2010 Merit Scholarship Recipients
Overall in 2010, $94,650 was awarded to 72 students.
We encourage students who are enrolled in CAHIIM-approved degree programs and graduate students who are working in areas related to HIM to apply. More information can be found on the Merit Scholarships page.
The AHIMA Foundation is pleased to congratulate the 2010 Merit Scholarship Recipients:
Undergraduate Recipients
AHIMA Foundation Undergraduate Merit Scholarship
Supported by donations to the Foundation’s Annual Fund and the Not-So-Silent Auction
Melodey Anderson, RHIT, CCA (VA) - University of Cincinnati
Angie Burns (GA) - Medical College of Georgia
Pam Castleberry (AR) - Stephens College
Christie Ferri, RHIT (MD) - Univerisity of Cincinnati
Arianne Finan (IN) - Vincennes University
Lauren Gess (PA) - Temple University
Michael Gregory (TN) - Tennessee State University
Sandra Hinkle (KY) - Devry University
April Insco, RHIT, CCS (TN) - UT Health Science Center, Memphis
Alicia Kellogg (KS) - Washburn University
Sharon Kirkman, RHIT (AL) - University of Cincinnati
Teresa Lambert (NC) - Davidson County Community College
Eugenia Mayes (NC) - Central Piedmont Community College
Wendy McKenzie (CA) - San Diego Mesa College
Rachel McLaughlin (CA) - Devry University
Kimberly Meyer (MI) - Schoolcraft College
Ellen Osborne, CCA (AR) - North Dakota State College of Science
Bonnie Parker, CPC-H (VA) - Tidewater Community College
Abigail Steppig (IL) - Saint Louis University
Charis Yates (WA) - Shoreline Community College
AHIMA Foundation Diversity Scholarship
Awarded to students who gave strong and compelling answers to the Diversity essay in the scholarship application
Cathy Koyama (WA) - Shoreline Community College
Gayle Mitchell, PMP (IL) - Northwestern College
Sharon Sheehab (MA) - Fisher College
3M Health Information Systems Scholarship
Supported by donations from 3M Health Information Systems
Angela Campbell (IL) - Stephens College
Marcia Custard, RHIT (WI) - College of St. Scholastica
Felicia Gaffney, BS (OH) - Stark State College
Shaimah Hamdan (IL) - University of Illinois at Chicago
Amber Krasny, MBA, CPC, CMRS (NY) - Fisher College
Shawnda Meshirer, RHIT, CCS, CCS-P (TX) - University of Cincinnati
Peggy Paddock, RN (IL) - Stephens College
Lori Pavlat (MI) - Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Mandy Pilgrim (WI) - Chippewa Valley Technical College
Bright Future Scholarship
Established by gifts from past schoalrship award recipients
Lisa Meaney (NY) - Alfred State SUNY College of Technology
Care Communications, Inc. Scholarship
An endowed scholarship pledged by Care Communications, Inc.
Mary Secor (OH) - The Ohio State University
David A. Cohen Scholarship
An endowed scholarship in honor of David Cohen, Past CEO of MedQuist
Wanda Donnelly (MO) - St. Charles Community College
CSA Leadership Honorary Undergraduate Scholarship
Supported by donations from Summer Team Talks and Leadership Conference
Lindsey Haas (IL) - Illinois State University
Linda H. Culp, RHIA, Memorial Scholarship
Established by gifts from family, friends and colleagues of Linda Culp
Kelly Hartzell (NC) - University of Toledo
Rita Finnegan Memorial Scholarship
Established by gifts from MC Strategies, Inc., AHIMA, and friends and family of Rita Finnegan, RHIA, CCS
Rachel McManaman, RHIT (OH) - University of Cincinnati
Maria Sakkos (IL) - University of Illinois at Chicago
Jimmy Gamble Memorial Scholarship
Established by gifts from 3M Health Information Systems and friends of Jimmy Gamble, in his memory
Sandra Bowman (MS) - Hinds Community College
Joseph Naasz (NC) - Edgecombe Community College
Joni Sylvester (ND) - North Dakota State College of Science
HCR Sanfra Key/Pat Gorman Memorial Scholarship
Supported by gifts from Health Contract Resources, Inc.
