Two Carthage High School Students, Two Beaver River Students Selected
The Carthage Area Hospital Foundation and its Board of Directors are pleased to announce the 2020 recipients of the Dr. Frank Harvey & JoAnn Zando Health Care Scholarship.
This annual scholarship is awarded to graduating high school seniors from Carthage High School and Beaver River High School, as well as any graduating high school senior of a Carthage Area Hospital employee. Awardees must have an interest in pursuing a career in health care in either a clinical or support role.
Four seniors were selected and were awarded $750 each. From Carthage High School, awardees included: Emily V. Mueller, Black River; Itai A. Parnes, Carthage. From Beaver River High School, recipients included: Juleanna R. Duell, Castorland; Maggie M. Farney, Lowville.
“Although we faced extremely different circumstances than in years past due to the pandemic, we still received several submissions this year. Each of these individuals will be entering into various health care fields from neo-natal nursing to laboratory services. All students balanced school, extracurricular activities, and even work schedules for some. It’s quite impressive. We wish them all the best in their future endeavors and hope they consider working in rural health care one day,” said Taylour Scanlin, Foundation and Marketing Executive Director.
Emily V. Mueller is the daughter of Melissa and Christopher Mueller. Ms. Mueller will attend SUNY Plattsburgh to study Nutrition. She plans to become a Registered Dietician. Ms. Mueller’s extracurricular activities included Junior & Varsity Soccer and Junior & Varsity Track. She has volunteered for the V.E.M. Food Pantry, Black River Valley Soccer Club, and assisted at several Carthage Area Hospital events. Ms. Mueller also participated in the MASH Camp program through Fort Drum Regional Health Planning Organization.
Itai A. Parnes is the son of Michele & Dr. Nata Parnes. Mr. Parnes will attend Brown University to study computer science. He plans to pursue a career in artificial intelligence pertaining to health care. Mr. Parnes’ extracurricular activities include Key Club, Math Club, Whiz Quiz, JV & Varsity Soccer, Varsity Tennis, just to name a few. Mr. Parnes also completed two internships at Carthage Area Hospital’s IT department where he helped to upgrade computers and software and assisted with staff education. Mr. Parnes is this year’s salutatorian at Carthage High School.
Juleanna R. Duell is the daughter of Jennifer and David Duell. Ms. Duell will attend Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Science to study Clinic Laboratory Sciences. Ms. Duell plans to become a Medical Technologist. Ms. Duell’s extracurricular activities included Band, Booster Club, Theater, Basketball, Soccer, Softball, and many others. She volunteered at the Beaver River Community Service Days and the Beaver Falls Fire Department Fish Fry. Ms. Duell also participated in the Jefferson-Lewis BOCES New Vision Health and Medical Careers Program.
Maggie M. Farney is the daughter of Tracy Sitko Farney and Terry Farney. Ms. Farney will attend LeMoyne College’s partnership program with St. Joseph’s College of Nursing to receive her B.S.N in Nursing. She plans to become a Neonatal Registered Nurse. Her extracurricular activities include Booster Club, Concert Band, Softball, Swimming, Volleyball, Future Educators of America, among others. Ms. Duell has volunteered with Lewis County Search and Rescue and Beaver River Community Service Days. She also participated in the Jefferson-Lewis BOCES New Vision Health and Medical Careers Program.
About the Scholarship
The Dr. Frank Harvey & JoAnn Zando Healthcare Scholarship is named in memory of two people who dedicated their lives to improving health care for North Country residents. Dr. Frank E. Harvey was a longtime family physician who practiced in the Carthage and Watertown areas at Family Practice Associates until his untimely death in 2009 at the age of 52. JoAnn Zando was a longtime Carthage Area Hospital employee who, at the time of her death in 2017, served as Development Manager for the Carthage Area Hospital Foundation.
Seniors who plan to attend an accredited two or four-year College, or the LPN program at BOCES, and will be enrolled in an academic program in the health or medical field, are eligible to apply. A scholarship selection committee determines awardees after a thorough review of each applicant’s academic and scholastic record, leadership skills, community involvement, communication skills and overall interest in a health care career.