EMS Council of New Jersey Awards Scholarships to Young EMS Volunteers

The EMS Council of New Jersey (EMSCNJ) has awarded 16 scholarships to young EMS volunteers. Winners of the 2017 Cadet Scholarship are: Andrew Belanger – Keyport First Aid Squad Emily Davis – Colts Neck First Aid Victorian Dennison – Lambertville-New Hope Ambulance & Rescue Squad Sara Dorrothy – Milton First Aid Squad Brendan Erickson – Sparta Ambulance Squad Shannon Kuehm – Wayne Township Memorial First Aid Squad Jake Lepore – Sparta Ambulance Squad Andrew Lopuch – Sparta Ambulance Squad David Lugara – Scotch Plains Rescue Squad Bret Pine – Keyport First Aid Squad Kaitlyn Rainey – Dumont Volunteer Ambulance Corps The $500 cadet scholarship is for qualifying graduating high school students who are cadet and/or junior members of EMSCNJ squads, and who plan to pursue college-level degrees. Winners of the 2017 Gail Lawrence Memorial Scholarship are: Karolyn Buckridee Scotch Plains Rescue Squad Fanwood Rescue Squad Brian Dowing Scotch Plains Rescue Squad Fanwood Rescue Squad Ocean Grove First Aid Squad Jennifer Germinario Lyndhurst Police Emergency Squad Kaitlyn Oldewurtel Dumont Volunteer Ambulance Corps Evan H. Schulz Cranford First Aid Squad The Gail Lawrence Memorial Scholarship is awarded to EMSCNJ-affiliated volunteers earning advanced degrees in any medical field. The $1,000 grant was established in memory of Lawrence, a mobile intensive care nurse, advanced practice nurse and educator with Rutgers University. The 88-year-old nonprofit...
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