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HAPPENING HIGHLIGHTS
SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
Each year, Hemophilia Federation of America awards scholarships to promising students in the bleeding disorders community
seeking post-secondary education at a college, university or trade school. HFA asked applicants to submit an essay answering
how being a member of the bleeding disorders community has influenced how they see the world or what they feel is the most
important issue facing the community. HFA awarded the following scholarships:
Dillon Parsons Jasmyne Flowers
HFA Educational Scholarship | $2,000 HFA Parent/Sibling/Child
Grand Canyon University | Phoenix, AZ Educational Scholarship | $2,000
I am beyond honored to be accepting this Xavier University of Louisiana | New Orleans, LA
scholarship from the Hemophilia Federation
of America. This money will go straight to pay- When my father passed from hemophilia my
ing for my tuition at Grand Canyon University. family and I were left with a great financial
This year will be my freshman year there, I am burden. So receiving this this scholarship
majoring in nursing. My goal is to become a nurse specializing means so much to me. I will be attending
in hemophilia one day. I realized that’s what I wanted to do with Xavier University of Louisiana majoring
my life very early. My nurses were always a huge influence in Bio-Pre Med with plans to graduate and attend
my life and always found ways to help me out. They helped me medical school. The loss of my father last year was due to lack of
to learn to live with my disorder and not let it take over my life. hematologists and knowledge of hemophilia in our area.
I am truly blessed to be where I am in life and excited for the Therefore I have plans to become a hematologist and come
future! back to our hometown so that there is better treatment for
blood disorders here in our community.
Emily Sampson Nikunj Patel
HFA Educational Scholarship | $2,000 HFA Medical/Health Services
Educational Scholarship | $4,000
Maryville University | St. Louis, MO Albert Einstein College of Medicine | Bronx, NY
Ever since I was a child, I’ve always dreamed I would like to thank you so much for offering
of having a job in the medical field. I grew me this scholarship, it is very much
up around my grandma and aunt working in appreciated and will help me a lot financially!
a hospital and medicine was consistently a
top interest of mine. Before I was even born, Thanks so much for everything! S
hemophilia was introduced to my family when my mom was
diagnosed with Von Willebrand Disease when she was in her Educational Scholarship Two $2,000 scholarships to
twenties. Since then, my sister and aunt have been diagnosed students in the bleeding disorders community.
with the same condition. Although hemophilia affects our
family differently than others, we have grown to be a part of the Parent/Sibling/Child Educational
hemophilia community and have been involved in it for many Scholarship One $2,000 scholarship to the immediate
years. The hemophilia community has just made my passion family member of a person with a bleeding disorder.
for medicine increase as I work with the program to advocate
for a condition that is widely uncommon. I am so grateful for Medical/Healthcare Services Educational Scholarship
this scholarship and will put it towards my studies at Maryville One $4,000 scholarship to a student pursuing a degree
University. Becoming a neonatal intensive care unit nurse in the medical/healthcare services field.
will allow me to follow my passion and provide care for other
families like the hemophilia community has done for mine.
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