Sep. 22, 2014 @ 12:00 AM

HUNTINGTON -- Six new scholarship have been created at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine to assist students with tuition and other medical school expenses.

Linda Holmes, director of development and alumni affairs, thanked donors who are supporting the scholarships for their generous commitment and praised the two most recently graduated classes for endowing scholarships.

"These awards are designed to help students defray some of the costs associated with obtaining a medical education," Holmes said in a press release. "Our donors understand the financial burden that many of our students incur, and we are forever grateful that they are helping ease that burden."

The scholarships include:

The Sean K. and Beth L. Hammers Scholarship, once endowed, will be awarded to an entering medical student with first preference given to a resident of Lawrence County, Ohio, or Cabell County, West Virginia. Second preference will be given to a resident of West Virginia. This award is renewable for three additional years.

The Huntington Clinical Foundation MUJCESOM Expendable Scholarship is a gift of $30,000. A one-time, $10,000 scholarship will be awarded annually for three years to an entering first-year student. The MU JCESOM Scholarship Committee, in cooperation with the Office of Student Financial Assistance, will select the brightest, most academically gifted student for the award. The Huntington Clinical Foundation will review the recipient's qualifications before the award is offered.

The Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine Class of 2013 Endowed Scholarship will be awarded to a first-year medical student, and is renewable for three additional years. The recipient will be selected by the Scholarship Committee in cooperation with the Office of Student Financial Assistance.

The Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine Class of 2014 Endowed Scholarship will be awarded to a first-year medical student, and is renewable for three additional years. The recipient will be selected by the Scholarship Committee in cooperation with the Office of Student Financial Assistance.

The Mr. and Mrs. Guy C. Nangle Scholarship Fund has been established through a gift from the Mae E. Nangle Trust. The scholarship will be awarded to a Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine medical student and is renewable.

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