Foundation Medical Scholarships Announced (Photo) - 07/24/18

Salem Health Foundation and Salem Health West Valley Foundation have announced $156,500 in scholarships, which will be awarded to 75 students in medically-related fields for the 2018 to 2019 school year.

Scholarships provide access to education, skills and knowledge needed to provide the community with high-quality health care now and into the future.

“The health of our community depends on those willing to study and apply their knowledge for the betterment of everyone,” said Lisa Roth, director of Salem Health Foundation and Salem Health West Valley Foundation. “We’re happy to help these individuals realize their goal of increasing their knowledge in the field of medicine.”

Scholarship recipients for the 2018 to 2019 school year:

Salem Health Foundation

Sheri Aguilar

Neesa Anderson

Brooke Arceneaux

Ashley Barth

Jennifer Basl

Kellen Bennett

Megan Bortnem

Veronica Bravo

Haylee Burgdorf

Monica Ceja

Faith Craig

April Cornejo

Yekaterina Damaskin

Amanda Dankenbring

Jon Deming

Steven Felber

Jessica Fenton

Jonathan Fetterley

Karissa  Fuller

Chris Gallagher

Lesli Gutierrez-Vazquez

Joseph Hause

Sandra Herrera-Alonzo

Krystal Hill

Miranda Hire

Madeline Hoy

Kimberly Jaeger

Daniela Juarez Rodriguez

Holly Kuenzi

Nancy Leach

Zamira Leaks

Amanda LeBeau

Emily Loyd

Sadie Manley

Estela Martinez-Miranda

Alina Mattison

Sarah McMillen

Emily Mix

Ronda Murdock

Maureen Nye

Rachel Palmquist

Olga Petrenko

Alex Phan

Deborah Piccirilli

Mackenzie Poisal

Leah Schindler

Shaelyn Schmidt

Larissa Smith

Ruthy Snyder

Amanda Stafford

Jessica Sum-Siquina

Jillian Sunderman

Heidi Sunderman

Stacey Titchenal

Julia Wehe

Lacey West

Kellie Wilcox

Bailey Woodruff

Joshua Woodward

Ryan Yarzak

West Valley Foundation

Christina Bunnell

Anna Burgess

Makenzie Davis

Rylie Gaither-Lyell

Leah Hall

Madelyn Hendrickson

Gabriela Hernandez

Gracie Huber

Shelby Kidd

Kaitlyn Moran

Samantha Nicholls

McKayla Ruettgers

Nikki Thomas

“I’m super grateful to have been awarded a scholarship by the West Valley Foundation,” said Nikki Thomas, executive assistant, West Valley Hospital. “It means so much that the board has faith in me and supports my journey toward a bachelor’s degree in health care administration, which will ultimately help me to better serve our patients.”

The Foundation Scholarship program began in 1968. The first grant was awarded to a Salem Hospital employee enrolled in the associate degree nursing program at Salem Vocational Tech, which is now known as Chemeketa Community College. To date, the foundation has awarded more than $3 million to students pursuing careers in health care.

Salem Health’s two independent nonprofit foundations — the Salem Health Foundation and Salem Health West Valley Foundation — raise donations from the community, including Salem Health employees. The foundations support a wide range of projects, programs and equipment that are not otherwise included in normal operating budgets. Both foundations are governed by boards of trustees made up of business, civic and philanthropic leaders. The trustees raise funds and formulate long-range goals and policies, while staff manage day-to-day operations. For more details about the foundations’ work, call 503-814-1990 or email: foundation@salemhealth.org.