TMH Foundation awards 11 scholarships

Staff report

WARREN

The Trumbull Memorial Health Foundation announced scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $2,500 to 11 Trumbull County residents who are planning careers in health care.

The scholarship winners were chosen through an application process that considered students’ academic achievement, career plans and extracurricular activities.

The recipients are: Sara Baugher, 2016 Southington High School graduate, biology/pre-medicine at Ohio State University; Lauren Harkins, 2016 Champion High School graduate, health care at Kent State Trumbull; Autumn Heald, 2016 Howland High School graduate, biology/pre-medicine at University of Virginia; Hannah Jones, 2016 McDonald High School graduate, nursing at Youngstown State University; Austin Karr, 2016 Southington High School graduate, biomedical engineering/pre-medicine at OSU; Brooke Kulusich, 2016 Howland High School graduate, pharmacy at University of Pittsburgh; Harlie Silberman, 2016 Hubbard High School graduate, nursing at YSU; Alyssa Sterle, 2016 Lordstown High School graduate, microbiology/lab science at OSU; Jacob Varga, 2014 Brookfield High School graduate, biology/pre-medicine at KSU; Taylor Vassis, 2016 John F. Kennedy High School graduate, biology/pre-medicine at OSU; and Julie Zalar, 2011 Champion High School graduate, doctorate of physical therapy at Slippery Rock University.

The Trumbull Memorial Health Foundation provides grants to initiatives that advance the health of county residents, as well as scholarships to future health care professionals.