MAHONEY FOUNDATION

The Mahoney Family Foundation, a 501(c)3 organization based in Bentonville, awards scholarships three times a year to teachers and nurses pursuing advanced degrees in their fields. This fall’s recipients, with their colleges and most recent employers, include:

Nurses — Alison Bailey, Northern Kentucky University, Norton Healthcare, Louisville; Katy Barbieri, Fort Hays State University, Salina Surgical Hospital, Salina, Kan.; Leigha Fish, University of Arkansas,

Research Medical Center, Kansas City, Mo.; Lisa Goodlander, University of South Alabama, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston; Anna Richardson, LaSalle University, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; Zachary Roehl, Barry University, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Little Rock; Brooke Spacek, Grand Canyon University, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston; Jillian Tuzio, LaSalle University, Penn Medicine, Philadelphia.

Teachers — Heather Hooks, Arkansas Tech University,

Bentonville West High School, Bentonville; Ashley Krone, Arkansas State University, Ferguson-Florissant School District, Ferguson, Mo.; Monica Minor, Arkansas State University, Southwest Junior High School, Springdale; Alexandra Zajkowski-Smykla, Olivet Nazarene University, Wheaton Warrenville High School, Wheaton, Ill.; Jessica Zander, University of South Alabama, Trinity Elementary School, New Port Richey, Fla.

The application deadline for the next set of awards is mid-December.

Information: www.themahoneyfamilyfoundation.org.