Glasgow, KY – T.J. Regional Health is proud to announce this year’s recipients of the T.J. Educational Scholarship. The scholarship program is aimed at high school seniors who are planning to pursue a career in a healthcare related field. Students who reside in and attend any high school or homeschool in the T.J. Regional Health service area were encouraged to apply.
Four local seniors were chosen to receive $2,000 in scholarship money. About this year’s recipients:
Carlee Huckaby is a Senior at Adair County High School and will be attending Lindsey Wilson College in Columbia, KY to study nursing while working as a CNA at T.J. Health Columbia. After graduation, Carlee wants to follow in her parents’ footsteps, becoming a nurse, serving her local community and gaining the knowledge needed to achieve her dream of becoming a flight nurse.
Cainin Woodard is a Senior at Glasgow High School and will be attending The University of Kentucky, in Lexington this fall to study healthcare sciences. Cainin wants to become a radiologist and hopes to be able to mentor and inspire other young people interested in healthcare the way her mother, a nurse, inspired her.
Briley Aidala is a Senior at Barren County High School and will be attending Alice Lloyd College in Pippa-Passes, KY this fall and majoring in Pre-Pharmacy. After Graduation Briley plans to seek a PharmD at the University of Kentucky. She says that working in a local pharmacy for the past two and half years solidified her desire to serve her community as a pharmacist.
Addison Bartley is a Senior at Monroe County High School and will be attending Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, KY this fall to study Occupational Therapy. Addison says the exceptional care her grandfather received from local OTs fostered a love for health care in her and a longing to give that same level of care to others.
About T.J. Regional Health
T.J. Regional Health, the parent system of T.J. Samson Community Hospital and T.J. Health Columbia is accredited by The Joint Commission and is the healthcare destination in southcentral Kentucky. In addition to two hospitals, the growing organization owns and operates the T.J. Health Pavilion, the Family Medicine Center and Residency Program, Hospice and Home Care Services, T.J. Orthopedics, Rural Health Clinics throughout southcentral Kentucky, and R+ Med Spa. For more information about the services offered at T.J. Regional Health, please visit www.tjregionalhealth.org.
(Stacey Biggs, EVP of Marketing, Planning & Development – T.J. Regional Health)