2025 - 2026
Nursing Scholarships
We are delighted to announce that $161,000 in nursing scholarships has been awarded for the 2025–2026 academic year. Applicants competed for two prestigious awards: the Trinity Lutheran Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Scholarship and the L.A. Hollinger, MD Scholarship.
The Trinity Lutheran Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Fund awarded a total of $157,000 in scholarships to exceptional nursing students pursuing their academic and professional goals.
The L.A. Hollinger, MD Fund awarded $4,000 in additional scholarships to four students whose applications reflected one of the core values exemplified by the late Dr. Hollinger:
Compassionate and professional patient care
Excellence in education and teaching
Service to one’s community and nation
Medical missions to the indigent
These scholarships reflect AcruxKC’s ongoing commitment to supporting the next generation of nurses and honoring legacies that continue to shape compassionate, high-quality care in Kansas City and beyond.
Note: Recipients marked with an asterisk (*) were recognized with a L.A. Hollinger, MD Scholarship.
Meet the 2025-2026 Scholarship Recipients
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Meet the 2025-2026 Scholarship Recipients ~~~
Arizona College of Nursing
Ashley M. Chisenski
Baker University
Abigail K. Jacob
Gavin J. Mitchell
Benedictine College
Hannah L. Bergman
Marissa M. Camarca
Josephine M. Jansen
Grace M. Johnson*
Anya M.J. Moorehouse
Clare J. Oberg
Jennifer G. Reiter
Juliana M. Stokman
Jenna N. Wilken
Bethel College
Haydyn E. Boor
Maria I. Cortes-Hernandez
Cedarville College
Jocelyn M. Finley
Concordia University Wisconsin
Jenna M. Mundt*
Johnson County Community College
Thiziri Amroune
Jillian A. Gandara
Wendy N. Hernandez Vallejo
My Phuong Le
Makayla J. Stewart
Pratap Thapa
Alexis G. Trinkle
Kansas Wesleyan University
Brooke A. Strine
Mesa Community College/Grand Canyon University
Halee Merrill
Miracle Unique Onyia
MidAmerica Nazarene University
Andrea J. Clements
Madison Cole
Ebere Jessica Denchukwu
Jalyssa Maker
Missouri Valley College
McKenna I. Christensen
Quinlynn O. Keller
Missouri Western State University
Allie M. Cass
Sydney D. Strack
Neosho County Community College
Kaylin M. Montaleone
Debra Anne Pilgrim
Pittsburg State University
Naomi M. Arnold
Elsa G. Bott
Jessica E. Combs
Lauren I. Heck
Audrey R. McCarty
Madison L. McClure
Peyton Dean Mitchell
Josie K. Murphy
Chase D. Poague
Benjamin C. Pritchett*
Hadeel Said
Abigail E. Scott
Morgan T. Scott
Ethan D. Shipley
Catherine C. Simpkins
Jenna Speere
Research College of Nursing
Maryan Abdullahi Abdi
Paxton Donaldson
Ashlyn N. Long
Lauren N. Muirhead
Grace Tepondjou Nandong
Hannah E. Schmitt
Rockhurst University
Isabella G. Hudson
Kourtney R. Kane
Casidy T. Meeks
Mariana S. Rosales
Katherine Springer
Southwest Baptist University
Kaydence L. Gibson
Bianca D. McBride
Grey Eugene Emerson Roberts
Leah M. Sommerer
University of Central Missouri
Ethen Albert
Sage A. Burris
Eleanor Elizabeth U. Opurum
Matthew Smith
Jaley Warren
University of Kansas - School of Nursing
Shaelin C. Helus
Jenna A. Kline
Faron Medhi
Lauren E. Seals
University of Missouri - Columbia
Ellie O. Torres
Elaina M. Twenter
Avery D. Vance
University of Missouri - Kansas City
Leah R. Greenwald
University of Saint Mary
Jordan Reynolds
William Jewell College
Abby M. Candelier
Andrea C. Munoz*
Khadijah Rouhi