APHA's 2012 Get Ready Scholarship: Winners announced

Congratulations to the winners of the APHA's 2012 Get Ready Scholarship! Six students — at the high school, undergraduate and graduate college levels — were chosen from hundreds of applicants as the winners of the scholarship. The winners were selected on the basis of their essays on preparedness. Each of the students will receive $500 from the Get Ready campaign to further their education and pay for school costs as well as a free one-year APHA membership. Congratulations to each of our winners!

2012 GET READY SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

High school level

• Craig Earley: Powder River County District High School, Broadus, Mont.

• Devika Patel: Montclair Kimberley Academy, Parsippany, N.J.

Undergraduate college level

• Ryan Masterson: Hunter College, New Haven, Conn.

• Kiyra A. L. Crooks: University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonia, Texas

Graduate level

• Nicole Pristera: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio

• Kimberley Kurek: George Mason University, School of Nursing, Washington, D.C.

Read excerpts from the 2012 winning essays.

PAST SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

• 2011, 2010 and 2009 Get Ready Scholarship winners

About the Get Ready Scholarship

The Get Ready Scholarship, offered in conjunction with APHA’s Get Ready campaign, is designed to encourage high school and college students to focus on the importance of emergency preparedness. For more information on the campaign or preparedness, visit the Get Ready website.