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Granville Health System Foundation’s Sam Perry Scholarship Application Window Now Open

The application window is open for the Granville Health System Foundation’s annual Sam Perry Memorial Scholarship. The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. on April 30, 2025.

The GHS Foundation will name the 2025 recipient of the $1,000 award by the end of May, according to information from Marketing & Foundation Director Lauren B. Roberson. The scholarship will be pair toward the recipient’s tuition in August 2025. It’s a one-time scholarship, but recipients may reapply for as many years as they are in school.

In 2009, the Granville Health System Board of Trustees and the GHS Foundation Board of Directors established a scholarship fund in honor of Sam Perry, a Physician’s Assistant whose specialized medical care earned him deep respect from both patients and peers throughout his career at Granville Health System.

Every year, the GHS Foundation awards its Sam Perry Memorial Scholarship to a Granville County resident who has been accepted into a two-year or four-year Allied Health Program at an accredited school with the intention to pursue a career in the healthcare field. Programs eligible for this scholarship include clinical laboratory sciences, physical therapy, occupational therapy, radiological science, pharmacy, RN, BSN, ADN, LPN, dentistry and related careers, physician assistant, and nurse practitioner.

Visit www.ghshospital.org/ghs-foundation to find the application and to review the criteria for submission.

Granville Health System Announces 2024 Sam Perry Scholarship Winners

 – information courtesy of Granville Health System

The Granville Health System Foundation has announced names of three recipients of the 2024 Sam Perry Scholarship, awarded to high school graduates who are pursuing careers in the field of health care.

Jenna Radford, Caelyn Bunn and Gracie Bullock, all of Oxford, have been selected to receive the award, now in its 14th year, according to Granville Health System Communications Specialist Dori Koinis.

Radford, daughter of John and Lisa Radford, is headed to East Tennessee State University with plans to pursue a career as a mental health nurse practitioner.

Bunn, daughter of Brian and Christy Bunn and a graduate of Vance Charter School, will attend UNC-CH  to major in Sports Science with plans to pursue a career as a physical therapist.

Bullock, daughter of Kenneth and Kristi Bullock, is a graduate of Oxford Preparatory School and Vance-Granville Community College and will attend UNC-CH to major in Nursing with plans to pursue a career as a family nurse practitioner.

In 2009, the Granville Health System Board of Trustees and the GHS Foundation Board of Directors established a scholarship fund in honor of Sam Perry, a physician’s assistant whose specialized medical care earned him deep respect from both patients and peers throughout his career at Granville Health System.

The Sam Perry Scholarship is awarded to Granville County residents who have been accepted into a two-year or four-year allied health program at an accredited school and who intend to pursue a career in the health care field. Programs eligible for this scholarship include various health-related specialties including, but not limited to, clinical laboratory sciences, physical therapy, occupational therapy, radiological science, pharmacy, RN, BSN, ADN, LPN, dentistry and related careers, physician, physician assistant, and nurse practitioner.

Xavier L. Wortham, GHS Foundation Board president, said this year’s winners are most deserving of the scholarship. “Each of these recipients embodies the qualities of leadership, community service and academic discipline necessary to pursue their aspirations in health care,” Wortham said. “The Scholarship Committee was highly impressed by their academic excellence, extensive extracurricular involvement, and significant community engagement, all of which surpassed the criteria for this award.”