More than $236,000 in Scholarship Funds Awarded to Area Students
MidMichigan Health has awarded more than $236,000 to area students for the 2012-2013 school year from The Bernard F. and Melissa Anne Bailey Family Fund. The fund, initiated through a $3.3 million bequest left by Bernard Bailey to MidMichigan in 2004, will assist more than 100 local students as they pursue their clinical education toward a career in health care.
Those receiving scholarships include:
Alma - Peter Martin
Auburn - Meagan Kravat, Kari Roe, Amanda Roe Fabera
Bay City - Stacey Young
Beaverton - Nathaniel Bergman, Jana Reimber
Clare - Elizabeth Drew, David A. Santini, Tiffini Schnur, Helene Vossos
Coleman - Mary Janet Fillmore, Joseph Huss, Jennifer Lewis, Angela Miller, Jessica Lee Sullivan
East Lansing - Sara Swanton
Essexville - Anita Hemlich, Mark Oliver, Curtis William Romp
Freeland - Stephanie Lucas
Gladwin - Stephanie Bock, Eric Kreckman, Danielle Smith, Jaye Smith, Jessie Swan
Grand Rapids – Lacey Croskey
Harrison - Chelsea Duggan, Samantha Sherman, Charles Zelkowski
Hemlock - Steve LaPorte
Hope - Sharon Hakes
Houghton Lake - Tracy Bellor
Kawkawlin - Kara Anne Wackerle, Marie Wendt
Lakeview - Jorgeann Hadder
Merrill - Emily DeShone, Sabrina Harris
Midland - Andrew Adan, Duane Allen, Angela Argyropoulos, Robert Camilletti, Emily Carr, Tiffany Ann Chritz, Spencer Cope, Angela Derrick, Nicole Devon, Katherine Devore, Meghan Donald, Karen France, Danae Nichole Graves, Chelsea Gray, Matthew Hebel, Tammie Horvath, Drenda Hukill, Courtney Johnson, Katelyn Kalafut, Robert Kelch, Sydney Kellogg, Risha Kotecha, Ritesh Kotecha, Luann Kranz, Kathryn Krauss, James Leland III, Kimberly Lisee, Lindsay Diane Little, Kimberly Loebig, Zachary Logan, Matthew Love, Jami Maloney, Katherine McLean, Keith Miller, Eric D. Moll, Kaitlin Mullins, Megan Novak, Adam Pinney, Amy Raetz, Matthew Rausch, Sarah Rose Schwedler, Kristen Schwenk, Molly Seeburger, Victoria Shafley, Weizhong Song, Lisa M. Stibitz, Kevin Stokes, Meghan Thiel, Brett Tolpa, Nguyen Tran, Jacob Trombley, Rick Wells, RobAn Williams, Joshua Witherspoon
Mt. Pleasant - Kari Alsager, Jonathan Alvord, Kathleen Barz, Karen Horwood Grossnickle, Jazcinda Jorgensen, Jessica Ann Larson, Brian Howard Locke, Derick Roland, Lindsay Schell, Kayla Schunk, Bryant Smith, Chelsea Vader
Ovid - Jessica Smith
Pierson - Sarah Mae Syperda
Plymouth - Alyssa Kelley
Prudenville - Adrienne Linskey
Remus - Kristi Simon
Roscommon - Jenna Moreau, Bonnie Waterman
Rosebush - Kayla Kreiner
Saginaw - Christina Benson, Kate Heinlein, Nicole Smigiel
Sanford - Brian Cripe, Jessica Heilig, Heidi Krenzke, Brittany Wenzlick
Shepherd - Christopher Nolan
Sheridan - Lora Hansen
St. Louis - Amanda Fisher, Kelly Wonsey
Stanton - Betsy Gurecki
Weidman - Michael Schulte
Wheeler - Rachel Little
Examples of the health professions being pursued by these students are anesthesia, nursing, medical assistant, medical technology, medicine, occupational therapy, pharmacy, physician assistant, physical therapy, radiology, respiratory therapy and speech therapy.
As life-long residents, Bernard and Melissa Anne Bailey’s contributions in business, leadership and philanthropy have made a difference in the Midland community for more than 50 years. According to their nephew William Bailey, “As their long and productive lives became more difficult in later years, their appreciation for those in the medical profession became the focal point of their legacy of giving. It was their sincere desire to recognize the contributions of all caregivers and to help those who have the passion to make caring for others their life’s work.”
Since Bernard Bailey’s bequest was placed in an endowment, a portion of the income earned from the fund is awarded annually to qualified individuals. More than 700 area students have benefitted from their legacy gift since disbursements began.
Members of the Bailey Fund Scholarship Committee are Lynn Bruchhof, chair; William Bailey, Sarah Hills, Dennis Johnson, O.D., Ellamary Kane, Colleen Markel, Francine Padgett, Donna Rapp, Greg Rogers and Carlene Skorczewski.
Applications for the 2013-2014 school year will be accepted beginning Nov. 1, 2012 through March 1, 2013. Those interested in reviewing the eligibility guidelines, including a scholarship application, may visit www.midmichigan.org/bailey, or call (989) 839-3638. Those interested in additional scholarship opportunities may visit www.midmichigan.org/scholarships.
