Hunterdon Health Foundation Awards Scholarships
Each year, the Hunterdon Health Foundation awards scholarships to individuals pursuing careers in the healthcare industry. The Scholarship Committee has confirmed that 28 individuals will be granted a Hunterdon Health Foundation Education Scholarship Award on behalf of the Millie E. Apgar Educational Scholarship for Health Professionals, Albert Kahn and Mary Kahn, R.N. Educational Scholarship, ERS Charitable Fund, Inc. Scholarship, Gladys Benfield Watkinson Scholarship for Nursing Education (formerly Wingover Scholarship for Nursing Education), Rose Zander Angell Scholarship for Nursing Education, Virginia Butkosky Memorial Scholarship for Nursing, and one individual who will be granted the Patricia M. Psenisky Nursing Scholarship.
Scholarships were awarded to:
Melissa Albrecht, Whitehouse Station, NJ
Erin Bandurick, New Hope, PA
Marcella Benitez, Raritan, NJ
Erika Bianconi, Milford, NJ
Kate Contiliano, Stewartsville, NJ
Lucy Cornyn, Bloomsbury, NJ
Jacqueline Cunningham, Annandale, NJ
Sara Czarnecki, Flemington, NJ
Yasin Eldegowy, Annandale, NJ
Laura Everitt, Alpha, NJ
Kaitlyn E. Fike, Milford, NJ
Ada Gomez, Flemington, NJ
Jamie Hahn, Annandale, NJ
Bianca Herscovici, Whitehouse Station, NJ
Samantha Jankowski, Alpha, NJ
Leona Joys, Flemington, NJ
Andrew Kopf, Pittstown, NJ
Fiona Larkin, Lambertville, NJ
Alexis Lonoff , Hampton, NJ
Michelle Luvoni, Easton, PA
Jonelle Manfredi, Asbury, NJ
Ciara McKim, High Bridge, NJ
Ailene Navoa, Flemington, NJ
Natalie Roberts, Lambertville, NJ
Bryanna Seiffert, Asbury, NJ
Mary Speckin, Annandale, NJ
Megha Vijayakumar, Branchburg, NJ
Michelle Woodring, Annandale, NJ
Patricia M. Psenisky Nursing Scholarship
Erin Bandurick, New Hope, PA
The Hunterdon Health Foundation, the fundraising organization for Hunterdon Health, seeks gifts and grants from individuals, corporations, foundations and other sources to assist Hunterdon Medical Center and its affiliated non-profit organizations, such as Hunterdon Hospice, in fulfilling its mission to meet the community’s need for high-quality healthcare. For more information on the Hunterdon Health Foundation, please visit, hunterdonhealthfoundation.org.
About the Scholarships:
The Millie E. Apgar Scholarship was established in 1987 by the late Mr. Leroy Apgar in memory of his beloved wife, Millie, for nursing scholarships.
The ERS Charitable Fund, Inc. Scholarship was established in 2019 by David S. Bunevich, Esq., President, and Dr. Lisa Nierenberg for individuals pursuing or furthering a career in the healthcare field with a special emphasis on nursing.
The Albert Kahn and Mary Kahn, R.N. Scholarship was established in 1999 to provide scholarships to individuals pursuing or furthering a career in the healthcare field with a special emphasis on nursing.
The Gladys Benfield Watkinson Scholarship for Nursing Education (formerly Wingover Scholarship for Nursing Education) was established in 2012 through a legacy gift made by Gladys B. Watkinson, a nurse who volunteered her services at Hunterdon Medical Center for over 30 years. Mrs. Watkinson, who passed away in 2011 at the age of 87, believed in education and its ability to transform the lives of young people. The scholarship is named after the Watkinson family’s home in Raritan Township, “Wingover Farm.”
The Rose Zander Angell Scholarship for Nursing Education was established by Rose Zander Angell’s extended family in her honor to commemorate her life and the example she set for others, remember the history of community members, rich and poor, who bonded together for the greater good, and how one determined person can make a difference. The scholarship is distributed annually to one or more nursing students.
The Virginia Butkosky Memorial Scholarship for Nursing was established by the family of Virginia Butkosky to individuals pursuing or furthering a career in nursing.
The Patricia M. Psenisky Nursing Scholarship was established in 2006 by the Psenisky family in memory of Patricia M. Psenisky who worked as a Surgical Services Nursing Administrator at Hunterdon Medical Center for over 20 years. Because Pat believed the future of nursing was in advancing nursing education (she was enrolled in an advanced nursing degree program herself when she passed in July 2005), her family wanted to honor her by helping other nurses working toward advanced degrees through this scholarship. All of the previous recipients have completed Bachelor and/or Master nursing degrees to date.