2024 Scholarship Recipients

Slocum recognizes six graduating high school seniors for academic achievement and service to our community

EUGENE, Oregon --  On May 14, 2024, the board of the Slocum Research & Education Foundation awarded six graduating high school seniors a $1,500 scholarship. Funded by a donation from the physicians and surgeons at the Slocum Center for Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, Slocum Foundation's Scholarship Program recognizes well-rounded high school seniors who plan to pursue a career in healthcare, health-related research, public, or community health.

For the first time, the scholarships were named in Memorium for two Sports Medicine legends, Dr. Stan James and Dr. Lou Osternig. Three students were awarded scholarships in recognition of Stan James, MD, a Sports Medicine physician and founding member of the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine. The remaining three awards were named in recognition of Lou Osternig, PhD, a professor of Human Physiology at the University of Oregon involved in groundbreaking Orthopedic research.

2024 Award Recipients:

• Salomon Acevedo, McKenzie River Community School - Future Sports Medicine Physician

• Anna Dillon, Churchill High School - Future Labor & Delivery Nurse

• Auna Haynes, Springfield High School - Future Traveling Sonographer

• Christopher Jachowicz, Willamette High School - Future Neuroscience Researcher 

• Summer Lebow, Cottage Grove High School - Future Pediatric Nurse

• Nallela Mather, Triangle Lake Charter School - Future Physical Therapy Assistant

In the words of Phil Knight, "Now that you've graduated, the goal should not be to seek a job or even a career, but to seek a calling. That search has just begun".

Congratulations Class of 2024!