The Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital Foundation has named Emma O’Donoghue of Lincoln as the 2017 Healthcare Career Scholarship recipient. Ms. O’Donoghue will receive a total of $20,000 over four years to help pursue her healthcare education. The scholarship includes an agreement to work her first job upon graduation at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital (ALMH) in Lincoln.  Ms.. O’Donoghue was selected for the scholarship after a rigorous application process that included three rounds of interviews with members of the ALMH leadership team and foundation directors.

 

O’Donoghue is the first scholarship recipient who attended the Teens Experience Nursing camp that began at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in 2016. She is a 2017 graduate of Lincoln Community High School and plans to attend Illinois State University to earn a bachelors of science in nursing.