Washington, D.C. –The Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP) recently announced that seven students, studying in health professions fields, will receive the Scholarship of Excellence Award. In addition, one of those recipients will also receive the 2025 Elwood Scholar Award.
The Scholarship of Excellence Award is bestowed on outstanding individual students from member institutions who excel in their academic programs and have significant potential to assume future leadership roles in health sciences and health professions. The Elwood Scholar Award was established in 2013 by ASAHP’s Board of Directors in honor of ASAHP’s former Executive Director Thomas Elwood who retired from that position in 2012. Each recipient will receive a $1,000 check and certificate; the Elwood Scholar will receive an additional $1,000 for a total of $2,000. A committee of ASAHP Past Presidents and Board Members selected the scholarship recipients. The Scholarship of Excellence/Elwood Scholar recipients were recognized at the 2025 ASAHP Annual Conference held October 14-16, 2025 at the JW Marriott Indianapolis in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Amelia Sale of Augusta University is the recipient of both the Scholarship of Excellence and the Elwood Scholar Award. (Special Education/Occupational Therapy).
The additional Scholarship of Excellence Recipients include:
Dorina Madrid – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (Health and Biomedical Sciences)
Amanda Harvey – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (Physician Assistant Studies)
Abigail Rosenthal Pitts – Quinnipiac University (Physical Therapy)
Julia Hall – University of Cincinnati (Physical Therapy)
Thao Ho – The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (Cytogenetic Technology)
Dayanna Diaz – Stony Brook University (Speech-Language Pathology)
“These scholarship awards underscore the exceptional strength of health sciences and health professions education across ASAHP’s member institutions,” said ASAHP President Jon Williamson, PhD, FASAHP, Dean, UT Southwestern School of Health Professions, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. “I offer my sincere congratulations to each of these deserving recipients, who represent the future of healthcare leadership.”
About ASAHP
The Association of School Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP) is a national professional organization of 130 universities and employers focused on critical issues affecting health professions education. ASAHP’s mission is to advance health professions education and discovery through interprofessional collaboration, leadership, excellence, and innovation. As much as 60% of the U.S. healthcare workforce may be classified as ‘health professions’ which are distinct from medicine, nursing, and dentistry, yet equally vital to the health and wellbeing of our society.
Contact:
Kristen Truong
kristen@asahp.org
Vice President of Public Affairs
ASAHP