Scholarships awarded Friday at La Follette Medical Center

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF) – What began in 2018 is becoming a La Follette Medical Center tradition; a tradition of awarding scholarships.    LMC’s Tennova Healthcare Auxilary aka Hospital Volunteers came up with the idea and is carrying it out with fundraisers generating revenue to make the scholarships a reality.  Scholarships are awarded to LMC employees or immediate family members of LMC employees who are planning a career in healthcare.

TOP PHOTO (left to right)  Diane Nolley, Crystal Jyrkas, Amanda Rogers, Mararet Ayers, Melanie Busic, Kassie Kibler, Jennifer Selm, William Longmire, Pat Madding and Deanna Carranza (volunteers in green jackets).

On Friday, seven applicants from a field of 13 received a portion of the $3,000 scholarship pool.

The seven scholarship winners are Melanie Busic, Deona Carranza, Crystal Jyrkas, Kassie Kibler, Jacob Lasley, William Longmire and Amanda Rogers.  The schools they are attending are:  Busic -Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College, Carranza and Lasley – East Tennessee State University, Kibler – The University of Tennessee, Longmire – UT Chattanooga and Rogers – Tusculum College.

The Auxillary raised funds for the 2019 scholarships with two events.  One was a jewelry show and the other was a uniform sale. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED – 07/15/2019-6AM)