Barton Auxiliary hands out $16K in scholarships

Eight graduating students from the South Shore and Carson Valley were awarded a combined $16,000 in scholarships from Barton Memorial Hospital Auxiliary.

The annual scholarship program was open to local high school and community college students focusing their higher education in a medical field.

Barton Auxiliary’s 2018 grant cycle included a new Dan Kerr Memorial Scholarship, celebrating the legacy of Auxiliary member and avid volunteer, Dan Kerr. Totaling $7,000, this new scholarship was awarded to two graduating seniors of Barton Memorial Hospital employees. An additional $9,000 was divvied between recipients selected on the basis of academic excellence and interest in pursuing a career in a medically related career.

Dan Kerr Scholarship recipients were Abby Burns and Gabriella Fisher of South Tahoe High School. The Barton Auxiliary Scholarships were awarded to Marin Underhill of Lake Tahoe Community College; Shelby Lyon and Bailey Segers of South Tahoe High School; Nicholaus Buchholz of Whittell High School; and Simranjit Kaur and Ian Ozolins of Douglas High School.