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Through the generous gifts of individual contributors, bequests and memorial donations to Mary Rutan Foundation’s scholarship program, Mary Rutan Foundation provides financial support annually to local students majoring in healthcare-related programs.

Since 1992, Mary Rutan Foundation has awarded nearly $2.6 million to local scholars. These funds have supported the education of over 1,200 current and future healthcare workers.

Mary Rutan Foundation Chief Operating Officer Tammy Gump said, “The generous donors that have supported Mary Rutan Foundation’s scholarship program make it possible to award scholarships to all local students that meet the eligibility requirements as well as provide scholarships to the students for multiple years during their programs of study. We are very pleased with the increase in the number of applications we received this year and the various programs they chose to pursue.

For the 2025/2026 academic year, fifty-five (55) recipients were selected and provided aid totaling $72,000. This year’s recipients include:

The Beach Medical Education Fund

Quinn Allmon Respiratory Therapy

Marilyn A. Carnes Nursing Scholarship Fund

Celeste Allen Registered Nurse

Dr. Evan Dixon Medical Education Fund

Amy Fulmer Doctor of Medicine

Zelma Nina Hertenstein Memorial Nursing Scholarship Fund

Celeste Allen Registered Nurse

Dr. Joseph C. & Florence C. Longfellow Memorial Scholarship Fund

Jessica Clark Registered Nurse

Avery Hankins Registered Nurse

Gabrielle Hoon Registered Nurse

Rachel Knight Registered Nurse

Riley Leeper Registered Nurse

Ciara Lynch Medical Assisting

Tori Miller Registered Nurse

Anna Myers Registered Nurse

Kailyn Newman Registered Nurse

Adriana O'Brien Licensed Practical Nurse

Britney Pond Registered Nurse

Adeline Robinson Registered Nurse

Mary Rutan Foundation General Scholarship Fund

Morgan Burden Pharmacy

Katelyn Crabill Speech Language Pathology & Audiology

Madison DeLong Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Tatelyn Faraglia Sonography

Isabella Hardwick Medical Laboratory Science

Mckenzie Harrigan Radiology

Cheyenne Hill Athletic Training

Emily Hollar Communication Sciences & Disorders

Megan Hollar Wellness and Health Promotions

Rebekah Hudson Psychology

Hailey Kennedy Occupational Therapy Assistant

Cale Kline Exercise Physiology

Addison McAuley Communication Sciences & Disorders

Kyndal Newkirk Radiographic Imaging

Grace Pequignot Exercise Science

Mamie Randall Medical Laboratory Technology

Joslyn Robinson Communication Sciences & Disorders

Regan Ross Hearing, Speech, & Language Sciences

Reagan Standley Health and Rehabilitation Sciences

Katie Workman Advanced Medical Imaging Technology

Jacob Zarnosky Doctor of Physical Therapy

Mary Rutan Foundation Medical Student Loan Program

Amy Fulmer Doctor of Medicine

Roy G. Metz & Miriam A. Metz Nursing Scholarship Fund

Brynn Shelton Registered Nurse

Charlotte L. and Norman R. Miller Memorial Medical Scholarship Fund

Quinn Allmon Respiratory Therapy

Helena Burns Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience

Madison Christman Health Sciences

Kassidy Crockett Speech- Language Pathology

Mackenzie Dixon Medical Diagnostic Sonography

Caleb Epp Exercise Science

Khierstan Ferguson Radiographic Imaging

Skybree Knotts Psychology

Sydnee Payer Pharmacy

Avery Perk Health Promotion, Nutrition, & Exercise Science

Makenna Smith Biomedical Engineering

Taylor Spencer Dietetics

Kennedy Wallace Radiation Therapy

Meng Wang Pharmacy

James F. Milroy Fund

Joseph LaRoche Dietetics

Taylor Spencer Dietetics

Grace K. Orr/Dr. Edwin Pratt Memorial Medical Scholarship Fund

Jacob Palmer Registered Nurse

Rita Riedmiller Memorial Scholarship Fund

Danielle Widmark Exercise Physiology

Walter and Janet Sack Medical Memorial Fund

Morgan Burden Pharmacy

Dwight Spencer Medical Scholarship Fund

Kelley Forsythe Health Sciences

Richard T. Wolever Medical Scholarship Fund

Halea Hudson Doctor of Medicine

For additional information about Mary Rutan Foundation’s scholarship programs or to inquire about how you may make a financial contribution, visit the website at foundation.maryrutan.org or contact Mary Rutan Foundation at (937)599-7003.