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2025 Scholarship Winners Announced

For more than 30 years, PHP has awarded academic scholarships to high school seniors pursuing careers in health-related fields. These scholarships, totaling more than $180,000, have positively impacted the lives of nearly a hundred students entering colleges, universities, and technical schools.


The selected winners have achieved a 3.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) or higher, are PHP members or have attended high school in the PHP service area, and have been accepted to an post-secondary college, university, or technical school. These winners completed a scholarship application along with a short video to be considered for this award.

Scoring was based on the quality of the application and video, including, but not limited to: content, creativity, technical quality, storytelling, and personal experience. Also considered was community service including the length of commitment, quality of teamwork, and leadership responsibilities in the community, as well as academic studies, activities, awards, and honors.

Scholarship Recipients

PHP has concluded its 2024-25 scholarship contest. The following students have been awarded scholarship monies.

Scholarship Recipients
Jack Habegger

Jack Habegger is graduating from Concordia Lutheran High School and plans to attend Concordia University – Nebraska, where he will pursue Exercise Science. He is the first place winner and receives a one-time scholarship of $3,000.

Joely Hardacre

Joely Hardacre is graduating from Hamilton Heights High School and plans to attend Taylor, where she will pursue Nursing. She is the second place winner and receives a one-time scholarship of $2,000.

Lydia Pedersen

Lydia Pedersen is graduating from Carmel High School and plans to attend Indiana University – Bloomington, where she will pursue Exercise Science. She is the third place winner and receives a one-time scholarship of $1,000.