Rutland Area Medical Community Announces 2025 Scholarship Recipients

RUTLAND, VT – In June, members of the volunteer Rutland Area Medical Community Scholarship Committee awarded five $3,500 scholarships to local students pursuing a career in healthcare. The scholarship program has been made possible through the generosity of Rutland area physicians, retired physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners.

Now in its ninth year, the Rutland Area Medical Community scholarship is intended to stimulate the region’s best and brightest students and aimed at creating opportunities that empower recipients to achieve excellence in education. Eligible candidates include high school seniors, local college students, and Rutland area medical community employees who are working toward furthering their goal of a career in healthcare.

This year’s recipients include graduating high school seniors, Layan Alhallak, Rutland High School, who will attend Northeastern University; Amelia Munger, Fair Haven Union High School, who will be attending Vermont State University Castleton; and Emma Ward, Rutland High School, who will be attending Elmira College. Other recipients included current college students Maya Dow and Emily Keeler, both students at Vermont State University Castleton campus.

“As in previous years, we had an outstanding pool of applicants”, said Dr. Stanley Shapiro, Co-Chair of the Rutland Area Medical Community Scholarship Committee. “Each application brought a great deal of pride to every member on the review committee”.

The volunteer members of the Rutland Area Medical Community Scholarship Committee are Co-Chairs, Stanley Shapiro, MD, FACC, FASNC and Vic Pisanelli, MD, FACS; Sarah Bache, APRN; Brad Berryhill, MD; Jean Corbett, RRT, MD; Connie Fisk, APRN; Kaitlin McCarthy, APRN; Andrew Shayne, MD; Cathy Sommer, CRNA; and Michael Vooris, PA.

Photo available here: 2025 Rutland Area Medical Community Scholarship Photo

Caption: Left to right: Cathy Sommer, CRNA; Vic Pisanelli, Jr., MD, FACS – Co-Chair; Sarah Bache, APRN; Jean Corbett, RRT, PD; Amelia Munger; Emily Keeler; Layan Alhallak; Maya Dow, and Stanley Shapiro, MD, FACC, Co-Chair.

Learn more about the Rutland Area Medical Community Scholarship