Summer may be in full swing but some recent Tri-Town graduates are already planning ahead for the start of college in the fall – securing $1,500 scholarships on behalf of three Southcoast Health Hospitals.

Out of 141 applicants, six Tri-Town students and 22 other high school graduates from across the South Coast, received a total of $42,000 from the Southcoast Health Ambassadors’ Scholarship Program.

This program funds students who are working toward future careers in the medical field. This year’s recipients were each awarded with $1,500 scholarships, the highest amount awarded since the program’s inception in 1941, according to Southcoast Health.

“This program is truly special as it reflects Southcoast Health’s commitment to the community,” said Southcoast Health President and CEO David McCready. “By supporting those who pursue careers in healthcare and medicine, we are ensuring there will be skilled caregivers to serve our region for generations to come.”

The Tri-Town’s recipients are:

Marion resident and Old Rochester Regional High School graduate Jacob Hadley won the Phyllis Upham Memorial Scholarship and will major in biomedical engineering at Brown University.

Mattapoisett resident and Old Rochester Regional High School graduate Murray Callahan received the Paul John Coffey Scholarship and will attend Texas Christian University to major in health science on a pre-med track.

Mattapoisett resident and Old Rochester Regional High School graduate Theo Jacobsen received the Wylde Family Scholarship and will attend Tufts University to major in biochemistry on a pre-med track.

Rochester resident and Old Rochester Regional High School graduate Hunter Bishop also won the Wylde Family Scholarship and will attend Sacred Heart University to major in health science and physical therapy.

Dartmouth resident and Old Rochester Regional High School graduate Emilia Perriera was awarded the Wylde Family Scholarship and will attend Salve Regina University to major in nursing.

Rochester resident and Bishop Stang High School graduate Kara Feen, who received the John Leimert, MD and Christine Leimert Scholarship and will major in nursing at Providence College.