Health & Wellness

Three areas within Memorial Health have awarded scholarships this year to local seniors.

Six high school seniors who live in Union County and plan to study health-related college majors each received $1,000 in Memorial Hospital Medical Staff Scholarships at recent high school award ceremonies:

• Zuhayr Ahmed, a senior at Dublin Jerome High School, has plans to attend The Ohio State University and pursue a bachelor’s degree in finance with a pre-med track.
• Claire Baker, a senior at Fairbanks High School, has plans to attend Otterbein University to secure a bachelor’s degree in molecular biology with a psychology minor. She was also recognized for serving as a student volunteer at Memorial for three years.
• Isabella Hackett, a senior at Marysville Early College High School, will work toward a bachelor’s degree in biology with a pre-med track, concentrating in neuroscience at Denison University. She was also recognized for being a student volunteer at Memorial for three years.
• Paige Mobley, a senior at Marysville High School, will be working towards a bachelor’s degree in biomedical sciences from Grand Valley State University, with future plans of becoming an orthopedist. She was also recognized for serving as a student volunteer at Memorial for one year.
• Jace Schrock, a senior at Jonathan Alder High School, will be pursuing a bachelor’s degree in health and exercise sciences at Taylor University.
• Allison Stacklin, a senior at North Union High School, will be pursuing a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences with a pre-dental track at The Ohio State University.

All scholarship applications were submitted to the Union County Foundation, which administers the process. The Memorial Hospital Medical Staff has awarded scholarships to area seniors for nineteen years.

Four high school seniors who are current or past student volunteers at Memorial, are in good standing with the Volunteer Services program, and are pursuing higher education after high school each received $1,000 in Memorial Health Volunteer Services Scholarships. The selection criteria are based on length of service, total number of volunteer service hours, attendance record, and an essay summarizing the volunteer experience. Recipients for 2025 include:

• Rachel Braun, a senior at Marysville Early College High School, volunteered over 320 hours with three years of service.
• Olivia Gratz, a senior at Marysville Early College High School, volunteered over 212 hours with two years of service.
• Aubrey Montgomery, a senior at Marysville Early College High School, volunteered over 415 hours with four years of service.
• Benjamin Stiffler, a senior at Marysville High School, volunteered over 430 hours with three years of service.

This is the fourth year for the Memorial Health Volunteer Services Scholarship.

Finally, a selection committee has awarded the winner of the 2025 Dr. Douglas S. Skura Scholarship, a medical school scholarship created by the Medical Staff of Memorial Hospital in memory of Douglas Stephen Skura, MD. Dr. Skura was a compassionate Memorial Health team member and devoted physician for over 15 years. He provided unwavering dedication to his patients and found great purpose in taking care of others. This scholarship was established to recognize the contributions he made to medicine and honor his legacy.

This year’s recipient is Katie Krueger, a 2021 graduate of Marysville High School. Krueger has earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with minors in Biology and Chemistry from Lee University. This fall she plans to attend medical school at one of the following institutions – the University of Toledo College of Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, or East Tennessee State University College of Medicine.

The Dr. Douglas S. Skura Scholarship is intended to defray costs of tuition, lab fees, and text books while working toward the attainment of either a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.). The applicant must currently reside in Union County, Ohio; have graduated from a high school in Union County, Ohio; be employed at Memorial Hospital (Marysville, Ohio); or be an immediate relative of an employee at Memorial Hospital. This is the second year for the scholarship.