For Immediate Release: June 10, 2008
Southampton Hospital Awards Scholarships to Local Seniors
Southampton, NY – Each year since 1976, Southampton Hospital’s Board of Directors awards scholarships, ranging from $2,500 to $1,500, to local graduating high school seniors who are children of Hospital employees. The Hospital’s Vice President of Human Resources, Paul Davin, presided over the presentation in Parrish Memorial Hall on May 29.
The first scholarship established was the Robert Holmes Scholarship commemorating Mr. Holmes’ 39 years of service as Assistant Administrator of the Hospital. Margretta Anderson, daughter of Robert and Charlotte Holmes and resident of Westhampton Beach, presented the award. The 2007 Holmes Scholarship was presented to Jessica Bennett, the daughter of Danuta Bennett of Southampton. Mrs. Bennett is an RN in the recovery room. Jessica plans to study music education at Ithaca College.
(l to r) Danuta and Bill Bennett, Jessica Bennett and Margretta Anderson.
The Mulvihill Family Scholarship is endowed by Hospital board member Dolores Mulvihill Zebrowski who headed the Southampton Hospital School of Nursing and was a former Director of Nursing at the Hospital. The Sag Harbor resident and Hospital Board member established the award in 2003 and this year presented it to Lindsey Lopez of Miller Place. Lindsey is the daughter of David Lopez, Director of Plant Operations at the Hospital. Lindsey plans to pursue a nursing degree at Eastern Suffolk BOCES in the fall.
(l to r) Dolores Zebrowski and Maryann Mulvihill-Decker with Lindsey, Derek, Chloe, Colleen and David Lopez.
This years Centennial Scholarship is a new addition to the scholarships offered by Southampton Hospital and was generously donated by Hospital Board member Martin L. Stone MD and his wife Nancy. The award, named in honor of the upcoming 2009 milestone for the Hospital, was awarded to Bill Russell, son of Joyce and Bill Russell of Riverhead. Mrs. Russell is an Operating Room Technician. Bill plans to attend North Carolina A&T State University where he will pursue a degree in social work.
(l to r) Bill and Joyce Russell, Bill Russell with Nancy and Martin Stone MD.
