2024-2025 ANTHC Board Scholarship award recipients
August 19, 2024We 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.