CANANDAIGUA – With their graduations from high school coming up, four area students recently received scholarships from the Thompson Health Guild, the auxiliary of UR Medicine Thompson Health.
The scholarships were presented by the Guild at its annual dinner, held June 6 at Ferris Hills at West Lake in Canandaigua.
Each scholarship, worth $2,000, went to a recipient registered in a health-related field who must successfully complete their first college semester with the intent to study the second semester in a health-related field.
The recipients were as follows:
- Ellen O’Neil of Livonia High School received the Deborah L. Kimble Scholarship Award and will be pursuing nursing at Roberts Wesleyan College.
- Ashley Reed of Penn Yan Academy received the Phyllis Ehmann Scholarship Award and will be pursuing certification as a licensed practical nurse through Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES.
- Nikolle Van Stralen of Bloomfield High School received the Gerry North Scholarship Award and will be majoring in occupational therapy at Nazareth College.
- Olivia Wethington of Canandaigua Academy received the Terry Tremblay Scholarship Award and will be majoring in radiology technology at Monroe Community College.
Also during the annual dinner, the Thompson Health Guild presented the health system with $60,000 as it continues to fulfill its pledges of support for both the Dr. Laurie Sands and Constellation Brands Breast Imaging Center and the new Lactation Suite on the second floor of the hospital.