Scholarships

10/17/2007

Five Monroe residents - Emily DeSloover, Joseph Hess, Jeffrey Kansier, Kacie Kansier, and Rebecca Woodbury - have been awarded the Fallen Firefighters Scholarship by Monroe County Community College. The $750 award may be used for tuition, fees, books, and supplies.

Three of the recipients are 2007 graduates of Monroe High School: Emily is pursuing a degree in psychology, Rebecca is seeking a degree in liberal arts, and Joseph is working on a career in health.

Jeffrey, a 2001 Airport High School graduate, is studying business administration. Kacie graduated in 2005 from Dundee High School and is studying for a degree in special education.

The scholarship was established to provide assistance for Monroe County firefighters and their dependents.

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Monroe County Community College has awarded Mercy Memorial Hospital Nursing scholarships to the following students: Marisa Barboza, Sharon Hummer, and Susan Lehmann of Monroe; Judith Bert of Erie, and Dawn Crisman and Judy Drumm of Newport.

The $1,000 scholarship may be used for tuition, books, and fees.

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Jeannette Crane of Ottawa Lake, Mich., was awarded the first-ever Richard H. Hicks and Bernice Hicks Nursing Education scholarship by Monroe County Community College. The scholarship of $1,500 may be used for tuition, fees, and books.

The scholarship fund was made possible in 2006 through a bequest by Mr. Hicks, a WW II veteran and businessman.

MCCC has also awarded a scholarship to Kyle McClanahan, a 2007 graduate of Monroe High School, who has received a $1,000 Pepsi scholarship for tuition, books, or fees. Kyle plans to pursue a career in medicine.

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Seemi Fatima and Ron Heiserman of Monroe, respiratory therapy students at Monroe County Community College, and nursing students Anjaya Vanslambrouck of Monroe and Judith Bert of Erie have been awarded $1,000 Helen M. and Eugene W. Beach scholarships, established by the couple to assist second-year nursing or respiratory therapy students.