Alicia Iwanczuk, winner of the Niagara Health System Tuition Scholarship, has been accepted into the Medical Radiation Technologist program at McMaster University.  Alicia knew at a very early age medicine was for her. “It has been a dream of mine to work in a hospital,” she wrote in her application essay. “I was introduced to the healthcare system as a young girl attending the Teddy Bear clinic at an Open House … experiencing my beloved bear go through the experiences a normal patient would in a hospital … I never realized that this experience would mark the beginning of the rest of my life.”

Alicia has since been involved in many ways at the Welland Hospital including the Take Your Kids to Work Day, participated in the Take Care of Your Future March Break camp, volunteered at the same camp and volunteered on many occasions.

Shalimar Stechyshyn, winner of the Dr. Ken Hope Book Award, will be attending Western University in the Bachelor of Science Program with aspirations of becoming a cardiologist due to personal experiences in her family.  “I have witnessed the debilitation a heart condition can cause, and have experienced the problems it can create within a family.” she wrote in her application.  “I realize that a career in Cardiology is quite demanding – I look forward to that challenge.”  Shalimar is an active young lady in sports, volunteering and working and still finding time to maintain a 93% average.

The newest scholarship, the Lifetime Member Scholarship, was presented to Mallory Tyler who will be attending McMaster University for Nursing.  On her application essay Mallory wrote, “It would truly be most rewarding to realize that my studies in the field of nursing will someday impact and benefit the lives of others through helping people maintain their precious health.”  Maintaining employment, extra-curricular and volunteering along with a high average keeps her a well-rounded student and young lady.