2021 Cycle 2 PA Foundation Scholarship Recipients

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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 1,500 PA students.

Nearly 350 PA students submitted applications for the second 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
Dane Mitchell – Wichita State University

Ron Nelson Memorial Scholarship
Alex Adkins – Lipscomb University

NCCPA Endowed Scholarship
Paola Zubieta – Shenandoah University
Yazmin Tenorio Chavarria – Emory University

AAPA Past Presidents Scholarship
Hailey Orgass – Hofstra University
Danielle Berube – University of Saint Joseph
Luke Rodgers – Misericordia University

Joyce Nichols Memorial Scholarship
Beyene Tesfaye – University of California-Davis
Daphne Nicolas – Sacred Heart University
Nora Frempong – Sacred Heart University
Hawi Keno – Drexel University

PA Foundation Scholarship
Gina Hong – Duke University
Karlee Long – Chapman University
John Saldarriaga – Seton Hall University
Neela Akbar – University of California-Davis
Maryn Hayward – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Michael Bak – University of the Sciences
Meredith Reinhard – Lake Erie College
Sandy Ghannam – Medical University of South Carolina
Latrenda Garner – Touro University California
Brittany Allendorf – Dominican University
Samantha Diaz – University of Tennessee
Zachary Perez – Yale University
Megan DeRoy – MCPHS University-Boston
Louie Chelle Villamor – Des Moines University

Ron Pace Memorial Scholarship
Zachary Kossiver – University of Tampa