The White County Medical Foundation and White County Medical Center Auxiliary have announcedthat applications are now available for the Foundation’s 2012 ScholarshipProgram. Each year, the Foundation and Auxiliary grant 15 $1,000 scholarshipsto graduating high school seniors, as well as White County Medical Center associates and children of associates.
Scholarships will be awarded to students going in to healthcare-related fields of study, including computer applications, accounting or other business careers.Applicants must be high school seniors who are residents of White County; White County Medical Center associates andtheir children who are high school seniors at any school may also apply.
“The WCMC Auxiliary is delighted to help provide opportunities for promising students top nursue a career in medical services,” said Auxiliary President KathyGammill. “We believe it is important to invest in our young people, inhopes they will bring their newfound knowledge back to our community upon graduation from college.”
The application process requires applicants to submit a current high school transcript, ACTscores, a letter of recommendation from an academic source and two letters of recommendation from others. Complete applications are due to the White County Medical Foundation Office at 1200 S. Main St., Searcy, AR 72143;or the WCMC Marketing Department at 3214 E. Race Ave., Searcy, AR 72143,no later than Friday, March 16 at 4:30 p.m.
The Foundation scholarships were established as a memorial for a loved one, or in memory or inhonor of people who made great contributions to medicine in White County.
Applications areavailable through all high school counselors in White County,the Marketing Department at WCMC’s North Campus, or the Foundation Officeon WCMC’s South Campus. For more information, contact FoundationSpecialist Blaine Baxley at (501) 278-3186 or via email at foundation@wcmc.org.
