2023 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 1,500 PA students.

Congratulations to the following 52 PA students awarded scholarships through the 2023 application cycle.

William H. Marquardt Community Health Access Scholarship
Amishi Bhagat – City University of New York School of Medicine
Julianne Blackburn – Mercer University
Karissa Bustamante – Yale PA Online
Meredith Reinhard – Lake Erie College

Ruth Ballweg Memorial Scholarship
Kaylee Sayen – University of Michigan-Flint

AAPA Rural Health Caucus Scholarship/Ron Nelson Memorial Scholarship
Melody Adams – University of Oklahoma-Tulsa (AAPA Rural Health)
Rebekah Munnikhuysen – Colorado Mesa University (Ron Nelson Memorial)

NCCPA Endowed Scholarship
Jade Norman – Meharry Medical College
Noah Reyes – Rutgers University

Timi Agar Barwick Scholarship for Humanism in Medicine
Shayan Najafabadi – Wingate University

AAPA Past Presidents Scholarship
Isabella Bullock – Long Island University-Brooklyn
Briana Delvasto – South University
Emma Engelland – Faulkner University
Samantha Goeller – Marquette University
Abigail King – George Washington University
Rebecca O’Rourke – Tufts University School of Medicine

Joyce Nichols Memorial Scholarship
Kingsley Anokwuru – Charles R. Drew University
Eden Anonye – Yale School of Medicine
Keitheon Collins – A.T. Still University
Jenna Doty – Carlow University
Courtney Hardy – Morehouse School of Medicine
Amari Oliver – Mercer University
Oluwasoladotun Salawu – Case Western Reserve University
Dominque Young – Wake Forest University

Women in Philanthropy Scholarship
Elis Feyzieva – Duke University

Ron Pace Memorial Scholarship
Grace Goehring – The University of Tampa

PA Foundation Scholarship
Sabrina Amato – Marietta College
Sarah Anderson – Radford University Carilion
Rebeca Balea – Northern Arizona University
Vickie Bounkousohn – University of Washington MEDEX-Kona Campus
Katherine Bullock – Duke University
Cailin Chapman – Gannon University-Ruskin Campus
Melanie Corsten – Wayne State University
Katlyn Deluca – University of Detroit Mercy
Kayla Hugate – University of Lynchburg
Maheen Kazmi – Touro University
Ayesha Khan – University of North Texas Health Science Center
Emily Kuzoian – Jefferson University-East Falls Campus
Bronagh Lonergan – Pace University-Lenox Hill Hospital
Luis Loya – University of Texas Southwestern
Cristalle Madray – Shenandoah University
Marilyn Maison – Westfield State University
Alexandra Minutillo – Chatham University
Venice Nomof – Stanford University
Hillary Oneslager – Northwestern University
Jessica Palady – Frostburg State University
Sohil Patel – Middle Tennessee State University
Tina Schrader – Florida State University
Kiran Sekhon – University of the Pacific
Mira Sirianni – Duquesne University
Austin Stephenson – University of Kentucky
Edith Torres – University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio