Salem Hospital Foundation Grants Scholarships
August 30, 2006

The Salem Hospital Foundation announced that 89 students in medical or medically related fields will be receiving scholarships for the 2006-2007 school year. A total of $111,000 in scholarships was awarded to students pursuing degrees in nursing, pharmacy, physical therapy, and a variety of other medically related programs.

The Foundation's scholarship program began in 1968. The first grant was $500 awarded to a Salem Hospital employee enrolled in the Associate Degree of Nursing Program at Salem Vocational Tech., now known as Chemeketa Community College. Since that time the Foundation has awarded more than $1 million in tuition assistance.

Several special scholarships were awarded in memory of various community members including the John Alsever, M.D., physician scholarship; the Cass Bailey, M.D., physician scholarship; the Nita Jo Carter nursing scholarship; the Kathy deMarrais nursing scholarship; the Carl and Olive Emmons nursing scholarship; the Rollin Haag nursing scholarship; the Harold and Elmera Richardson nursing scholarship; and the Haap Jackson imaging scholarship.

The Salem Hospital Foundation is a charitable organization that supports medical and medically related projects. The foundation’s 15 volunteer directors help raise funds and manage the resources of the foundation. Foundation Board members serving on the scholarship committee this year were Tim Abrahamson, Jennifer Neahring, M.D., and Kelly Yunker.

Awardees for the 2006-2007 school year are:

Aumsville:
Aaron Miller
Matthew Mongenel
Julie Naatz.

Dallas:
Jamie Broussard
Brittney Fresh
James Hoffman
Chelsey Pauls
Theresa Will.

Detroit:
Jocelyn Hurley.

Hillsboro:
Katherine Reese.

Independence:
Kara Bean
David Delgado.

Keizer:
Katie Coburn
Sarah Coburn
Shirley Eggen
Josiah Faville
Cammy Holbrook
Lindsi Hoy
Korey King
Elizabeth Melendy
Ruth Stewart
Kerri Trapp
Kari Wattenbarger.

McMinnville:
Jessica Garr
Ruth Pinney.

Monmouth:
Tia Aho
Dan Androes
Jessica Bahari-Kashan
Katina Grugett
Makayla Reed.

Newberg:
Jacqueline Cederberg.

Salem:
Krista Allison
Richard Bland
Cindy Branch
Debbie Buchwach
Tracy Carr
Kristianna Daniels
Angela Davis
Kristin Faber
Jia-Jan Fu
Bethany George
Tyler Gilmore
Susan Griffin
Kathryn Grim
Wayne Halle
Shannon Hogan
Jocelyn James
Nicole Kelchner
Pennie Lutz
Robert Martin
Heather McMillen
Anne Meek
Nancy Mercer
Lisa Miller
Christopher Olson
Athena Pannas
Lisa Rishel
Doreen Rodecap
Shannon Simmons
Stephanie Stupfel
Sarah Terpin
Eric Timmons
Rachel Tjaarda
Kathy Tran
Zachary Vande Griend
Ross Wagner
Amy Ward
Sara Wargnier
Sharon Weber
Wilma Weber
Heather Wiebe
Mark Wilhite
Lorene Ziak.

Silverton:
Gabriela Cortes
Cora Dahl
Kirsten Funrue
Stephanie Kaufman
Katie Lierman
Linda McLagan
Amber Stutzman.

Stayton:
William Beck
Katie Peterman
Christine Steiner.

Sublimity:
Lisa Riesterer
Susan Rodda
Jessica Schumacher.

Woodburn:
Jason Phillips.

Yamhill:
Emily Hertel,
Noelle Weidner.