CLARION, Pa. (EYT) — The BHS Clarion Hospital Foundation awarded seven scholarships to area students pursuing education in the medical field.

Abbey Barron, Nicholas Cherico, Regan Husted, Kaylee LaVan, Dominika Logue, Ryley Pago, and Damon Weaver were selected by committee members to be the 2022 recipients.

To be eligible for scholarship consideration, students must be a graduate or future graduate of a Clarion County high school, be accepted into a school of post-secondary health care education, have a 3.0 grade point average or equivalent in the final three years of high school, and plan to pursue higher education in a medical-related field.

(Pictured above: Abbey Barron was awarded the James B. Alexander Memorial Scholarship.)

Abbey is a 2022 graduate of North Clarion High School. While at North Clarion, Abbey was president of the junior historians, president of the student council, president of the National Honors Society, and class treasurer. Abbey has been accepted to the University of Utah where she plans to pursue a career as a physician.