Spirit of Life Charitable Foundation
Supporting Independent Education for College Age Students

Past Awardees

2025

Braeden Rettammel

Braeden Rettammel

Penn State College of Medicine Student; MPH Global Health Internship, Bolivia (Tarija) with CFHI Global Health Practicum

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Sundip Singh

Sundip Singh

Penn State College of Medicine Student; Global Health Scholars Program in Macha, Zambia

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2024

Claire Kakac

Claire Kakac

Northwestern Medicine Pre-Med Internship Program

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2022

Amelia Zazzera

Amelia Zazzera

Penn State College of Medicine Student: Global Health Scholars Program in Oaxaca Mexico

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2021

Brady Gogel

Brady Gogel

University of Evansville Student: Study Abroad Harlaxton College

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Katie Hands

Katie Hands

University of Evansville Student: Study Abroad Harlaxton College

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Jasmine Jones

Jasmine Jones

University of Evansville Student: Study Abroad Harlaxton College

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2019

Senan Ebrahim

Senan Ebrahim

Harvard Medical School Student: Deploying the Hikma Health System in the Tripoli Hamidy Clinic

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Catherine Freije

Harvard University Student: Field testing of CRISPR-based dengue and Zika virus diagnostics in Honduras

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Hunter Ingram

Hunter Ingram

University of Evansville Student: Harlaxton Reflection

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Angela Jansen

University of Evansville Student: Study abroad at Harlaxton Manor

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Ryan Kenney

Ryan Kenney

Penn State College of Medicine Student: Global Health Scholars Program in Koforidua, Ghana

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Erin Moellenhoff

Erin Moellenhoff

University of Evansville Student: Harlaxton Reflection

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2018

Xavier Candela

Xavier Candela

Penn State College of Medicine Student: Global Health Scholars Program in Koforidua, Ghana

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Darian Lavine

Darian Lavine

Frontier Community College Student: Architecture and interior design studies in London

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2017

Kelsey Adams

Kelsey Adams

Harvard Medical School Student: Studying mosquitoes in Burkina Faso: A month in West Africa

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Rebecca Blade

Rebecca Blade

Penn State College of Medicine Student: Global Health Scholars Program, Health care standards for children 59 months and younger in Abonse, Ghana

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Anna-Marie Warrington

Anna-Marie Warrington

Penn State College of Medicine Student: Analysis of cost and quality of care for dementia patients in Taiwan vs. the US

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Anne Marie Williams

Anne Marie Williams

Harvard Medical School Student: Development of a Maternal Health Needs Assessment in Bugoye, Uganda.

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2016

Lynnette Lacek

Lynnette Lacek

Penn State College of Medicine Student: Global Health Scholars Program, Micronutrient Deficiencies in the Eastern Region of Ghana

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2015

Emma Dahmus

Emma Dahmus

Penn State College of Medicine Student: Global Health Scholars Program, Zambia Site

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Ezana Demissie

Ezana Demissie

Harvard Medical School Student: Trip to Ethiopia

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Clayton Hoskins

Clayton Hoskins

The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina Student: German language and culture courses

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Zach Hutchinson

Zach Hutchinson

Penn State College of Medicine Student: Trip to Senegal

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Vini Mani

Vini Mani

Harvard Medical School Student: Public Communication of Science and Technology Conference in Istanbul, Turkey

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Jane Trinkkeller

Jane Trinkkeller

Penn State College of Medicine Student: Penn State Global Health Scholars Program - Ecuador

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2014

Elise Mercier

Elise Mercier

Penn State College of Medicine Student: Diabetic patients' perceptions of barriers to health in Mbour, Senegal: A Photovoice project.

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2013

Colin Andrews

Colin Andrews

Penn State College of Medicine Student: Restaurant Sanitation in Iquitos, Peru

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Timothy Irwin

Timothy Irwin

Penn State College of Medicine Student: Knowledge and Perceptions of Diabetes among Community Healthcare Workers in Kenya

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Corinne Landis

Corinne Landis

Penn State College of Medicine Student: Analysis of the correlation between self-management behaviors and glycemic control in diabetic patients in M'Bour Senegal

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Rajasree Roy

Rajasree Roy

Penn State College of Medicine Student: Prevalence of Parasite Infection Among Children in Iquitos, Peru

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Elizabeth Wallace

Elizabeth Wallace

Penn State College of Medicine Student: Diabetes Prevalence in M’bour, Senegal

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2010

2006

Jay Meagher

Jay Meagher

Culinary Arts Program at Rend Lake College

Kate Legge

Kate Legge

World Conference in Malaysia for International Association for Students in Agriculture

2005

Calley Donath

Calley Donath

The Summer Institute for American Sign Language, University of North Dakota

Whitney Monge

Whitney Monge

2004

Ciji Taylor

Ciji Taylor

The European Business Management School of University of Wales at Swansea

Alexia A. Davis

Alexia A. Davis

Four Week Intensive Spanish Language Program, Playalingua del Caribe, Mexico

2003

Katie R. Townsend

Katie R. Townsend

Theater in England and the National Youth Agency Internship, Stratford, UK

2002

Lavada R. Simpson

Lavada R. Simpson

Study Abroad, Harlaxton College at Harlaxton Manor, English and Irish Literary Landscapes

2001

Beth Boyles