Tammy Burrow (MO) - Ozarks Technical Community College
Cynthia Post (MI) - Ferris State University - Grand Rapids Campus
HL-7 Scholarship
Established by HL-7 to recognize AHIMA staff who contribute their expertise at HL-7 events
Eleanor Applegate-Hucke (NJ) - Florida A&M University
Susan M. Hull Memorial Scholarship
Established by AHIMA staff, friends and colleagues of Susan M. Hull, MPH, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P
Stephanie David, CCS (TX) - Texas State University
Tuyet Pham, CCA (CA) - East Los Angeles College
Kforce Healthcare Core Values Scholarship
Supported by donations from Kforce Healthcare, this award is provided to an applicant who exhibits the stated core values in their career and life
Lisa Price (IL) - Southern Illinois Collegiate Common Market (Shawnee Community College)
Linda L. Kloss Honorary Scholarship
Supported by donations from AHIMA members and colleagues, to honor former AHIMA CEO Linda L. Kloss , RHIA, CAE, FAHIMA
Lindsay Williams (NY) - Monroe Community College
Kiwi-Tek Scholarship
Supported by donations from Kiwi-Tek
Robin Millard-Sparacino (IL) - College of Dupage
Knowledge Connex Scholarship
Supported by donations from Knowledge Connex
Lynne Cook (PA) - Gwynedd Mercy College
Kristin Freed (MN) - Minnesota State Community and Technical College
Dancia and Pierson Kirk Memorial Scholarship
Memorializing the Parents of Carolyn Valo, MS, RHIIT
Allison Spara (NY) - The Ohio State University
Margaret Lloyd Memorial Scholarship
An endowed scholarship established by Barbara P. Fuller, JD, RHIA, FAHIMA, in memory of her mother
Kristin Brukl (WI) - Waukesha County Technical College
MedQuist Connie Marshall Memorial Scholarship
Supported by donations from MedQuist, in memory of former employee Connie Marshall
Jillian Hodge (NJ) - Raritan Valley Community College
Walter Murray Memorial Scholarship
Established by a gift from Eileen M. Murray, MM, CFRE , CAE, in memory of her father
Virginia Fortune (NJ) - Raritan Valley Community College
Oklahoma HIM Development Scholarship
Established by the Oklahoma HIMA, this scholarship gives preference to a student from Oklahoma
RuthAnne Darr, CMT, AHDI-F (OK) - Dakota State University
Lucretia Spears Memorial Scholarship
Established through the Lucretia Spears Trust, in memory of Lucretia Spears
Jared Hammond (SC) - Midlands Technical College
Precise Coding Services Merit Scholarship
Precise Coding Services funds this award for a student who is enrolled in the Florida A&M HIA program
Alicia Richardson (FL) - Florida A&M University School of Allied Health Sciences
Precyse Solutions Scholarship
Supported by donations from Precyse Solutions
Donna Camacho, RMT (IL) - College of DuPage
Spheris Merit Scholarship in Honor of Rita K. Bowen
Honoring Rita K. Bowen, MA, RHIA, CHPS, SSGB, 2010 AHIMA President
Charlette Hale (TN) - Volunteer State Community College
Graduate Recipients
AHIMA Foundation Graduate Merit Scholarship
Supported by donations to the Foundation’s Annual Fund and the Not-So-Silent Auction
Kathleen G. Molloy, RHIA (NH) - University of Illinois at Chicago
Ping Ren, BS (PA) - University of Pittsburgh
Crystal Sayler, RHIA, CCS (SD) - Valley City State University
AHIMA Foundation Chair’s Graduate Scholarship in Honor of Past Chair Keith Olenik, MA, RHIA, CHP
Established by the AHIMA Foundation Board of Directors
Christine Lee, RHIA, CPC (NE) - Clarkson College
CSA Leadership Honorary Graduate Scholarship
Supported by donations from Summer Team Talks and Leadership Conference
Sheryl Reyes, RHIA (IL) - Benedictine University
Rita M. Finnegan Memorial Scholarship
This PhD Scholarship Award was supported though an endowed scholarship established by gifts from MC Strategies, Inc., AHIMA, and friends and family of Rita M. Finnegan, RHIA, CCS
April Martin, RHIA, CMT, AHDI-F (MI) - Stephens College
Viola M. Griffin Memorial Scholarship
Established by a gift from Craig Memorial Hospital, Colorado HIMA, AHIMA Board, and friends and family of Vi Griffin, RHIT, CPHQ
Mary Dufour, RHIA (CO) - University of Illinois at Chicago
Linda L. Kloss Honorary Scholarship
Supported by donations from AHIMA members and colleagues, to honor former AHIMA CEO Linda L. Kloss , RHIA, CAE, FAHIMA
Nena Scott, MSEd, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P (MS) - Mississippi State University
Esther Mayo Sherard Memorial Scholarship
Established by gifts from the Esther Mayo Sherard Foundation
Veronica McCoy, RHIA (FL) - University of Central Florida
Missouri HIMA Graduate Scholarship
Established by the Missouri HIMA, this scholarship gives preference to a Missiouri HIMA member
Jessie Wang, RHIA (MO) - Saint Louis Univerisity
Dot Wagg Memorial
JD Scholarship
This memorial award was established by the Massachusetts HIMA and friends of Dot Wagg; the scholarship is intended for a graduate student with or working toward a JD degree
Kimberly Theodos, MS, RHIA (LA) - William Howard Taft University- Taft Law School
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