georgia Cooper                                   Bachelors Degree Registered Nurse

Staci Inskeep                                        Associates Degree Registered Nurse

Katie Kerns                                           Bachelors Degree Registered Nurse

Cherish Lauderback                           Bachelors Degree Registered Nurse

Rachel Leach                                       Bachelors Degree Registered Nurse

Erin Levine                                            Bachelors Degree Registered Nurse

Hailey Lockwood                                 Bachelors Degree Registered Nurse

Jessica Miller                                       Bachelors Degree Registered Nurse

Jessica Rutan                                      Bachelors Degree Registered Nurse

Kayla Spring                                         Bachelors Degree Registered Nurse

Stephani Stallard                                 Associates Degree Registered Nurse

Brooklyn Terrill                                     Bachelors Degree Registered Nurse

Kaylin Trout                                           Associates Degree Registered Nurse

Charlotte L. and Norman R. Miller Memorial Medical Scholarship Fund

Megan Bingaman                                Bachelors Degree Clinical Dietetics

Heather Comer                                    Bachelors of Science Medical Laboratory                    

Christopher Davis                               Doctorate of Pharmacy

Angela Downey                                    Associates Degree Sonography

Ashton Faler                                         Doctorate of Pharmacy

Tyler Frantz                                            Doctorate of Pharmacy

Hannah Gross                                      Associates Degree Respiratory Therapy

Morgan Henry                                       Masters Degree Speech Language Pathology

Alyssa Kauffman                                  Bachelors Degree Food & Nutrition Dietetics

Grace Poeppelman                             Doctorate of Physical Therapy

James F. Milroy Fund                                                                                           

Stephanie Stallard                               Associates Degree Registered Nurse

Ewing H. Crawfis Memorial Employee Scholarship Fund

Stephani Stallard                                 Associates Degree Registered Nurse

Grace K. Orr/Dr. Edwin Pratt Memorial Medical Scholarship Fund

Jessica Current                                    Associates Degree Registered Nurse

Sarah Fay                                              Masters Degree Psychiatric Mental Health

Morgan Hunsicker                               Bachelors Degree Registered Nurse

Tina Rutherford                                    Associates Degree Registered Nurse

Marjorie Rothlar Memorial Medical Scholarship Fund

Stephanie Stallard                              Associates Degree Registered Nurse

Brett Wisner                                          Bachelors Degree Athletic Training

Rita Riedmiller Memorial Scholarship Fund 

Kathleen Vetorino                                Doctorate Degree Pharmacy

Walter and Janet Sack Medical Memorial Fund

Emily Heydinger                                  Masters Degree Clinical & Mental Health Counseling               

Dwight Spencer Medical Scholarship Fund

Tara Deardurff                                     Associates Degree Physical Therapy Assistant

Mary Rutan Foundation General Scholarship Fund

Meghan Wackerman                          Bachelors Degree Registered Nurse             

Emily Heydinger                                  Masters Degree Clinical & Mental Health Counseling                                               

Alyssa Kauffman                                 Bachelors Degree Food & Nutrition Dietetics

Larrilyn Yelton                                      Medical Doctor

Mary Rutan Foundation Medical Student Loan Fund

Larrilyn Yelton                                      Medical Doctor

These scholarships are made possible through Mary Rutan Foundation’s general and named scholarship funds as well as the generous support of memorial donations, bequeaths and individual contributions to Mary Rutan Foundation.  For further information about the scholarship program or how you may make a financial contribution, please contact Mary Rutan Foundation at (937) 599-7003.

 

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