March 10, 2011 — Northwestern Health Sciences University awarded $43,000 in academic scholarships to 34 chiropractic students. This is the largest amount of money ever awarded to students in homecoming history.
The individual awards ranged from $250 to $2,500. The scholarships were announced and distributed at the annual chiropractic homecoming in early February.
Chiropractic student Jessica Svennes was ecstatic when she received the Dr. John F. Allenburg Scholarship and the Dr. V. Duane Henre Scholarship. “These scholarships help reduce the financial burdens of attending graduate college,” she said. “This allows students like myself to concentrate on the most important aspect of school, which is learning.”
“Receiving these scholarships meant a lot to me because they were based on my performance by faculty members,” said Danielle Hargreaves, chiropractic student, who received the Dr. John B. Wolfe Scholarship and the Dr. O. A. Weum Memorial Scholarship. “I admire the generosity of both families providing scholarship opportunities for Northwestern students.”
Congratulations to the following students who received scholarships:
- Laura Block, T8 chiropractic, NWCC Alumni Association Scholarship for $500 and Stewards of Chiropractic for $2,500;
- Jacob Conway, T10 chiropractic, NWCC Alumni Association Scholarship for $500;
- Casey Cordial, T7 chiropractic, NWCC Alumni Association Scholarship for $500 and Dr. Norman Horns Faculty Legacy Scholarship for $1,500;
- Travis McCathie, T8 chiropractic, NWCC Alumni Association Scholarship for $500;
- Alex Tapplin, T8 chiropractic, NWCC Alumni Association Scholarship for $500;
- Dani Wilson, T10 chiropractic, NWCC Alumni Association Scholarship for $500;
- Brittany Baer, T8 chiropractic, Dr. Alfred and Ann Traina Scholarship for $500 and Dr. J. LaMoine DeRusha Scholarship for $1,000;
- Jessica Svennes, T8 chiropractic, Dr. John F. Allenburg Scholarship for $500 and Dr. V. Duane Henre Scholarship for $1,000;
- Chantalle Goring, T5 chiropractic, Dr. Chad and Jodi Henriksen Scholarship for $500 and The Robert and Joey Crotteau Memorial Scholarship for $1,000;
- Robert Vaughn, T8 chiropractic, Dr. David L. Dehen Memorial Scholarship for $1,000 and Dr. Vincent A. Pankratz Memorial Scholarship for $750;
- Abby Splittstoesser, T7 chiropractic, Dr. Donald Saunders Memorial Scholarship for $250;
- Letitia Russell, T10 chiropractic, Dr. Edward Wallick Memorial Scholarship for $1,000 and Dr. Jeffrey Jones Memorial Scholarship for $500;
- Martha DeSante, T8 chiropractic, Dr. John and Rita McKiernan Scholarship for $1,000;
- Danielle Hargreaves, T5 chiropractic, Dr. John B. Wolfe Scholarship for $1,500 and Dr. O. A. Weum Memorial Scholarship for $500;
- Lydia Schmidt, T7 chiropractic, Dr. John B. Wolfe Scholarship for $1,500;
- Steve Wilsens, T5 chiropractic, Dr. Norman Horns Faculty Legacy Scholarship for $1,500;
- Tonielle Kelly, T5 chirorpractic, Dr. Ronald R. Bubel Memorial Scholarship for $1,000;
- Debra Van Liere, T5 chiropractic, Dr. Ronald R. Bubel Memorial Scholarship for $1,000;
- Tiffany Egan, T5 chiropractic, Douglas Scholarship for $500;
- Carly Yaeger, T4 chiropractic, Foot Levelers Scholarship for $500;
- Bridget Fousek, T8 chiropractic, Gail Sawyer Scholarship for $1,250;
- Shawn Halvorson, T8 chiropractic, Gail Sawyer Scholarship for $1,250;
- Chad Paulson, T10 chiropractic, Hoff-Jeffers Family Scholarship Fund for $250;
- TBD, Joel Demoskoff Memorial Scholarship for $1,000;
- Courtney Carpenter, T2 chiropractic, Performance Health and BioFreeze Scholarship for $1,000;
- Sarah Hjersjo, T10 chiropractic, Performance Health and BioFreeze Scholarship for $1,000;
- Jason Hohl, T2 chiropractic, Performance Health and BioFreeze Scholarship for $1,000;
- Marc Sylvestre, T2 chiropractic, Performance Health and BioFreeze Scholarship for $1,000;
- Michael Uker, T7 chiropractic, Performance Health and BioFreeze Scholarship for $1,000;
- Andrew Seppala, T7 chiropractic, Puckropp Scholarship for $250;
- Hans Thurmer, T8 chiropractic, Standard Process Scholarship for $2,500;
- Miaken Zeigler, T8 chiropractic, Standard Process Scholarship for $2,500;
- Angela Graper, T10 chiropractic, Stewards of Chiropractic for $2,500; and
- Kjersten Holt, T8 chiropractic, Stewards of Chiropractic for $2,500.
- Several staff and alumni were also honored and presented with awards at the celebration.
- Lynne Hvidsten, DC, professor and associate dean of clinical education: Bio-Freeze/TheraBand Humanitarian Award;
- Aaron Morland, DC, (’04) Standard Process Award;
- Victor Marty, DC, (’50) Alumnus of the Year Award; and
- Susie Biwer, associate director of alumni, development and career services: Distinguished Service Award.
Source: Northwestern Health Sciences University, www.nwhealth.edu/nwtoday/index.html
