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May 15, 2012
News Releases
Jess Parrish Medical Foundation (JPMF)
awarded $17,000 in scholarships to 19 high school and college students
for the 2012–2013 school year. Recipients live in the North Brevard
County Hospital District and are pursuing a career in a health-related
field. JPMF has been awarding scholarships to deserving students since
1990.
This year’s scholarship winners were: Taylor Burnsed,
Katherine Ivey, Linda Ostrowsky, Sarah Oswald, Kristina Springer and
Megan Witcher – Astronaut High School; Mariah Jackson and Megan Le –
Cocoa Beach Jr./Sr. High School; Hsin “Betty” Yeh – Edgewood Jr./Sr.
High School; Emily Catizone and Corbin Wratchford – Space Coast Jr./Sr.
High School; Amanda Cox, Quinlann David, Joseph Dean and Eric Gullikson –
Titusville High School; Edith Bracho-Sanchez – New York University
School of Medicine; Alexandra Parrish and Steven Raymond – University of
Florida; and Reanne Graves – University of South Florida.
The
JPMF scholarship committee is chaired by Bill Terry, who has been a
volunteer at Parrish Medical Center (PMC) since 1994. Mr. Terry has
accumulated more than 25,000 hours of volunteer service at PMC and has
been on the JPMF Board of Directors since 2007. Other committee members
are Santi Bulnes, Dot Hudson, Ron Norris, Howard Rinker, DDS, Barbara
Terhune and John Weaver. “The scholarship committee takes their task of
evaluating the applicants very seriously. It is with great pleasure we
are able to award such deserving students these scholarships,” said
Terry.
About Jess Parrish Medical Foundation
The
mission of JPMF is to inspire philanthropy and volunteerism in support
of Parrish Medical Center’s mission of Healing Experiences For Everyone
All The Time®. Through staff and volunteers, JPMF raises funds to
support healthcare initiatives in North Brevard County. JPMF’s featured
projects include Cancer Care, The Children’s Center, the Parrish Health
Village and the Center for Lifelong Health. For more information about
Jess Parrish Medical Foundation, call 321-269-4066 or visit
parrishmedfoundation.com.
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