Fulton County Medical Center Foundation Announces Scholarships

McCONNELLSBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Twenty-nine students are receiving help to pursue careers in healthcare.

The Fulton County Medical Center Foundation announced this week that six high school students and 23 college students will receive between $1,000 and $3,500.

“They each shared their excitement about their career aspirations, whether they are beginning or about to complete their college journey,” said Mike Straley, executive director of the FCMC Foundation. “Our committee was impressed by the different areas of study our youth are pursuing…nursing, medicine, dentistry, optometry, mortuary sciences, occupational/physical/respiratory therapies, clinical psychology, ultrasound, paramedic, biomedical engineering, surgical technology and pharmacy. Our scholarship committee is pleased to be able to award scholarships to help them achieve their goals.

“Thanks to financial support from the community, these awards are made possible and we are grateful every year,” Straley added.

The FCMC Foundation’s primary scholarship fundraiser is its annual Bluegrass & BBQ each spring. The 10th annual event will take place on Friday, April 25, 2025, with the award-winning Volume 5 performing for this special evening.

“This is a milestone anniversary for this fundraiser and it will be a special celebration,” Straley said.

The scholarship recipients were:

High school

• Kyler Hale, McConnellsburg, nursing student at Hagerstown Community College;
• Linkyn Harmon, McConnellsburg, studies biology technology at Shippensburg University;
• Ethan Hopkins, McConnellsburg, studying physical therapy at Chatham University;
• Brenna Snyder, Forbes Road, student in the physician assistant program at St. Francis University;
• Picture Jansen, McConnellsburg, surgical technology student at Mount Aloysius College;
• Lexi Seiders, surgical technology student at Central Penn College.

College – Post-graduation

• Aiden Barnett, a pre-med student at Lock Haven University;
• Abigail Heister, a clinical psychology student at the Florida Institute of Technology;
• Calli Nesbitt-Covert, occupational therapy student at Touro University;
• Dayton Pelton, optometry student at Salus University;
• Alexandra Treml, studying health data at Dartmouth University.

College – Undergraduate

• Kayla Baker, nursing student at the University of Pittsburgh – Johnstown;
• Rachel Bradshaw, pharmacy student at Wilkes University;
• Carson Elbin, a pre-med student at St. Francis University;
• Abigail Fischer, nursing student at Hagerstown Community College and Frostburg University;
• Drew Gordon, a dental student at Shippensburg University;
• Christopher “Dane” Harvey, who is studying to be a paramedic/firefighter at Cowley Community College;
• Olivia Henry, a pre-med student at Juniata College;
• Alexis Hoover, a nursing student at Penn State Altoona;
• Brianna Kylor, nursing student at Hagerstown Community College;
• Kyla McCusker, a respiratory therapy student at Allegany College of Maryland;
• Molly Mellott, a physician assistant student at St. Francis University;
• Cheyenne Risbon, a nursing student at St. Francis University;
• Bryonna Ross, nursing student at the University of Pittsburgh;
• Sarah Schepis, ultrasound student at Indiana University of Pennsylvania;
• Hanna Skiles, mortuary science student at the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Sciences;
• Libby Skiles, nursing student at Penn State Mont Alto;
• Lariah Souders, nursing student at Indiana University of Pennsylvania;
• Nicole Treml, biomedical engineering student at Virginia Tech.