Dr. Kopenhaver Scholarship Awarded

The Barry University School of Podiatric Medicine is pleased to announce that Kristen Diehl and Demetria Martin have been selected to receive the Patricia Ellsworth Kopenhaver, BA, MA, DPM Scholarship for 2008.  Ms. Diehl (’10) and Ms. Martin (’09) will each receive a $500 scholarship to defray tuition costs for their medical education solely through the generous support of Dr. Patricia Kopenhaver.

The Patricia Ellsworth Kopenhaver Endowed Scholarship Fund was established by Dr. Kopenhaver to benefit female students in podiatric medicine who are academically qualified at Barry University’s School of Podiatric medicine.

The students were selected for the scholarship based upon their membership in the American Association of Women Podiatrists (AAWP), podiatric affiliations, activities, and positions they have held, their academic merit, financial need, membership and involvement with other organizations, and an essay about “Why I am the most qualified for the Patricia Ellsworth Kopenhaver Scholarship.”

According to Dr. Chet Evans, associate vice president and dean of the School of Podiatric Medicine, “Both student doctors Diehl and Martin serve as fine role models for their classmates for their hard work and high level of achievement.  We are sincerely grateful to Dr. Kopenhaver for making this scholarship possible and helping our female students achieve their dreams of becoming podiatric physicians.”