Altru Presents Scholarships to Local High School Graduates
Grand Forks, N.D.– Altru Health System recently presented scholarships to 22 local high school graduates pursuing careers in healthcare or related sciences. The $500 scholarships were presented in communities where Altru offers local services. Award criteria include academic achievement, citizenship and recommendations, determined by a local committee consisting of a science instructor, school counselor and principal.
"Students from the Grand Forks area and our region are a key component to future healthcare needs in North Dakota and Minnesota,” shares Sara Dvorak, Manager of Altru’s Learning and Organizational Development. “By supporting local students, we are helping to educate our own to improve the health of our communities."
Altru is dedicated to supporting students in our region with opportunities to pursue their interest in healthcare. In addition to scholarships, Altru provides shadowing experiences to students from across the region. In 2016, over 1,600 shadowing experiences were coordinated, more than any other health system in the region. These experiences allow students the opportunity to observe work in a health care career of their choice and are critical to shaping the direction that students decide to go.
Congratulations to this year’s scholarship recipients:
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Student Name
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High School
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Field of Interest
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Kylie Dvorak
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Red River High School (Grand Forks)
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Nursing
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Heather Onstad
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Red River High School (Grand Forks)
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Nursing
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Lexi Grinolds
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Central High School (Grand Forks)
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Biology, Orthopedics
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Megan Schumacher
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Central High School (Grand Forks)
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Medicine
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Jordan Jones
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Community High School (Grand Forks)
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Nursing
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Madison Estad
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East Grand Forks Senior High School
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Nursing
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Valerie Doze
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Sacred Heart High School (East Grand Forks)
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Biochemistry
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Emma Stimpfl
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Lake of the Woods School District
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Pre-Medicine
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Beau Wilmer
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Warroad School District
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Physical Therapy
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Mackenzie Bergstrom
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Roseau School District
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Nursing
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Jaelyn Spilde
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Tri-County School District (Karlstad)
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Nursing
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Brittany Klevberg
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Northwood School District
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Physical Therapy
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Madison Hulst
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Crookston High School
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Nursing
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Gabrielle Baird
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Lafayette High School (Red Lake Falls)
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Nursing
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Caitlyn Cox
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Cavalier School District
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Nursing
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Jenna Windjue
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Devils Lake High School
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Pre-Dentistry
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Emily Wicklund
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Greenbush/Middle River High School
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Radiology Tech
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Alayna Espeseth
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Win-E-Mac Public School (Erskine)
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Medical Anthropology
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Megan Sirjord
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Fertile-Beltrami High School (Fertile)
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Nursing
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Christopher Onstad
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Drayton Public School
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Physical Therapy
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Teri Mikalojczyk
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Fosston Public School
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Medical Lab Science
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Jennicca Leier
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Lincoln High School (Thief River Falls)
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Pre-Medicine
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About Altru Health System
Altru Health System is a community-owned, integrated system with an acute care hospital, a specialty hospital, more than a dozen clinics in Grand Forks and the region, and a large home care network. It employs more than 200 physicians and 4,000 staff and has an annual net operating revenue of more than $549 million. As the first member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, Altru’s providers have access to clinically integrated tools extending Mayo Clinic’s knowledge and expertise to patients.
