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FOX23 News at 9 p. m21 minutes agoJACKSON, Mo. (KBSI) — Twenty-six Southeast Missouri students pursuing careers in healthcare received a combined $26,000 in scholarships from Mercy Health Foundation. . .
FOX23 News at 9 p. m21 minutes agoJACKSON, Mo. (KBSI) — Twenty-six Southeast Missouri students pursuing careers in healthcare received a combined $26,000 in scholarships from Mercy Health Foundation Southeast. The students were recognized Friday, Aug. 7, during the foundation’s 2026 Scholarship Awards Luncheon at the Jackson Civic Center. Dr. Pamela Slaven-Lee, president of Mercy’s Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences, addressed recipients, their families and donors during the event. “Each of these scholarships bears a name, some for physicians, some for nurses, some for educators and some for families whose generosity created opportunities for others,” Slaven-Lee said. Mandy Shelast, president of Mercy Southeast Communities, and Sue Ann Williams, administrator at Mercy Hospital Stoddard, presented certificates to the scholarship recipients. Darah Jirkovsky, executive director of Mercy Health Foundation Southeast, served as master of ceremonies. According to the foundation, its scholarship program has awarded more than $1. 2 million to more than 1,100 current and future healthcare workers since 1962. The 2026 scholarship recipients are:Maryville UniversityKatelyn Sutterer — Ilena Aslin ScholarshipMercy’s Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health SciencesVanessa Bangert — Balsamo Family ScholarshipBriana Bennett — O. D. Niswonger ScholarshipMarolene Bowling — Mercy Health Foundation Southeast Auxiliary ScholarshipMarki Coomer — Karen Crites Hendrickson Ed. D. , RN, NEA-BC, ScholarshipTiarah Davis — Margaret Foster Roberts ScholarshipCharlotte Eftink — Ronald James Schwent Nursing ScholarshipAddison Engelen — Ronald James Schwent Nursing ScholarshipDiana Fraire Frias — Hugh & Marietta Logan ScholarshipWhitney Gaines — Dorothy Kies Penzel ScholarshipAlexis Holden — Elda Haertling ScholarshipKylie Holloway — Nancy Ann Bray ScholarshipDrieka Keller — Hutson Family ScholarshipAlexis Musgrave — Jean Chapman, M. D. , ScholarshipKaydence Presley — L. P. Maxwell, M. D. , Nursing ScholarshipGabriel Thomas — James W. Wente ScholarshipTara Wibbenmeyer — Sheila R. Caskey, Ph. D. , ScholarshipMatthew Wilson — Hazel Harrison Strickler ScholarshipKiely Woodfin — Tom Welch Radiography ScholarshipMissouri State UniversityEmily Barks — Mercy Health Foundation Southeast ScholarshipSoutheast Missouri State UniversityKristin Anderson — SEMO Division I Athlete ScholarshipBrianna Moore — SEMO Athletic Training ScholarshipAddison Nichols — Polly DuVal Kinder ScholarshipSydnee Williams — SEMO River Campus Student ScholarshipUniversity of MissouriLawson Blocker — William and Martina Scott ScholarshipNoah Crocker — Charlotte Black Sargent ScholarshipTags:Alexis Musgrave,Briana Bennett,Brianna Moore,Charlotte Eftink,Diana Fraire Frias,Drieka Keller,Emily Barks,Gabriel Thomas,Jackson,Katelyn Sutterer and Addison Engelen,Kiely Woodfin,Kristin Anderson,Lawson Blocker,Marki Coomer,Marolene Bowling,Mercy Health Foundation Southeast,Missouri,Noah Crocker,Sydnee Williams,Vanessa Bangert,Whitney Gaines