Luthercare recently awarded $18,000 in scholarships to help advance the education of local graduating high school seniors who are pursuing careers in nursing. The recipients had distinguished themselves through their written essay, letters of reference, and passion for the field.

One-time, $5,000 scholarships were presented to Annika Bollinger of Cocalico High School and Tori Heiserman of Lampeter-Strasburg High School.

A special one-time, $3,000 scholarship, the Mary Roth Nursing Scholarship, was awarded to Vanessa Russo of Northern Lebanon High School. The scholarship was named in memory of Mary Roth, a longtime Lititz and Luther Acres resident who passed away in 2019 at age 95. Her sister, who is also a resident of Luther Acres, wanted to find a meaningful way to recognize what would have been Mary's 100th birthday this year and chose to help fund the education of a future nurse by setting up the scholarship.

One-time, $1,000 scholarships were awarded to Kyra Bixler of Garden Spot High School; Sydney Brubaker of Donegal High School; Isabel Harnish of Annville-Cleona High School; Sophia Lutz of Lancaster Country Day School; and Savannah Stauffer of Ephrata Senior High School.

The winners will continue their education and professional development at Clemson University, Lebanon County Career and Technology Center, Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences, Villanova University, and York College of Pennsylvania.

To learn more about Luthercare, visit http://www.luthercare.org.