The Volunteer Organization at North Fulton Regional Hospital has once again awarded scholarships to deserving students pursuing a career in the medical field. This program was begun in 1986 and has continued since that time. The amount being awarded to 27 deserving applicants for the 2004-2005 school year is $26,600.

Although a total of 67 applications were received, the above 27 were interviewed by a scholarship committee of nine members -- Bruce Benson, Phyllis Eichhorn, Judy Gallagher, Faye Meadows, Bobbi Norton, Pat Oxford, Meryl Schlossman, Linda Smith and Oreay Thompson.

Scholarship recipients this year included employees of the hospital, children of employees and many more to members of the North Georgia community at large. Since the scholarship's inception in 1986, $311,925 has been provided to 303 students.

North Fulton Regional Hospital (NFRH), opened in 1983, is a 167-bed acute care community hospital located on Highway 9 (Alpharetta Highway) in Roswell, Georgia. NFRH serves North Fulton and surrounding counties through its team of more than 1,000 employees, 450 affiliated physicians and 250 volunteers. The Volunteer Organization of North Fulton Regional Hospital is a separate non-profit entity with its own board of directors, elected officers, and constitution and by-laws. North Fulton Regional Hospital and the volunteer organization are proud to be celebrating the hospital's 20-year anniversary.