Scholarships support students pursuing medicine degrees

Scholarships support students pursuing medicine degrees

Front row from left: Finn Cousins, Muireann Grace Keliher, Helen Sanders, Emma Colley, Zoe Gillette, Nash Archimedes Barillaro. Back row from left: Catherine Bushey, Gabriela Titone, Olivia Olsen.

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SALISBURY — A group of Northwest Corner college students participated in a brief scholarship award ceremony Thursday, Aug. 7, at the Salisbury Visiting Nurse Association (SVNA) building in Salisbury.

Nine of the 13 students plus assorted proud parents were on hand: Finn Cousins (Sharon), Muireann Grace Keliher (North Canaan), Helen Sanders (Cornwall), Emma Colley (Sharon), Zoe Gillette (Lakeville), Nash Archimedes Barillaro (Lakeville), Catherine Bushey (Lakeville), Gabriela Titone (Lakeville), Olivia Olsen (Norfolk). Avery Tripp (Falls Village), Myah Baird (Cornwall). Erin Daley (Norfolk) and Madelyn Krasowski (Warren) were not present.

The students each received a scholarship of $10,000 from the SVNA. The scholarships are renewable and some of the students had taken advantage of that.

The scholarships are for Northwest Corner students who are going into the medical field, broadly defined.

The fields of study included: physical therapy, business administration, psychology and nutritional science.

Addressing the group, SVNA board member Nancy Toer said, “We were so impressed by all your resumes, ambitions and talent.”

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