Ozarks Healthcare Awards Scholarships to Graduating High School Seniors
Ozarks Healthcare is proud to announce the recipients of scholarships awarded to outstanding graduating high school seniors. This year, the health system provided community scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each and scholarships for the dependents of staff members in the amount of $500 each through the Ozarks Healthcare Foundation.
The scholarships are part of Ozarks Healthcare's commitment to supporting the educational aspirations of local youth and recognizing their hard work and dedication. The recipients were selected based on their academic achievements, community involvement, and future career goals.
Community Scholarship Recipients ($1,000 each):
West Plains School District: Emma Chapman, Libby Liimatta, Grant Mahan, Hallie Bunch, and Hannah Wynn
Mountain Grove School District: Kimberlie Busalaki
Gainesville School District: Sarah Hossman
Willow Springs School District: Alex Moritz
Winona School District: Captolia Boyer
Alton School District: Rydan Deckard
Mountain View/Liberty School District: Mackinzie Tomey
Salem, AR School District: Hannah Dailey
Dependents of Ozarks Healthcare Staff ($500 each):
Salem, AR School District: Lillian Miller
Dora School District: Brayden York
Cabool School District: Mashayla Birky
Willow Springs School District: Desie Dewitt
Ozarks Christian Academy (OCA): Riley Spurling
Mountain Home, AR School District: Kylie Andrews and Makaela Broad
Life-Liberty Christian Academy: Autumn Mueller
West Plains School District: Olivia Lawson, Hannah Wynn, Dawson Howell, Makenna Locke, Milas Thompson, Abigail Price, Caleb DeShane, Kennedi Keller, Paige Sheridan, Kyler Curran, Zahren Whited, Abby Peugh, Addie Peugh
"We are thrilled to support these exceptional students as they take the next step in their educational journeys,” Tom Keller, Ozarks Healthcare President and CEO, said. “These scholarships reflect our commitment to investing in the future leaders of our community."
The scholarships aim to help ease the financial burden of higher education and encourage students to pursue their dreams. Ozarks Healthcare congratulates all the recipients and wishes them success in their future endeavors.
Ozarks Healthcare is a not-for-profit health system that serves more than 160,000 residents across south-central Missouri and northern Arkansas. With its main campus residing in West Plains, Missouri, the health system offers a full spectrum of healthcare for all ages through its 114-bed hospital, behavioral health, therapies, pharmacies, rehabilitation, and home care services, along with specialty and family medicine clinics. Ozarks Healthcare has rural locations across an eight-county service area and is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations.
