Horizon Health Awards Healthcare Scholarships

Horizon Health and the Horizon Health Foundation of East Central Illinois have awarded healthcare scholarships to help local students further their education in the medical field. Scholarship winners for the 2022-2023 school year are as follows:

PCH Volunteers’ Scholarships

Available to high school graduating seniors and Horizon Health employees:

• $1,000 scholarship – Madelyn Cary, of Redmon, and a graduating senior at Shiloh High School, will study paramedic services at Lake Land College.
• $1,000 scholarship – Isabelle Muchow, of Paris, a certified nursing assistant at Horizon Health (PRN), will pursue a nursing degree at Indiana State University.

Doc Acklin Healthcare Scholarships

Available to graduating seniors from Paris Cooperative High School who embody the character traits of the late Dr. James Acklin (scholastic ability, participation in athletics, and character):

• $1,000 scholarship – Braydon Atkinson will study pre-medicine at Indiana State University.
• $1,000 scholarship – Chloe Martin will study chemistry at the University of Mississippi.

Nursing Foundation Scholarships

Available to applicants who are currently enrolled in, or have been accepted into, a nursing program. These scholarships are provided by Horizon Health’s Department of Nursing.

• $500 scholarship – Chandra Cravens, of Paris, a certified nursing assistant at Horizon Health (PRN), is pursuing an associate’s degree in nursing at Lincoln Trail College.
• $500 scholarship – Isabelle Muchow, of Paris, a certified nursing assistant at Horizon Health (PRN), is pursuing a nursing degree at Indiana State University.

Dr. Leland Phipps Memorial Scholarship

Available to a Horizon Health employee to further his or her education in the healthcare field (made possible by the Carle Foundation).

• $1,000 scholarship – Katie Moore, of Paris, certified medical assistant, is pursuing a nursing degree at Ivy Tech School of Nursing.