2021 Cycle 1 PA Foundation Scholarship Recipients

PA Foundation scholarships support PA students who demonstrate a passion for the profession and healthcare-related community service. Since the program’s inception, the PA Foundation has awarded more than $2.3 million in scholarships to over 1,400 PA students.

Nearly 300 PA students submitted applications for the first 2021 scholarship cycle. Congratulations to the following 26 PA students who were awarded scholarships during this application cycle.

William H. Marquardt Community Health Access Scholarship
Nicole Lauricella – Saint Elizabeth University

AAPA Rural Health Caucus Scholarship
Megan Knoll – Augsburg University

NCCPA Endowed Scholarship
Marianna Maurello – Northwestern University
Jack Nhan – Touro University California

AAPA Past Presidents Scholarship
Katherine Black – Stanford University
Laura Jackson – Oregon Health and Science University
Laurel Mason-Gerhard – Case Western Reserve University

Joyce Nichols Memorial Scholarship
Marganick Bien-Aime – Touro University California
Cherish Hannah – University of Pittsburgh
Christina Mason – Rosalind Franklin University
Joshua Montgomery – Shenandoah University

PA Foundation Scholarship
Rabiah Ahmad – Chatham University
Saba Ali – Bay Path University
Zachary Bohn – Colorado Mesa University
Yomeri Gonzalez Castuera – Marshall B. Ketchum University
Dorian Kim – University of Southern California
Evenel Pierre – Xavier University of Louisiana
Kara Rebennack – University of the Cumberlands
Madison Reynolds – Des Moines University
Cole Rued – St. Catherine University
Christopher Shimwell – Yale University
Kassidy Smith – Des Moines University
Jazmin Tablazon – University of Washington
Catherine Wintheiser – St. Catherine University

Ron Pace Memorial Scholarship
Natalie Freels – University of Florida

Timi Agar Barwick Scholarship for Humanism in Medicine
Brittany Genest – Johnson & Wales University