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.
Congratulations to the following 44 PA students awarded scholarships through the 2025 application cycle.
AAPA Past Presidents Scholarship
Jenna Maruskin – University of Toledo
Cheyenne Bartolomei – University of Florida
Anika Unsworth – University of Utah
Asalah Tawab – Nova Southeastern University
Maria Linda Burola – A.T. Still University
AAPA Rural Health Caucus Scholarship/Ron Nelson Memorial Scholarship
Alyson Bender – Bay Path University (AAPA Rural Health Caucus Scholarship)
Charlotte Plehn – Wake Forest University (Ron Nelson Memorial Scholarship)
Joyce Nichols Memorial Scholarship
Yasmine Abdelal – Augsburg University
A’jenai Thompson – University of Maryland, Eastern Shore
Thomas Randle – Drexel University
Kenny Severino – Bay Path University
Ilandra O’Doherty – University of Washington
NCCPA Endowed Scholarship
Amanda Lugo – University of Washington
Kaia Cheney – Drexel University
Ernestina Opoku Twumwaa – Tufts University
Physician Associate Foundation Scholarship
Amanda Murphy – Dominican University
Kimberly Montano – University of Southern California
Elizabeth Ziola – University of Southern California
Taylor Sharp – University of Washington
Melanie Alva – Loma Linda University
Veronica Lugtu – Sacred Heart University
Sabriyya Willis – Drexel University
Amber Butler – SUNY Upstate Medical University
Jordan Hawley – Idaho State University
Jivan Darbeau – Touro University California
Sid Bauer – St. Catherine University
Valeria Gutierrez – Thomas Jefferson University
Alayna Kwan – Stanford University
Grace Tefend – Ohio Dominican University
Salma Ruiz Sandoval – University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley
Catherine Montgomery – Middle Tennessee State University
Trisha Johnson – Thomas Jefferson University
Jake Johnson – Touro University Nevada
Georgiana Gomorczak – Midwestern University
PA Moms Advocacy and Leadership Scholarship
Tiffany Scheller – University of Nevada, Reno
Olivia Goerdt – University of Kentucky
Sabrina Denton – Duke University
Ruth Ballweg Memorial Scholarship
Layla Serna – Stanford University
Timi Agar Barwick Scholarship for Humanism in Medicine
Michaela Lyons – Case Western Reserve University
William H. Marquardt Community Health Access Scholarship
Najma Ahmed – Augsburg University
Edward Veloz – Xavier University of Louisiana
Sundus Sharhan – Middle Tennessee State University
Alexis Newton – University of Southern California
Women in Philanthropy Scholarship
Haleigh Olsen – Thomas Jefferson University