In 1967 the Guild created a scholarship fund to further the education of Thompson Health associates. To this day, the health system and the Guild continue to contribute funds to qualified associates' tuition bills.
In addition, the Guild established an annual scholarship fund that awards up to five $2,000 scholarships to deserving seniors in the service area of Thompson Health.
Scholarships are given by the Guild to encourage young people to enter one of the many health care fields of study. Scholarship recipients must be registered in a human health-related field and must successfully complete their first college semester with the intent to study the second semester in a human health-related field. The Thompson Health Guild will award up to five scholarships each year, depending on applications received for viable student candidates.
General Guidelines for the Thompson Health Guild Scholarships are as follows:
For more information on the scholarship program contact Carol Urbaitis, Scholarship Committee Chairperson, at Carol.Urbaitis@flcc.edu
The Thompson Health Guild awarded scholarships to five 2024 high school graduates. Each scholarship, worth $2,000, goes to a recipient registered in a health-related field who must successfully complete their first college semester with the intent to study the second semester in a health-related field. The recipients were as follows:
Sean Spezzano
Sean Spezzano is the 2024 recipient of the Debbie & Russ Kimble Memorial Scholarship.
He will be attending Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, majoring in biochemistry.
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Hailey Trank
Hailey Trank of Penn Yan Academy is the recipient of the Gerry North Memorial Scholarship. Trank will attend Nazareth University in Rochester, majoring in nursing.
Grace Davis
Grace Davis of Canandaigua Academy is the recipient of the Gail D. O’Brien Memorial Scholarship. She will attend Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), pursuing a five-year bachelor’s/master’s degree in the Physician Assistant program.
Jude Rischpater
Jude Rischpater of Naples High School is the recipient of the Theresa Trembly Memorial Scholarship. He will be majoring in neuroscience at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa.
Johnathan Finewood
Johnathan Finewood of Midlakes High School is the recipient of the Phyllis Ehmann Memorial Scholarship. He has been accepted to SUNY Cortland, to study biology.
The Thompson Health Guild awarded scholarships to five 2023 high school graduates. Each scholarship, worth $2,000, goes to a recipient registered in a health-related field who must successfully complete their first college semester with the intent to study the second semester in a health-related field. The recipients were as follows:
Thomas Barden II
Thomas Barden II was the 2023 recipient of the Debbie & Russ Kimble Memorial Scholarship.
He is an incredibly hard worker, and he excelled at Penn Yan Academy, playing multiple sports, volunteering throughout the school and community, and working as a lifeguard, ski instructor, and farm hand.
Tommy enrolled in the BOCES New Vision program for his senior year of high school and chose SUNY Geneseo for his undergraduate experience, with the goal of moving on to attend medical school. He is currently thinking about a career in pediatrics.
Katherine Cline
Katherine Cline was the 2023 recipient of our Gerry North Memorial Scholarship.
Katherine excelled in her academic studies at Marcus Whitman with a class rank of 4 in a class of 101 students. She pushed herself academically while being an active member of her class, an athlete, community service volunteer, and holding down a part-time job.
During her senior year, she was a part of the BOCES New Visions Medical program at Thompson. In the fall, she will be pursuing a bachelor’s degree at Colgate University, with plans to later attend medical school.
Madeline Johnston
Madeline Johnston of Bloomfield High School was the 2023 recipient of our Gail O’Brien Memorial Scholarship.
An athlete who was involved in a number of extra-curricular activities throughout high school, Maddie participated in the New Vision Medical Program through BOCES during her senior year and was hired as a patient care technician at Thompson Hospital.
Maddie will attend RIT, where she will pursue the five-year BS/MS physician assistant program. Her long-term goal is to enroll in a bridge program, becoming a medical doctor or doctor of osteopathic medicine.
Louise Liu
Louise Liu of Midlakes High School was the 2023 recipient of our Theresa Tremblay Memorial Scholarship.
During high school, Louise took several accelerated courses, AP courses, and Gemini courses. She was also working to earn the Seal of Biliteracy in three languages – English, Chinese, and Spanish.
Louise participated in numerous extracurricular activities throughout high school and has devoted many hours to assisting in the success of her family’s restaurant businesses.
She will attend RIT to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree in Diagnostic Medical Sonography in order to become a radiologic technician.
Ava Pickering
Ava Pickering of Red Jacket High School was the 2023 recipient of our Phyllis Ehmann Memorial Scholarship.
Ava was president of her senior class and participated in Student Council, several school musicals and Ontario County Youth Court. Her counselor said she is amazing not just due to her accomplishments, but due to her character and integrity. She is passionate about helping others.
During her senior year, Ava participated in the BOCES New Vision Medical program at Thompson Hospital. She was accepted to study Biomedical Engineering at Montana State University in Bozeman. She has an additional goal to pursue a dual M.D./PhD degree in Dermatology.
The Thompson Health Guild is the auxiliary of UR Medicine Thompson Health, fundraising for the nonprofit organization in order to support capital campaigns, purchase medical equipment and offer programs for hospital patients, nursing home residents, staff members and community members. The scholarships are among the guild’s annual traditions.
The Thompson Health Guild awarded scholarships to five 2022 high school graduates. Each scholarship, worth $2,000, goes to a recipient registered in a health-related field who must successfully complete their first college semester with the intent to study the second semester in a health-related field. The recipients were as follows:
The Thompson Health Guild awarded scholarships to five 2021 high school graduates. Each scholarship, worth $2,000, goes to a recipient registered in a health-related field who must successfully complete their first college semester with the intent to study the second semester in a health-related field. The recipients were as follows:
The Thompson Health Guild recently awarded scholarships to five 2020 high school graduates. Each scholarship, worth $2,000, goes to a recipient registered in a health-related field who must successfully complete their first college semester with the intent to study the second semester in a health-related field. The recipients were as follows:
The Thompson Health Guild is the auxiliary of UR Medicine Thompson Health, fundraising for the nonprofit organization in order to support capital campaigns, purchase medical equipment and offer programs for hospital patients, nursing home residents, staff members and community members. The scholarships are among the guild’s annual traditions. This year, the Guild added the Gail D. O’Brien Memorial Scholarship, honoring a guild board member who passed away in 2019.
Thompson Health Guild Awarded Scholarships to Four 2019 Graduates
These four area students received scholarships from the Thompson Health Guild, the auxiliary of UR Medicine Thompson Health last year The scholarships were presented by the Guild at its annual dinner, held June 5 at Ferris Hills at West Lake in Canandaigua. Each scholarship, worth $2,000, went to a recipient registered in a health-related field who must successfully complete their first college semester with the intent to study the second semester in a health-related field. The recipients were as follows:
PHOTO CAPTION: From left are Thompson Health Guild scholarship recipients Lindsey Kugler of Naples High School, Louis Smith of Mynderse Academy, Kiersten Jones of Waterloo High School and Danielle Snyder of Canandaigua Academy.