Good Samaritan Awards Scholarships to High School Grads

Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital has awarded 11 local teenagers with scholarships in recognition of their hard work. Each recipient will get $1,000 per year of college as long as they maintain a 3.0 grade point average and continue to pursue a medical discipline.

“We provide them with funds to cover some inescapable expenses—textbooks, a laptop, food, things of that nature,” said Dr. Richard McPartlin, medical staff president-elect and chairman of the Scholarship Committee.

"I participate in the scholarship program every year, and each time the recipients renew my faith in our next generation of teens as well as medical professionals,” McPartlin said.

Because Good Samaritan Hospital prides itself on being a community hospital, McPartlin views the scholarship program as one more way the hospital interacts with local citizens.

The following students are the scholarship recipients:

• Najid Ali, graduate of Lisle Senior High School, University of Missouri, pre-med;
• Claire Bedalov, graduate of Downers Grove North High School, Notre Dame University, pre-med;
• Skya Gentle, graduate of Lisle Senior High School, Millikin University, nursing;
• Matthew Greg, graduate of Downers Grove South High School, Saint Louis University, pre-med;
• Ashley Killian, graduate of Glenbard South High School, Lewis University, nursing;
• Zara Kisielius, graduate of Downers Grove North High School, Butler University, pre-med;
• Matthew Krzywosz, graduate of Benet Academy, Butler University, pharmacy;
• Mary Kate Lawler, graduate of Benet Academy, Creighton University, nursing
• Jennifer Nichols, graduate of Downers Grove North High School, University of Illinois, pre-med;
• Avesh Thaker, graduate of Hinsdale Central High School, Loyola University, pre-med; and
• Erik Velkme, Montini Catholic High School, Michigan State University, medical research.