Cass Community Health Foundation has awarded $39,250 in scholarships to students from Grandview and the Cass County area pursuing careers in health care.
Taylor White from Grandview High School was awarded the Bill & Ruth Hoppen Nursing Scholarship. White will attend the University of Missouri-Kansas City to pursue a degree in nursing.
Scholarship recipients from Belton High School include Brookly Bradley and Anna Shrum, and recipients from Raymore-Peculiar High School include Alia Abdelgawad, Emma Zeysing, Haley Borum, Isabella de León, Delaney Gipple, Taylor Hermsmeier, Molly Machione, Bailey Roe, Tallie Scott, and Whitney Taylor.
Scott was awarded the 2022 Daniel F. Sheehan Nursing Scholarship, an award of $2,500. It was created to honor Daniel F. Sheehan, the former CEO of Research Belton Hospital, now Belton Regional Medical Center. Each year, this scholarship is awarded to a high school senior that exemplifies an abiding interest in the welfare of others, inspires others to be their very best, serves as a role model, exhibits personal integrity, and is involved in the community.
Carson Yantzi from Archie High School, Amanda Engel from Cass Midway High School, Alexis Walker from Harrisonville High School, Chase Underwood from Pleasant Hill High School, and Katelyn Stolifer from Sherwood Cass High School also earned a scholarship.
Renewal scholarships were awarded to students pursuing nursing including Chesnie Baker, Amber Herman Groucher, Grace Kirkemo, and Samara Lewis.
Visit casscommuntiyhealth.org for more information about the scholarship program.