Trinity Health Foundation awards scholarships to 26 students

Yahoo

26-05-2025

Thanks to the generosity of Cardiovascular Medicine, PLLC (CVM) and the endowed fund established by CVM physicians at the Trinity Health Foundation, scholarships were awarded to area students pursuing undergraduate degrees in math, science or medical sciences, according to a news release.
This year, 26 students were awarded scholarships totaling $55,000. Since 2008, the fund has provided more than $500,000 in scholarships to area students. CVM cardiologists endow more than $1 million toward a scholarship fund that has awarded more than $500,000 in scholarships to local students.
'We are honored to have the opportunity to award these wonderful students with a scholarshipand advance the future of medicine and science,' says Sanjeev Puri, MD, president ofCardiovascular Medicine, PLLC. 'These scholarships will go a long way in providing ourstudents with the tools to become successful physicians, engineers and scientists.'
'We are deeply grateful to the physicians of Cardiovascular Medicine for their ongoinginvestment in our community's youth,' says Mary Macumber Schmidt, president of Trinity HealthFoundation. 'Their generosity not only eases the financial burden of education but also inspiresa new generation to pursue careers in science, medicine and technology.'
The CVM Youth Mentoring Scholarship was created by cardiologists at Cardiovascular Medicine, PLLC, to support and advance quality cardiac patient care through education and research and to promote and encourage excellence in math and sciences.
Here are the scholarship recipients:
Cohen Callaway – Davenport North High School
Anna Carroll – Rockridge High School
Madison Carroll – Rock Island High School
Allison Casel – Assumption High School
Joseph Casel – Assumption High School
Laura Chen – Pleasant Valley High School
Elizabeth Churchill – Sherrard High School
Jenna Copeland – Sherrard High School
Olivia Dillavou – Mercer County High School
Alexis Dunsworth – Davenport North High School
Josephina Gaura – Pleasant Valley High School
Maddux Harksen – Spoon River College
Sarah Hess – Mercer County High School
Cael Hinde – Purdue University
Aerielle Johnson – Pleasant Valley High School
Madilyn Lair – United Junior Senior High School
Alyssa Layer – Sherrard High School
Brooklyn Lininger – Mercer County High School
Zamzam Mohammed – Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences
September Naing – Rock Island High School
Emily Pearson – Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences
Grace Ruedy – Pleasant Valley High School
Addison Snodgrass – Geneseo High School
Kamrin Varela – Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences
Rylee Warpehoski – University of Missouri (Columbia)
Alexia Zenk – Mercer County High School
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