NEWPORT — This year, 20 new scholarships were awarded by North Country Hospital to local students and adults planning to study nursing, pre-med, physical therapy and occupational therapy, dental hygiene and radiology.
The Caryl B. Custer Scholarship for Nursing Students went to Emergency Department Unit Clerk Tammy Bothwell, to North Country Union High School graduates Desiree Bowen and Owen Nadeau, and to Lake Region Union High School graduate Kaitlyn Lemieux.
This year 12 awards were received from this fund by North Country graduates Rebecca Allen, Amber Archer, Kaitlyn Bouchard, Audrey Brown, Alysha Grenier, Chelsea Urie and Hayley Young and Lake Region graduates Melanie Gagnon, Cassi Martin, Katie Menard, Grace Miller and Kristen Rowell.
Each year, North Country Hospital’s scholarship committee reviews applications and makes selections based on each student’s essays, transcripts, extra-curricular activities, as well as financial need.
The Healthcare Career Scholarship is made possible by the annual North Country Hospital Scholarship Golf Classic, with proceeds each year going directly to awardees.
The 28th annual scramble is set for Sunday, August 21, with 8 a.m. registration and a 9 a.m. shotgun start at the Orleans Country Club.
Last year an anonymous contribution to the fund made it possible to award three scholarships in 2016, to United Christian Academy graduate Andreanna Andrew and to North Country graduates Meira Buck and Jacey Gray.
Contributions to North Country Hospital for any of the scholarship funds help sustain these awards for years to come.
Students receive awards for 2-year, 4-year as well as graduate programs.
