Scholarship Recipients July 8, 2003 Catawba Valley Medical Center Auxiliary Announces Scholarship Recipients Catawba Valley Medical Center’s Auxiliary recently awarded $1,000 scholarships to seven area high school graduates. Receiving the scholarships were Lauren Ashley Caldwell of Maiden High School, Emilie Cathryn Dickinson of Fred T. Foard High School, Andrea Lauren Eggleston of Newton-Conover High School, Andrea Renae Fox of St. Stephens High School, Tenika Chique McCorkle of Hickory High School, Trey Wyate Miller of Bandys High School and Chuemee Yang of Bunker Hill High School. The auxiliary gives the awards for the annual Frances Slemp Health Career scholarships to students in area high schools. Funds are generated primarily through the hospital gift shop, operated by the auxiliary. The scholarship is named for long-time hospital volunteer Frances Slemp who was gift shop manager for 27 years. Eligible students must be graduating with a grade of C plus or better and plan to study for a health care career. Financial need is a consideration. Applications are available in each area high school counselor’s office. For information, call the hospital’s volunteer services department at 828-326-3434. Catawba Valley Medical Center is a not-for-profit healthcare system providing and promoting the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being of the public in addition to serving as a center for health education, wellness services, preventative medicine and acute care. It was recently designated as the thirty-second Magnet facility in the nation and the second in the Carolinas.