Daily Reporter staff reports
GREENFIELD — The Hancock Health Foundation has awarded a total of $71,000 in scholarships to 25 local students who are in a medical field of study.
The 2019 Edith Zike Nursing Scholarship recipients, who each received $2,000 toward their tuition, include:
•Laura Banton, Greenfield-Central High School
Liberty Durham, Indiana State University
•Beth Ann Grass, Ivy Tech Community College
•Chelsea Hohenberger, Purdue Global University
Lauren Meadows, University of Indianapolis
•Mackenzie Peggs, Ball State University
•Michelle Ratliff, Indiana Wesleyan University
•Laura Ryba, Marian University
•Mary Margaret Smith, Knightstown High School
•Emma Walker, Mt. Vernon High School
•Emily Wilson, Anderson University
The foundation awarded the 2019 John F. Stickford Nursing Scholarship to Calee Hochstedler, Ball State University; and Kayla Whitesell, IUPUI. Morgan Cappelletti, IUPUI, also has renewed her scholarship from 2018. This scholarship will cover their entire tuition for the 2019-2020 school year.
The John F. Stickford Nursing Scholarships are made possible through a gift from the estate of John F. Stickford. Recipients of this scholarship commit to working as a nurse in Hancock or Shelby County for each year that they receive this scholarship.
The foundation’s School of Radiologic Technology Scholarship is awarded to individuals currently enrolled in the hospital’s School of Radiologic Technology. This year’s recipients are Kayla Cecil, Dana Helton, Samantha Jones, Allen Meyer and Terri Strode. They each receive $2,000 toward their tuition. Chelsey Platt received the $500 Richard A. Silver, MD Clinical Excellence Award for being top of her class.
The foundation also awarded its Healthcare and Wellness Scholarship to six students. This scholarship was created to support local students and encourage entry into health care and wellness professions. Each student received $2,000 toward their tuition. The 2019 recipients are:
•Katlyn Keele, University of Evansville
•Tyler Kennedy, Butler University
•Cheyenne Ledford, Indiana State University
•Madelyn Trapp, Purdue University
•Jake Whiteside, Indiana University
•Leslie Wise, IUPUI
The 2019 Jill Carr Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Ryan Brebberman, a registered dietician working at Hancock Health. Brebberman is obtaining his Master’s in Food Science and Nutrition at Colorado State University. The Jill Carr Memorial Scholarship was established in 2017 by the parents of Jill Billings Peloso-Carr. Jill was the director of nutritional services at Hancock Regional Hospital for nearly 20 years. The amount of the scholarship is $1,000.
The foundation’s scholarship programs are made possible by contributions from the community. Since 1977, the Foundation has awarded 225 scholarships totaling more than $350,000 to students in Hancock County. If you are interested in learning more about how you can support these scholarship programs, contact the Hancock Health Foundation at 317-468-4106 or visit hancockregionalhospital.org/foundation.
