LIMA, OH (WLIO) - Two outstanding students are awarded scholarships to help them pursue a career in the medical field.
Emma Gerding, a recent graduate of Pandora-Gilboa High School, and Kristen Illig, a graduate of Delphos Jefferson, were awarded the $1,500 Lima Memorial Auxiliary Scholarship during the group's summer general meeting this afternoon. The auxiliary provides scholarships to local students who aspire to positively impact society through their chosen medical career paths.
"Every application that we receive is read and evaluated by the committee and that takes hours and hours because we read them once and then we read them twice and then I get a bottle of Aspirin and I read them again, and maybe after four or five hours I try, all of us, try to choose who we feel needs to be that perfect person," explained Bonnie Shook, service chair of the scholarship collection committee.
The Lima Memorial Auxiliary selected Gerding and Illig out of 47 applicants.
"I just wanted to say thank you, this is a great perfect opportunity," said Emma Gerding.
"Thank you so much, it really does mean a lot and every bit helps, college is really expensive so I'm really grateful for it," commented Kristen Illig.
Gerding will attend ONU this fall, while Illig will be studying at the University of Cincinnati. They have both chosen nursing as their major and aspire to become nurse practitioners in the future.
