SoutheastHEALTH Foundation has announced recipients of healthcare scholarships made possible by the Foundation and the generosity of individual and family donors. Twenty-seven students received $32,500 in scholarship awards at an event held recently at the Jackson Civic Center. 

Dr. Steven Langdon, President, Southeast Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences, addressed the group. Dr. Karen Crites Hendrickson, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, served as Master of Ceremonies, and scholarship certificates were presented by Gina Leath, Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer at SoutheastHEALTH, and Darah Jirkovsky, Executive Director, SoutheastHEALTH Foundation.

Jirkovsky said, “Because of the generosity of donors, our scholarship recipients are working to enter a field dedicated to helping others, which is more important now than ever before. These programs make a difference to patients and the communities we serve, as scholars meet their academic goals and enter the healthcare workforce.”

Since 1962, the SoutheastHEALTH Foundation has awarded over $1.1 Million to local scholars. These funds have supported the education of over 1,300 current and future healthcare workers for our region.  

This year’s recipients include:

Enrolled in SoutheastHEALTH College of Nursing and Health Sciences programs:

Kolbe Asmus, Tom Welch Radiography Scholarship

Mallory Cook, O.D. Niswonger Scholarship

Addison Curtis, James W. Wente Scholarship

Carly Gotto, Dorothy Kies Penzel Scholarship

Hope Hartman, Ronald James Schwent Nursing Scholarship

Alexys Littlepage, Jean Chapman, MD, Scholarship

Tina Medlock, Sheila Caskey, PhD, Scholarship

Mary Stewart, Karen Crites Hendrickson, EdD, RN, NEA-BC Scholarship

Audrea Tellor, Karen Crites Hendrickson, EdD, RN, NEA-BC Scholarship

Ashley Winkler, L.P. Maxwell, MD, Scholarship

Arkansas State University

Austin Bucher, Ilena Aslin Scholarship

Southeast Missouri State University 

Amber Dukes, Karen Crites Henderickson, EdD, RN, NEA-BC Scholarship

Ashley Elkins, Balsamo Family Scholarship

Megan R. Te, William and Martina Scott Scholarship

St. Louis Community College

Bethany Dorris, Elda Haertling Scholarship

St. Louis University

Debra Compton, SoutheastHEALTH Foundation Scholarship

Mia Foote, Nancy Ann Bray Scholarship

James T. Waltz, Margaret Foster Roberts Scholarship

Southwest Baptist University

Brendan Gross, Margaret Foster Roberts Scholarship

Western Governors University

Martha Cissell, Polly DuVal Kinder Scholarship

Three Rivers College

Kaylee Ball, Hutson Family Scholarship

William Brewer, Charlotte Black Sargent Scholarship

Murray State University

Allyson Johnson, Hazel Harrison Strickler Scholarship

US Bank Foundation Giving Program-Grant

Southeast Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Elizabeth David

Aimee Linares

Central Methodist University

Tracy Lewis

Southeast Missouri State University

Matthew Obasanjo

About SoutheastHEALTH Foundation 

SoutheastHEALTH Foundation, Inc. was organized in 1977 as an independent 501 (c)3 nonprofit entity to ensure the future of healthcare in our region.  The Foundation’s Board of Directors is made up of individuals and volunteers from all segments of our service area. The Board oversees fund-raising projects and manages the allocation of funds in an effort to enhance service to our community.