The Dr. Roland P. Sharp President and Foundation Award of Excellence for Student Achievement is given to a first-year student based on academic performance, osteopathic professional interest, leadership and citizenship.
The Student D. WVSOM Alumni Association Scholarships are given to two students who exemplify scholarship, osteopathic professional interest, leadership and citizenship. The winners were Claire Drotman and Apongnwu Tete. The U. Public Health Service Excellence in Public Health Award recognizes medical students who have positively impacted public health in their communities. It is given to a student who has developed and implemented a program advancing the overarching goals and achieving the objectives of Healthy People Consideration is also given to students who have developed and implemented a program that addresses the priorities of the National Prevention Strategy; made a significant benefit to a medically underserved community; completed research that advances the goals of Healthy People and the National Prevention Strategy; or conducted health activities in collaboration with public health agencies.
In exchange for the scholarship, students agree to practice in a Health Professional Shortage Area upon graduation and licensure. The students commit to one year of service for every year the scholarship is awarded, with a two-year minimum commitment.
Olen E. Jones Jr. Scholarship was established in and named after Olen E. The scholarship is awarded to West Virginia students based on literary and scholastic attainments, morality, leadership and physical vigor. The Foundation Scholars awards are given to West Virginia residents with satisfactory academic performance who plan to stay in West Virginia after residency to practice.
The Jarrell Family Award recognizes a second-year student who is a West Virginia resident, with preference given to a student from Boone, Fayette, Kanawha or Raleigh counties. The Libby Kokott, D. Kokott helped hundreds of patients in her 20 years as an internist, and her hope was that others could do the same. The scholarship is given to a female second-year student from West Virginia who exemplifies the characteristics that Counts embodied, which included getting things done behind the scenes, leading by example, being compassionate, an untiring advocate of support for others and a community volunteer.
