Each year, the Hunterdon Health Foundation awards scholarships to individuals pursuing careers in the health care industry. The Scholarship Committee has confirmed that 18 individuals will be granted a Hunterdon Health Foundation Education Scholarship Award on behalf of the Jean Alvater Baker Educational Scholarship, Millie E. Apgar Educational Scholarship for Health Professionals, Albert Kahn and Mary Kahn, R.N. Educational Scholarship, ERS Charitable Fund Inc. Nursing Scholarship, Gladys Benfield Watkinson Scholarship for Nursing Education (formerly Wingover Scholarship for Nursing Education), and one individual who will be granted the Patricia M. Psenisky Nursing Scholarship.
Scholarships were awarded to:
Grace Berger of Hampton, N.J.; Lucy Grace Cornyn of High Bridge, N.J.; Julia E. Cutarelli of Clinton, N.J.; Laura N. Everitt of Alpha, N.J.; Susan Henderson of Easton, Pa.; Harman Kaur of Easton, Pa.; Carly Longacre of Bloomsbury, N.J.; Hannah McDowall of Phillipsburg, N.J.; Megan Mclsaac of Clinton, N.J.; Alyssa Ava Montanez of Bloomsbury, N.J.; Ailene Navoa of Flemington, N.J.; Justin Rawlins of Flemington, N.J.; Natalie Roberts of Lambertville, N.J.; Grace Rogan of Clinton, N.J.; Brittany Salem of Annandale, N.J.; Lauren Tully of Flemington, N.J.; Averi Whalen of Califon, N.J.; Teagen Wooldridge of Phillipsburg, N.J.;
Patricia M. Psenisky Nursing Scholarships
The Hunterdon Health Foundation, the fundraising organization for Hunterdon Health, seeks gifts and grants from individuals, corporations, foundations and other sources to assist Hunterdon Medical Center and its affiliated non-profit organizations, such as Hunterdon Hospice, in fulfilling its mission to meet the community’s need for high-quality health care. For more information on the Hunterdon Health Foundation please visit, hunterdonhealthfoundation.org.
About the Scholarships
The Jean Alvater Baker Scholarship was established in 1987 by the family of Jean Alvater Baker to provide educational opportunities to individuals pursuing careers in health care.
The Millie E. Apgar Scholarship was established in 1987 by the late Mr. Leroy Apgar in memory of his beloved wife Millie for nursing scholarships.
The ERS Charitable Fund Inc. Scholarship was established in 2019 by David S. Bunevich, President, and Dr. Lisa Nierenberg for individuals pursuing or furthering a career in the health care field with a special emphasis on nursing.
The Albert Kahn and Mary Kahn, R.N. Scholarship was established in 1999 to provide scholarships to individuals pursuing or furthering a career in the health care field with a special emphasis on nursing.
The Gladys Benfield Watkinson Scholarship for Nursing Education (formerly Wingover Scholarship for Nursing Education) was established in 2012 through a legacy gift made by Gladys B. Watkinson, a nurse who volunteered her services at Hunterdon Medical Center for over 30 years. Watkinson, who died in 2011 at the age of 87, believed in education and its ability to transform the lives of young people. The scholarship is named after the Watkinson family’s home in Raritan Township, “Wingover Farm.”
The Patricia M. Psenisky Nursing Scholarship was established in 2006 by the Psenisky family in memory of Patricia M. Psenisky, who worked as a Surgical Services Nursing Administrator at Hunterdon Medical Center for more than 20 years. Because Pat believed the future of nursing was in advancing nursing education (she was enrolled in an advanced nursing degree program herself when she died in July 2005), her family wanted to honor her by helping other nurses working toward advanced degrees through this scholarship.