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Scholarships

Competitive scholarships of $1,000 are awarded annually in the fall to selected students who have been accepted as degree candidates into one of the School of Health Professions degree programs.

Change a Life

Establish a scholarship at MD Anderson.

Eligibility

Applicants must

Be a citizen of the United States (or), permanent United States resident, or an international students on an F1 or J1 visa.
Be accepted as a degree candidate into one of MD Anderson's School of Health Professions degree programs.
Be enrolled as a full-time SHP student.
Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 if a current student or a minimum admissions GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale if a newly admitted student.
Demonstrate personal motivation for excellence in both character and academic achievement.
Submit all application documents by the due date as noted in the scholarship notice.

Selection Criteria

Academic achievement
Evidence of leadership and involvement (school and community)
Outstanding character
Service to community and school

Donor & Scholarship List
2022 Awardees

Congratulations to the 112 students that have received an SHP Scholarship.

We are very thankful to the donors that have generously provided opportunities for our students. The donors are listed below with the scholarship name and current year awardees.

Mr. Michael A. Blue

Patricia Mack Blue Scholarship Fund
awarded to an outstanding Radiation Therapy student

William Balch (RT)
Jared Macias (RT)
Alexandra Norton (RT)

The Bobo Family

Bobo Family Scholarship Endowment

Nguyen Pham (MGT)
Taylon Prevost (DGG)

Mr. Mark Callaghan

Callaghan Whitelaw Endowed Scholarship

Torye Smith (CT)

Mr. James J. and Mrs. Patricia Diane Cano

Betty and Charlie Menard Scholarship

Ines Martin (DGG)

Melody Celeste James Scholarship

Daisy Hong (MD)

Mr. Bryan F. Clark

Susan and Bryan Clark Scholarship Endowment in honor of T. Boone Pickens

Abryl Casana (DI)
Giovanna De Vita Sifontes (CLS)
Sheza Khan (MGT)

Mr. Larry J. Clark

Vicki Hopwood Scholarship
awarded to an outstanding Cytogenetic Technology student

Cindy Andrade (CGT)

Ms. Cayce Connolly

The Cayce Connolly Genetics Scholarship Endowment
awarded to an outstanding Molecular Genetic Technology student

Mr. and Mrs. Caroll L. Dalton

Hazel Dalton Histotechnology Scholarship
awarded to an outstanding Histotechnology student

Fatimah Ansar (HTL)

Mr. Larry Darden
Darden Family Charitable Foundation

Darden Family Endowed Scholarship #1
awarded to an outstanding undergraduate student

Micah Moral (DMS)

Darden Family Endowed Scholarship #2
awarded to an outstanding undergraduate student

Ricardo Job (DI)

Dr. Lance A. Dell

Dell Family Scholarship Fund for the School of Health Sciences

Leticia Cisneros (DMS)
Chana Lui (DMS)
Selvalakshmi Selvaraj Anand (DGG)

Durden Foundation

Yvonne Barnes Endowed Scholarship

Ping-Sheng Lin (DGG)

Five for the Fight Foundation

Adam Darrow 5 For The Fight Scholarship

Dr. Peter and Mrs. Cynthia Hu
Cardinal Health

Peter and Cynthia Hu / Cardinal Health Scholarship
awarded to an outstanding Molecular Genetic Technology or Diagnostic Genetics & Genomics student

Syreyya Sudharsan Raamasamy (DGG)

Mr. C. F. Jircik

Clayton F. Jircik Endowment Fund for Scholarship Awards in the School of Health Sciences

Samantha Poirrier (DI)
Amanda Rodriguez (CLS)

Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Kinder
Kinder Foundation

Kinder Foundation Endowed Scholarships

Rebekah Filomeno (DI)
Alyssa Gonzalez (DMS)
Sarah Herd (DMS)
Annie Huynh (MGT)
Sadia Khan (DI)
Ivey Knebel (MGT)
Nora Lawson (DGG)
Jenny Le (DI)
Ngan Le (DI)
Lindsey Nguyen (DI)
Oscar Ochoa (HTL)
Christine Pham (DI)
Shima Rahimi (DMS)
Alyssa Ramirez (DI)
Janet Rodriguez (MD)
Marwa Sadek (DGG)
Kendahl Sorosiak (DI)
Mariana Stemke (DMS)
Riva Tang (DMS)
Anh Ton (MGT)
Thea Tran (CGT)
Neelam Vanjari (DGG)
Anjali Vinocha (DGG)
Alexis Wilkerson (MD)

