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The
Bryan W. Whitfield Memorial Hospital
Auxiliary is celebrating the fifth
anniversary of its scholarship program by
adding an additional scholarship to the six
they’ve given away for the past couple of
years. “Because of the generous gift of an
anonymous donor, we will be able to help a
total of seven students pursue an education
in healthcare,” said the group’s
president Buddy Jones. “The donor asked
that the additional scholarship be made
available to children and grandchildren of
Tombigbee Healthcare Authority employees.”
“We
look at this as a chance to help not only
deserving students receive an education, but
also to help promote healthcare as a career
choice,” said Jones, president of the
organization. “We are offering a total of
seven, $1,500 gift scholarships for the
2010-2011 school year.” Applications will
be accepted from September 1, 2009 through
March 1, 2010. “Because we give the
students so long to apply, no last minute
extensions are given,” Jones explained.
“We feel that six months is a generous
amount of time for them to gather the
necessary information.”
The
Auxiliary initiated the scholarship program
in 2005 with the establishment of the Emmett
and Carolyn Clinkscales Scholarship and the
Carolyn S. (Betty) McCormick Scholarship.
That year, a total of four $1,000
scholarships were awarded. Since that time,
the amount of each scholarship has been
increased to $1,500 each and the number of
scholarships awarded each year has continued
to grow.
While
both of the $1,500 gift scholarships are
available to residents of Marengo, Sumter,
Hale, Choctaw, Perry, Greene and Clarke
counties, the McCormick scholarship is
granted only to children and/or
grandchildren of employees of the Tombigbee
Healthcare Authority. Now, with a total of
seven scholarships to present in 2010, four
THA family members and three members of the
general public will be assisted with their
educations.
“This
is a one-time, gift scholarship with very
few strings attached,” said Jones adding
that the scholarship applications, as well
as all supporting documentation must be
turned in or postmarked no later than March
1, 2010. “Students can pick up an
application from their guidance counselors
at school, they stop by the hospital to pick
up an application, or they can download the
application at the hospital’s website, www.bwwmh.com.”
Eligibility
requirements for each scholarship are as
follows. The
Auxiliary may award up to $1,500 annually in
financial assistance to individuals who
reside within the medical service area of
the Tombigbee Healthcare Authority and who
wish to pursue education in the field of
healthcare, without regard to race, color,
creed, or national origin.
Any
individual who is a graduating high school
senior or above may apply for the
scholarships as long as their chosen field
of study is within the healthcare
professions. The applicant must provide
proof of residency in either of the
following counties: Marengo, Sumter, Hale,
Choctaw, Perry, Greene, and Clarke. The
applicant must possess a high school
education or equivalent GED or other
qualification relevant to the field of study
applicable.
The
Auxiliary reserves the right to deny, limit,
or otherwise reject the application of any
individual who, in the opinion of the
Auxiliary Executive Committee, has failed to
demonstrate acceptable academic performance
in previous educational endeavors and meet
all criteria, standards, and expectations
relevant to the selection process. While the
Auxiliary recognizes the right of
individuals to select the school that he/she
wishes to attend the group reserves the
right to deny, limit, or otherwise reject
applicants who wish to attend schools which
are not accredited or which, in the
experience of the Tombigbee Healthcare
Authority, have been found to have high
rates of failure on licensure examinations
or a high rate of failure among students.
The disbursement of funds for scholarship
students shall be limited to tuition, books
and lab fees. These shall be paid directly
to the institution in which they are
enrolled.
“We
also want to make sure that those who have
received or applied for one of these
scholarships in the past know that they are
welcome to apply for these scholarships each
year,” Jones added.
Since
the program’s inception, scholarships have
been awarded to residents of Demopolis,
Gallion,
Linden
,
Marion
, Pine Hill,
Thomasville
, Uniontown and Ward. Those receiving
scholarships in 2009 were: Melissa
Flowers, Lindsay Osborne and Donnanique
Washington of
Linden
, Ashley Green and Victoria Scott of
Demopolis, and Hunter Vick of Pine Hill.
To
obtain an application or more information,
call the Volunteer Services Director at
334-287-2626. Scholarship applications are
also by clicking: CAROLYN
S. "BETTY" McCORMICK
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION,
EMMETT
AND CAROLYN CLINKSCALES SCHOLARSHIP
APPLICATION
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