The Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation is pleased to announce scholarships and awards totaling $68,400 for the 2008-2009 academic year. Recipients include medical students, as well as student pursuing careers in nursing and other health care professions identified as having critical workforce shortages. Join us in congratulating them!

Presidential Scholar Award
Jason Jagodzinski, Medicine, UW

Houghton Awards
Derrick Siebert, Medicine, MCW
Kyle Swanson, Medicine, UW

Robert T. Cooney, MD Scholarship
Jill Hammersley, Medicine, MCW

Robert “Jason” Gore Scholarship
Matthew Niesen, Medicine, UW

Victor A. Baylon, MD Scholarship
Nyama Sillah, Medicine, UW
Anna Christou, Clinical Lab Science

Amy Hunter-Wilson, MD, Scholarship
(Restricted to American Indian Students)
Whitney Cadotte, Nursing
Jennifer Fizell, Clinical Lab. Science/Med. Tech.
Michelle Johnson-Jennings, Counseling Psychology PhD
Laura Kennedy, Nursing
Jayci Malone, Nursing
Adam Sturdevant, Neuropsychology Training Certificate
Daniel Two Crow, Nursing

General Scholarships
Brittany Boyer, Nursing
Matthew Buelow, Medicine, MCW
Nichole Cernat, Nursing
Denise Contreras, Nursing
Natasha Frye, Nursing
Amanda Herzog, Medicine, UW
Kathryn Jacobson, Medicine, UW
Kristin Koehler, Physical Therapy
Rachel Kopesky, Nursing
Stacy Krusa, Nursing
Katie Martin, Nursing
Angela McAllister, Medicine, UW
Andrew Navarrete, Medicine, UW
Sarah Schwenn, Nursing
Erin Spencer, Physical Therapy
Melissa Taavola, Medicine, UW
Rachel Uttech, Medicine, UW
Amy Vogel, Nursing
Benjamin Weston, Medicine, UW
Tosha Wright, Nursing
April Zehm, Medicine, UW
Jacqueline Ziehr, Medicine, MCW


These scholarships are made possible through donations, proceeds from the Foundation’s annual fundraising event and from established funds and endowments. For more information on the Foundation’s Scholarship Program, click here or contact Renee Reback at 866.442.3720.