The Northside Hospital-Atlanta Auxiliary announced that 15 students received a total of $48,000 in scholarship funds to assist them in pursuing their education in various medical fields.
This year’s recipients of the annual scholarships are Northside Hospital employees or their immediate family members, who enrolled in a health-related program at an accredited university, college, or health-related technical school.
“This is another vital program we provide to our Northside Hospital community,” said Michaelle Arkin, president of the NH-Atlanta Auxiliary. “Our Auxiliary scholarship program enables our employees, our volunteers, and their dependents the opportunity to further their education with financial help.”
The scholarships are awarded based on documented need and the number of qualified applicants. This year’s scholarship recipients are:

• Asha Ali, of Powder Springs, who is a nursing student at Kennesaw State University
• De’Marcus Barnes, of Hiram, who is pursuing a Biology degree at Shorter University
• Megan Eisenberg, of Roswell, who is pursuing a Doctorate of Physical Therapy at Armstrong State
• Jennifer Goss, of Jasper, who is pursuing a BSN at Western Governor’s University
• Harrison Gunn, of Roswell, who is in a Family Nurse Practitioner program at Troy University
• Nicole Ikara, of Loganville, who is in a Pharmacy program at Mercer University
• Kimberly Mayfield, of Norcross, who is pursuing an MSN in Executive Nursing Administration at the University of South Alabama
• Lauren Oberg, of Roswell, who is in a Family Nurse Practitioner program at Kennesaw State University
• Canelda Perry, of Atlanta, who is a Family Nurse Practitioner student at Mercer University
• Luke Qin, of Sandy Springs, who is pursuing a Biochemistry degree at Georgia Tech
• Dorissa Rawls, of Atlanta, who is pursuing an MSN – Family Nurse Practitioner at the University of North Georgia
• Jeunelle Robson, of Johns Creek, who is a nursing student at Georgia College and State University
• Taiwo Soluade, of Douglasville, who is pursuing an ADN at Chattahoochee Tech
• Corey Streetman, of Decatur, who is a Nursing Education graduate student at Grand Canyon University
• Ora Williams, of Grayson, who is pursuing a Doctorate in Healthcare Administration at Capella University

For more information, visit NorthsideAtlAux.com or call 404-851- 8707.

About Northside Hospital (www.northside.com)
The Northside Hospital health care system is an 852-bed, not-for- profit health care provider with more than 150 locations across Georgia, including three acute care, state-of- the-art hospitals in Atlanta, Cherokee County and Forsyth County. Northside Hospital leads the U.S. in newborn deliveries, diagnoses and treats the most cancer cases in Georgia and performs the most robotic surgeries in Georgia. The only Georgia hospital on the Forbes list of America’s Best Employers, Northside has more than 2,500 physicians and 14,200 employees who serve nearly 2 million patient visits annually across a full range of medical services.

photo: De’Marcus Barnes, of Hiram