West Hospital Auxiliary Awards College Scholarships

Mercy Health - Cincinnati, which provides advanced, quality care with compassion in your neighborhood through its care network, announces that the West Hospital Auxiliary has awarded $22,000 in college scholarships to 10 local students, two more scholarships than it awarded last year.

Each year, the Auxiliary’s Scholarship Committee solicits applications from 26 schools in West Hospital’s service area for the following scholarships:

• Employee dependent
• Hospital Volunteer
• Community

This year, the Scholarship Committee received 27 applications from 11 different schools.

“Each year, the caliber of applicants impresses us. The quality of the students’ grades, activities, essays and recommendations was superb. We score candidates on a scale of one to 100 and 12 of the candidates had a score of 90 or better,” said Shirley Frey, who chairs the Auxiliary’s Scholarship Committee. “In response, the Auxiliary once again agreed to offer extra scholarships to recognize more top students.”

The students received their scholarships at a special meeting of the West Hospital Auxiliary held on May 16.

Details on the winners and their future plans follow below:

• Audrey Schwier, Lawrenceburg High School, won a $2,500 Employee Dependent Scholarship. She will attend the University of Cincinnati and study pharmacy. 
• Ryan Ruehl, Elder High School, won a $2,500 Employee Dependent Scholarship and will attend the University of Cincinnati to study pharmacy.
• Allie Zisko, St. Ursula High School, won a $1,000 Employee Dependent Scholarship and will attend the University of Tennessee’s Sciences Exploratory program.
• Olivia Dillman, McAuley High School, won a $2,500 Volunteer Scholarship and will attend the University of Cincinnati. She intends to be a physician.
• Emma Fitz, McAuley High School, won a $2,500 Volunteer Scholarship and will attend the Ohio State University where she will study to become a surgeon.
• Audra Stueve, McAuley High School, won a $2,500 Volunteer Scholarship and will join the pre-medicine program at The Ohio State University.
• Grace Wells, McAuley High School, won a $2,500 Volunteer Scholarship and will study nursing at the University of Cincinnati.
• Kathryn Rost, McAuley High School, won a $2,500 Community Scholarship and will study biochemistry at the University of Cincinnati.
• Eva Mahoney, Harrison High School, won a $2,500 Community Scholarship and will study to be a pediatrician at Bowling Green State University.
• Cory Baird, Harrison High School, won a $1,000 Community Scholarship and will study physical therapy at Bowling Green State University.

The Auxiliary of Mercy Health – West Hospital raises funds for charitable care and capital purchases that help the hospital provide top quality care to the patients it serves. The Auxiliary also awards annual scholarships to talented area students embarking on healthcare careers.