Cancer Monthly & Surviving Mesothelioma
are Proud of the Winners of the:
James “Rhio” O’Connor Memorial Scholarship Essay Contest
Over $50,000 Awarded to Date!
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First Prize Winners 2014-2015:
January 2015
Brandi Perry Johnson
Year: Junior
Major: Chiropractic
Parker University
Laura M. Jenkins
Year: Graduate Student
Major: Chemistry
University of South Carolina
December 2014
Albert Kusi Appouh
Year: Junior
Major: Applied Mathematics
Rutgers University – Newark
November 2014
Brittany Denise Jenkins
Year: Graduate Student
Major: Pharmaceuticals and Biomedical Sciences
University of Georgia
October 2014
Allen Muresan
Year: Junior
Major: Music
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Past Winners:
First Prize:
Rebecca Byler
Year: Senior
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Noam Zimet
Year: Sophomore
Major: Engineering
University of Michigan
Amanda Angelotto
Major: Medical Student – 3rd Year
Major: Medicine
University of California San Francisco
Second Prize:
Meredith Hickson
Year: Medical Student (first year)
Major: Medicine
University of Michigan
Alicia Nelson
Year: Sophomore
Major: Undeclared
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Jennifer Ann Ness Schmid
Year: Graduate Student
Major: Nursing
University of San Francisco
Third Prize:
Adrienne Marler
Year: Senior
Major: Anthropology
University of Pittsburgh
Adrian Neal
Year; Freshman
Major: Media Studies
Marymount College
Andrea Brauer
Year: Graduate Student
Major: Pharmacy
University of Hawaii at Hilo
Fourth Prize:
Taylor Marie Allen
Year: Sophomore
Major: Secondary Education – English
Oklahoma State University
Chamath Varun Chandrasekera
Year: Junior
Major: Biochemistry
Baylor University
Donna Memmott
Year: Senior
Major: Art
Rogue Community College
Benjamin Hickox
Year: Graduate Student
Major: Nursing
University of Minnesota
Fifth Prize:
Susan Shammel
Year: Graduate student
Major: Education
Southern Oregon University
Lolita Sosa
Year: Graduate Student (1L)
Major: Political Science
Harvard Law School
Galen Drace
Year: Freshman
Major: Occupational Studies – Culinary Arts
Culinary Institute of America