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Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Foundation Myers Scholarships awarded to Downers Grove, St. Charles students

The Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Foundation has awarded $5,000 Thomas O. Myers Jr. and Shirley L. Myers Endowed Scholarships to Gillian Atilano of St. Charles and Nicole Grames of Downers Grove.

The scholarships are awarded every year to children of Elmhurst Hospital employees who are pursuing careers in healthcare.

Atilano, a 2020 graduate of St. Charles East High School, is a freshman at Marquette University in Milwaukee pursuing a degree in nursing.

Her mother, Lelizza Atilano, is a nurse at Edward-Elmhurst Health's Immediate Care in Lombard.

Grames, a 2019 graduate of Lemont High School, is a sophomore at Maryville University in St. Louis majoring in psychology. Her father, Glen Grames, is a pharmacist at Elmhurst Hospital.

The Myers Endowed Scholarships were first awarded in 2004 in appreciation for the high quality and compassionate care provided by the staff of Elmhurst Hospital to those living and working in the communities it serves.

A scholarship committee chooses the winners each year based on academic achievement, evidence of leadership and community service, and a written essay describing their decision to pursue a career in healthcare.

Founded in 1980, the Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Foundation offers many giving opportunities and annual special events designed to support the hospital's programs and facilities, including the Autumn Affair, Hope Lives Here Luncheon, Chef Fest, Reindeer Route Housewalk and Love Lights program.

For more information, visit www.EMHFoundation.org or call (331) 221-0388.

Nicole Grames of Downers Grove, a sophomore at Maryville University in St. Louis, is a recipient of a $5,000 Thomas O. Myers Jr. and Shirley L. Myers Endowed Scholarship from the Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Foundation. Courtesy of Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Foundation
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