Recipients of the St. Luke's Miners Hospital board of trustees Scholarship and the St. Luke's Miners Campus Medical Staff Scholarship were announced this week.

Announcements were made by Bill Moyer, president of St. Luke's Miners Campus; Board of Trustees Chairwoman Maureen Donovan; James D. Bohri, radiologist and president of the medical staff; and Mark Kender, MD, vice chairman, board of trustees.The board of trustees Scholarship and the Medical Staff Scholarship are each $1,000 and presented to a graduating senior from seven area high schools who met the criteria of the award. The criteria required each recipient to be in the top 25 percent of the graduating class and be enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited four-year college or university in the health care or science field."To be able to provide these scholarships to these students is an honor for us at St. Luke's," Moyer said. "We hope that the young men and women receiving the awards will return to our area after completing their training to provide health care services to the community in which they were raised."Board of Trustees Scholarships:Jacob Saxon, Jim Thorpe High School, enrolled at Muhlenberg College for biologyMarissa Michalik, Lehighton Area High School, enrolled at Penn State University for biochemistryMadison Jeffries, Mahanoy Area High School, enrolled at St. Joseph's University for biology/pre-medRachel Meier, Marian Catholic High School, enrolled at Duquesne University for pharmacyAngelica Piatt, Panther Valley High School, enrolled at Temple University for biologyNathan MacDonald, Tamaqua Area High School, enrolled at Misericordia University for physical therapyTea Heister, Weatherly Area High School, enrolled at Wilkes University for nursingMedical Staff Scholarships:Lesley DeStefano, Jim Thorpe High School, enrolled at Marywood University for physician assistantBritani Graver, Lehighton Area High School, enrolled at Elizabethtown University for biochemistryCourtney Levy, Mahanoy Area High School, enrolled at Lebanon Valley College for exercise scienceAlexandra Stroia, Marian Catholic High School, enrolled at Alvernia University for pre-medSteven Reehl, Panther Valley High School, enrolled at Elizabethtown University for biology/pre-medKayla Wickersham, Tamaqua Area High School, enrolled at Slippery Rock for physical therapyJenna Bartel, Weatherly Area High School, enrolled at Indiana University of Pennsylvania for nursing