FORE Scholarship Recipients - Ohio
FORE Announces Scholarship Recipients
Scholarships Awarded to Ohio Students
Each year, the Foundation of Research and Education (FORE) offers HIM students a helping hand through the FORE Merit Scholarship Program. The FORE scholarships are awarded to outstanding HIM students who are pursuing degrees in HIA or HIT at accredited schools across the nation.
2006 FORE Merit Scholarship Recipients
Congratulations to the 2006 AHIMA FORE merit scholarship recipients from Ohio!
These recipients were selected from over 260 applicants:

Paula
Kessler
was awarded a Laing & Associates Scholarship.
Deborah
Rowan
was awarded a Precyse Solutions Scholarship.
Janice Lance
was awarded a Smart Corp. Scholarship.
Amy Tobin
was awarded a Smart Corp. Scholarship.
Bunnie
Cobb
was awarded a Jimmy Gamble Memorial Scholarship established by gifts from 3M
Health Information Systems and
friends of Jimmy Gamble.
Barbara
Dorr was awarded a
Sanfra Key, RHIT Memorial Scholarship established by a gift from Healthcare
Contract Resources.
Joann
Blackwell
was awarded a Connie Marshall Memorial Scholarship.
Deborah
Myers
was awarded a FORE Scholarship.
Jennifer
Blandford
was awarded a FORE Scholarship.
Lindsey
Brand
was awarded a FORE Scholarship.

2005 FORE Merit Scholarship Recipients
Congratulations to the 2005 AHIMA FORE merit scholarship recipients from Ohio! These recipients were selected from over 246 applicants:
Kristi Schaaf
was awarded a MedQuist Scholarship.
Lynn Holmes
was awarded a Smart Corp. Scholarship.
Vickie Spearman
was awarded an AHIMA Staff Scholarship established with gifts from AHIMA staff.
Jennifer Loughrey
was awarded a Bright Future Scholarship established by gifts from past scholarship award recipients.
Janette Kohmann
was awarded a FORE Scholarship.
Teresa Marling
was awarded a FORE Scholarship.
Theresa Smolak
was awarded a FORE Scholarship.
2004 FORE Merit Scholarship Recipients
Congratulations to the 2004 AHIMA FORE merit scholarship recipients from Ohio! These recipients were selected from over 180 applicants:
Ethel Lockerd
was awarded a Team Talks Scholarship made possible by member gifts at Summer Team Talks.
Dorsia Wakawa
was awarded a FORE Diversity Scholarship.
Cynthia Henderson was awarded a FORE Scholarship.
2003 FORE Merit Scholarship Recipients
Congratulations to the 2003 AHIMA FORE merit scholarship recipients from Ohio! These recipients were selected from over 150 applicants:
Sharon Coleman-Smith
was awarded a FORE Scholarship and is pursing a Master of Arts degree with a concentration in Health Information Management.
John Heller
was awarded the MedQuist Scholarship and is pursuing a degree in Health Information Management Systems.
Kathleen Lindeman
pursuing a degree in Health Information Technology was awarded a FORE Scholarship.
Melissa Otting
pursuing a degree in Health Information Administration was awarded a FORE Scholarship.
2002 FORE Merit Scholarship Recipients
Congratulations to the 2002 AHIMA FORE merit scholarship recipients from Ohio! These recipients were selected from over 145 applicants:
Beth A. Leonard, RHIA
was awarded a FORE Graduate Scholarship and is pursing a Master's in Health Information Management at The College of St. Scholastica.
Karen K. Kilcoyne, LPN
was awarded the Eclipsys Corporation Scholarship and is pursuing a degree in Health Information Technology at Cincinnati State Community College.
Nilgun Sezginis, CCS-P
was awarded the Lucretia Spears Scholarship and is pursuing a degree in Health Information Technology at Owens Community College.
2001 FORE Merit Scholarship Recipients
The following Ohio students were awarded FORE Scholarships in 2001 to honor their outstanding academic achievement and
commitment to the Health Information Management field:
Barbara Davis
was awarded a FORE Scholarship and is pursuing a degree in HIM at The Ohio State University.
Joseph Laurienzo
received the Julia LeBlond Memorial scholarship (St. Anthony Publishing/Ingenix, Medicode Companies) and is pursuing a degree in HIM at Cuyahoga Community College.
Krystal Phillips
was the Redi-Tag Corporation Scholarship recipient and is pursuing a degree in HIT at Columbus State Community College.
Congratulations to all award winners. If you would like additional information or applications for scholarships, please visit the FORE page of AHIMA's website at
www.ahima.org/FORE.
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