Humana Foundation Announces Scholarship Awards
July 06 2022 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Children of 23 Humana employees in
Louisville and 49 across the US received scholarships for the
2022-23 school year
The Humana Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Humana Inc.
(NYSE: HUM) for the past 40 years, announced 75 winners of college
scholarships awarded through The Humana Foundation Scholarship
Program. The 2022-2023 scholarship program provides up to $3,000
for each scholarship to help finance the college education of
children of Humana employees. Annual awards are renewable for three
years or until the undergraduate degree is obtained, with a
possible total award of $12,000.
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Doris Benson (center), a senior
professional in Humana’s process & service organization, is the
mother of two scholarship winners- Haley (left) and Hilton Benson.
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This year’s award winners, chosen from a list of 488 applicants
nationwide, were selected based on their academic achievement,
leadership and character. Applicants can be high school seniors,
high school graduates or college students who are planning to
pursue an academic degree full-time, the fall of the year following
the award of the scholarship. This year, 175 students had their
scholarships renewed for the 2022- academic year.
“We’re proud to give back and uplift our employees and their
families,” said Bruce Broussard, president and chief executive
officer of Humana and chairman of The Humana Foundation. “The
scholarship winners are an inspiration and a great reflection of
their families and I look forward to their professional success and
the ways they will impact the lives of others.”
Louisville-area students received 24 of the 75 scholarships
awarded across the U.S. The local winners and the
colleges/universities they will attend this fall are:
- Hayley Benson, University of Louisville
- Hilton Benson, University of Louisville
- Cecelia (Coco) Charlton, University of Cincinnati
- Emma Dodson, Brigham Young University
- Gabriel Eastridge, University of Indianapolis
- Connor Fink, University of Louisville
- Alexandria Gramig, University of North Carolina School of the
Arts
- Ava Herm, University of Louisville
- Kayla Higgins, University of Kentucky
- Jaiden Jennings, Xavier University
- Shreeya Julakanti, University of Cincinnati
- Prateek Kanmadikar, Brandeis University
- Peyton Kochert, Purdue University
- LaNasia Mason, University of Kentucky
- Terrence McDaniels, Campbellsville University
- Kara Moran, University of Alabama
- Aliya O’Neal, Norfolk State University
- To’nyia Richardson, Howard University
- Montrice Ryland, Kentucky State University
- Annie Spicer, Grace College
- Ikshitha Tippi, University of Cincinnati
- Lindsey Vest, University of Kentucky
- Sean Wetzel, University of Louisville
- Heaven Williams, University of Cincinnati
“The Humana Foundation is honored to recognize the dedication of
Humana associates while investing in the future of their children,”
said Humana Foundation CEO, Tiffany Benjamin. Our communities will
prosper through the current and future accomplishments of the
scholarship winners.”
Since 2001, the Humana Foundation has awarded more than $13
million to assist 1,591 children of Humana employees in their
pursuit of higher education. Doris Benson, a senior professional in
Humana’s process & service organization, is the mother of two
scholarship winners- Haley and Hilton Benson.
“I am grateful to be awarded the Humana Foundation Scholarship
as it will support the pursuit of my bachelor’s degree," said
Hilton Benson, a rising junior at the JB Speed Engineering School
at the University of Louisville. “I will continue striving towards
excelling in academics and demonstrating leadership.”
About The Humana Foundation
The Humana Foundation was established in 1981 as the
philanthropic arm of Humana Inc., one of the nation’s leading
health and well-being companies. Located in Louisville, Ky., the
Foundation seeks to co-create communities where leadership,
culture, and systems work to improve and sustain positive health
outcomes. For more information, visit humanafoundation.org.
Humana and The Humana Foundation are dedicated to Corporate
Social Responsibility. Our goal is to ensure that every business
decision we make reflects our commitment to improving the health
and well-being of our members, our employees, the communities we
serve, and our planet.
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