Stanly Health Foundation awards two scholarships annually to students pursuing careers in healthcare:
The Stanly Health Foundation C. B. Crook Family Scholarship ($5,000) honors the years of philanthropic work by the late C. B. Crook and his wife, Betty. The Crooks have been philanthropic champions for the Foundation since its inception in 1990, and Mr. Crook led the Stanly Society for more than twenty years.
Scholarship Recommendation Form
Applying for both scholarships? Only one application needs to be submitted.
The Stanly Health Foundation Roy and Lou Hinson Scholarship ($2,500) celebrates the late Roy Hinson’s forty-one years of dedicated service to our hospital and his wife, Lou, who is retired from public education and provided many years of volunteer support to the Roy M. Hinson Cancer Center.
Scholarship Recommendation Form
Applying for both scholarships? Only one application needs to be submitted.
Both of these scholarships require that students have completed at least 60 hours of undergraduate course work by June of the year of application and be accepted into a healthcare field of study.
In 2022, the Foundation was honored to award $9,500 in scholarships to these worthy candidates and to honor the legacy of two of Stanly County’s strongest advocates for good health, C.B. Crook and Roy Hinson.
Weslyn Almond is pursuing a Master’s degree in Kinesiology from UNC-Charlotte while working part time in Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab at Atrium Health Stanly.
Savannah Poole of Oakboro who is working toward her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Wingate University. Savannah has a passion for community pharmacy and plans to practice in Stanly County.
Madison Smith is studying to earn a BS in Nursing from UNC Wilmington. Her plans include continuing her studies to become a Nurse Practitioner.
Avery Carrick attends UNC Chapel Hill where she studies Exercise Science and Nutrition. She eventually would like to pursue a Doctorate in Physical Therapy.
Ashley Cody is attending Pfeiffer University and will graduate with a BS in Nursing. She is a teammate in the Medical-Surgical department at Atrium Health Stanly.
