They were awarded $1,000 scholarships each
based on their academic performances, community service and their volunteer
commitment at Franciscan St. Francis Health’s Indianapolis and Mooresville
hospitals. The recipients are:
Christine
Mackenzie
of Mooresville. Since 2010, she has volunteered more than 246 hours at the
Impact Center. She plans to attend Indiana University Purdue University
Indianapolis (IUPUI) and enter its radiography program.
Stephanie
Hamilton
of Indianapolis. She has been a volunteer for more than a year at the
Indianapolis campus and has logged 152 hours of service. She will attend IUPUI
and study nursing.
Janit Pandya of Greenwood. A
volunteer since 2009, he has served 207 hours, largely in the neonatal
intensive care unit at the Indianapolis hospital. He intends to pursue a degree
related to medicine at Indiana University.
Meagan
Fuller
of Mooresville. She has accumulated more than 300 hours as a greeter at the
information desk at the Mooresville facility. She will attend Hanover College
and major in biology and pre-med studies.
Kyle
Miller
of Greenwood. He has logged 108 hours volunteering in the labor and delivery unit at the
Indianapolis campus. He will attend IU and major in biology.
The students will be presented with their
scholarships at a luncheon Wednesday, June 13 at the Indianapolis campus.
“We are proud of these students and what they
have accomplished,” said Paula Curseaden, St. Francis Auxiliary president, “and
we wish them the best as they pursue higher education and their career goals.”
Since 2007, the Auxiliary has awarded $30,000
in scholarships to deserving young volunteers.
The Auxiliary is a component of the Franciscan Alliance Foundation–St. Francis Health.
It helps the foundation to advance its mission of caring for terminally ill
patients and assuring spiritual care and crisis support for patients and
employees. It also provides professional development for employees and with the
goal of promoting healthier communities.
Auxiliary members also serve as volunteers in
a variety of areas at Franciscan St. Francis Health’s three hospitals.
To learn more about the St. Francis
Healthcare Foundation, go to www.stfrancishospitals.org/foundation.
