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WVU Medicine St. Joseph’s Hospital Auxiliary awards scholarships to two seniors at their Spring Luncheon

Pictured, from left to right, are Vonnie Hager, Auxiliary Scholarship Committee; Patty McComas, Auxiliary President; Dr. Greenbrier Almond, Kyndal Davis and NinaMae Coberly.

BUCKHANNON, WV – WVU Medicine St. Joseph’s Hospital Auxiliary awarded two $1,000 scholarships at their Spring Annual Board Meeting Luncheon. 

Funds for the scholarship were raised through bake sales and donations. Dr. Greenbrier Almond, in memory of his wife, also donated to the scholarship fund. He attended the luncheon and presented each recipient with a copy of his wife’s memoir, God’s Boot Camp.

Applicants had to be a resident of Upshur County, graduate with a GPA of at least 3.5, and be enrolling in a healthcare career program from an accredited facility. 

The two senior recipients were Kyndal Davis, who will be attending West Virginia University on a pharmacy track, and NinaMae Coberly, who will be studying to become a nurse anesthetist at Marshall University.

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