Mr. William D. Oates

Oates Family SHP Endowment

Shuo-Chueh Cheng (DGG)
Nickie Ho (DMS)
Aml Ibrahim (CGT)
Hanna Quan (DI)
Caeli Silvernail (DMS)
Hoang Tran (MD)

Program Abbreviations
Clinical Laboratory Science (CLS); Cytogenetic Technology (CGT); Cytotechnology (CT); Diagnostic Genetics & Genomics (DGG); Diagnostic Imaging (DI); Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMS); Health Care Disparities, Diversity and Advocacy (HCDDA); Histotechnology (HT); Medial Dosimetry (MD); Molecular Genetic Technology (MGT); Radiologic Sciences (RS); Radiation Therapy (RT)

Mr. Bruce A. Robin

Bruce and Helene Robin Endowment Fund

Nhi Do (MD)
Jordyn Johnson (DMS)

Roots & Wings
Mrs. Shana Faulkner Dall'Osto

Magic Pebble Foundation Endowed Scholarship

Nicole Zdarsky (DI)

Mr. Scott Charles Saenger

Saenger Family Endowed Scholarship
awarded to an outstanding undergraduate student

Ashlee Guevara (RT)
Abigail Stephens (MD)

Mrs. Susan H. Savage

Dan and Susan Savage Endowed Scholarship
awarded to an outstanding undergraduate student

Faith Harper (DMS)
Alexis Rocha (RT)
Lorena Salcedo (CLS)
Jingxue Yao (CLS)

Serafy Foundation

The Serafy Foundation Scholarship Fund

Luu Hoang (CGT)
Kristina Macakova (DGG)
Laney Scott (RT)
Han Tran (DMS)

Mr. John K. Shaw

Katharine Kinsler Shaw Scholarship in the School of Health Sciences

Micah Jones (MGT)

Robert Linn Shaw Endowment

Alma Escobar (DI)

Mr. Eric C. Sirgo

Sirgo Family Endowed Scholarship

Duong Nguyen (HTL)
Kelly Vu (CGT)

Mr. Michael B. Skalka

EMES Scholarship Endowment

Jossely Davila-Lacruz (DI)
Johnny Duong (HTL)
Yuliana Fortin (DI)
Meagan Hebel (MGT)
Nichael Le (DGG)
Jenny Le (RT)
Catherine Scheifler (RT)
Maya Sweis (MGT)

Ms. Barbara Smethers

Barbara Smethers Endowed Scholarship

Vu Tran (DI)

Mr. Greg Sones

Sones Family Endowment to the School of Health Professions
awarded to an outstanding undergraduate student

Amily Atkinson (CI)
Cheyenne Cook (DMS)
Zohra Faizi (DI)
Valerie Finley (MGT)
Kim Ho (DMS)
Lynx Jenson-Hernandez (CLS)
Kimberly Pacheco (DMS)

Texas Business Women
Ms. Kendra Kinnison

Texas Business Women Scholarship

Mrs. Nancy Harris Wilson

Hall Jonathan DeBusk Scholarship Fund

Jose Berlanga (MD)
Laua Diaz De La Cruz (DI)
Xuemei Gao (MD)
Evelyn Montes (DMS)
Betelhem Negash (HTL)
Yosan Okbamichael (MD)
Lauren Shaw (DMS)
Rachel Wales (DMS)

Mrs. Michelle Yao

Michelle and Lee Yao Endowed Scholarship

Hillary Esplen (DGG)

Dr. Wenrui Ye and Mr. David Chee

Yuanhui Ye Scholarship Endowment
awarded to a student who has demonstrated involvement in research projects (graduate students)

Mr. Carl Yeckel

Jane and Phil Yeckel Endowment for Scholarships

Nguyen Do (DI)
Mahdi Izadbakhsh (DI)
Mackenzie Jaeger (DI)
Daniel Martinez-Ortiz (DI)
Chin-Ting Wu (DGG)
Oluwaseyi Yusuf (DMS)

Anonymous Donor

Dr. Karen E. Hoffman Radiation Therapy Scholarship
awarded to an outstanding Radiation Therapy student

Natalie Martinez (RT)

Various Donors

Laura and Cassie McKowen Scholarship Fund
awarded to graduate student

Yixiao Cheng (DGG)

External Scholarships for SHP Students

MD Anderson Department of Pathology Diversity Scholarship

The scholarship provides financial assistance to students enrolled in Cytotechnology and Histotechnology bachelor’s programs who demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in health care. One student from each program will be awarded the scholarship, which covers Texas in-state tuition and fees for the upcoming academic year. While not automatically renewable, students can reapply for funding in subsequent years.