Central DuPage Hospital’s (CDH) Auxiliary recently awarded $50,500 in scholarships to 26 local high school, college and medical school students interested in pursuing a healthcare career.
Scholarships were awarded to students attending a college, university, graduate or medical school program in the fall of 2011. Applicants were required to document academic excellence and live within CDH’s service area.
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Area High School Graduate Scholarship Recipients
Abigail Carlson – Glen Ellyn Loyola University
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Jacqueline Dunning – Carol Stream University of Iowa
Noelle Ekonomou – Wheaton St. Louis University
Megan Gossen – West Chicago Xavier University
Joshua Lee – West Chicago Baylor University
Bryanna McClure – Winfield Elmhurst College
Sarah Pflederer – Winfield University of Iowa
Elizabeth Simoneit – Glen Ellyn Westmore College
Kaitlyn Tarullo – Lisle St. Mary’s College of Notre Dame
Area College Student Scholarship Recipients
Brian Bamberger – Glen Ellyn University of Illinois, Chicago College of Medicine
Jacqueline Brosius – Naperville Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine
Tina Cicero – Hanover Park University of Findlay
Tracy Hosack-Ehinger – St. Charles Rush University College of Nursing
Mark LaBelle – Wheaton Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
Karen Ma – Naperville Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
Katherine McCauley – Naperville Loyola University–Chicago
Jaclyn Morris – Warrenville Purdue University
Patrick Mulligan – Lisle Rush University Medical College
Rachna Rawal – Warrenville University of Illinois Chicago School of Medicine
Zachary Rubin – Naperville Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Dawn Samet – Naperville College of DuPage
Andrew Wilcox – Warrenville College of DuPage
Jonathan Winthers – West Chicago Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
Kelsey Yasak – Wheaton Villanova University
Jason Zimmermann – Wheaton Rush University Medical College
The Auxiliary also awarded a Teen Spirit Award to Pauline Khim of Glendale Heights. The Teen Spirit Award is a $500 prize granted to a teen hospital volunteer who best represents the CDH ICare Values -- of integrity, compassion, accountability, respect and excellence.
“Pauline was simply an excellent, dedicated volunteer who always arrived early for her shift, subbed in when others did not show, was willing to go the extra mile, respectful and kind to others and extremely service oriented,” said Volunteer Coordinator Laurel McDonnell.
The scholarship program is annual. Announcements for applications for 2012 will be in the spring on www.cdh.org.
About the Auxiliary
Since its inception 51 years ago, the CDH Auxiliary has raised and donated more than $10 million to the hospital and the community it serves. Recent Auxiliary funded projects include a $1 million pledge to the CDH Cancer Center, ongoing support of HomeCare Physicians, creation of a CDH nurse respite lounge, support of the Palliative Care Shawl program and complimentary inpatient newspaper service. In addition, $880,000 has been donated to annual scholarship awards that are presented to students pursuing healthcare careers.
Shopping at the CDH Gift Shops and the Wise Penny Resale and Consignment Shop (Wheaton) further supports the many philanthropic efforts of the CDH Auxiliary.
Membership is open to any adult who is interested in actively supporting Central DuPage Hospital. For more information call the CDH Auxiliary at 630-933-4119 or visit www.cdh.org/auxiliary.
