2024-2025 ANTHC Board Scholarship award recipients

August 19, 2024


We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024-2025 ANTHC $5,000 Board Scholarship.

The ANTHC $5,000 Scholarship was established by the Board of Directors to help support Alaska Native and American Indian students pursuing higher education in health care related fields. Students may use the scholarship for room/board, tuition, books, or fees during the Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 terms.

Applicants Selected:

1. Angela Anelon

School: University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA)

Degree Seeking: Bachelors, Nursing

Occupational Goal: Nurse Practitioner

Tribal health organization: Southcentral Foundation

2. Daisy Hunt

School: Alaska Pacific University

Degree Seeking: Bachelors, Nursing

Occupational Goal: Nursing

Tribal health organization: Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation

3. Doreen Phillips

School: University of Alaska Anchorage

Degree Seeking: Masters, Social Work

Occupational Goal: Social Work, receive license in Clinical Social Work

Tribal Health Organization: Kodiak Area Native Association

4. Isabell Ellison

School: University of Washington

Degree Seeking: Bachelors, Civil Engineering

Occupational Goal: Civil Engineer

Tribal health organization: Southcentral Foundation

5. Jean-Luc Lewis

School: Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Degree Seeking: Doctor of Medicine

Occupational Goal: Family Medicine Physician

Tribal Health Organization: SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Corporation

6. Kayla Taylor

School: University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA)

Degree Seeking: Associates, Nursing

Occupational Goal: Improving Patient Care

Tribal health organization: Copper River Native Association

7. Laurel Katchatag

School: Columbia University

Degree Seeking: Masters, Public Health

Occupational Goal: Public Health Program Manager

Tribal health organization: Norton Sound Health Corporation

8. Louise Thurmond

School: Duke University School of Nursing

Degree Seeking: Masters, Nursing

Occupational Goal: Family Nurse Practitioner

Tribal health organization: Tanana Chiefs Conference

9. Sydney Dieringer

School: San Diego State University

Degree Seeking: Bachelors, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Occupational Goal: Speech Language Pathologist or Audiologist

Tribal health organization: Tanana Chiefs Conference

10. Zoe Lewis

School: University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA)

Degree Seeking: Masters, Psychology

Occupational Goal: Pediatric Psychologist

Tribal health organization: Southcentral Foundation

There was great interest in this scholarship and ANTHC received 94 applications. Thank you to the many Alaska Native and American Indian students who applied. Your hard work and dedication to higher education is an inspiration!

Once again, congratulations to this year’s awardees!
Applications for the 2025-2026 academic year will open March 1, 2025. Please contact the Human Resources Department, workforcedev@anthc.org, or 729-1301 for any questions.


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