Fallbrook's Yu earns top scholarship

AUSTIN, Texas – The Ambassadors for Community Health – Auxiliary at St. David’s Medical Center, which was formerly known as St. David’s Medical Center Healthcare Volunteers, has recognized 20 university students across the country with $122,000 in scholarships, funded by proceeds from the nonprofit Atrium Gift Shop at St. David’s Medical Center in central Austin, Texas.

Fallbrook’s Sai-Han Yu, who is studying nursing, is one of the students recognized. All of the recipients are working toward a degree in the field of health care, and the scholarship committee evaluated applicants on financial need, grades, references and an essay. Finalists also participated in interviews.

The scholarship committee provided scholarship awards of $6,000 to 20 students, and as the top candidate, Yu received the Deborah Albers Scholarship, worth $8,000. The Deborah Albers Scholarship was established to honor the late president of the Auxiliary at St. David’s Medical Center. Yu graduated from Fallbrook High in 2006 as Sai-Han Ackerman.

For more information about the Ambassadors for Community Health – Auxiliary at St. David’s Medical Center scholarship, visit Ambassadors4CH.org/. Scholarship applicants must be U.S. citizens or have permanent status, attend a Texas university and have been accepted to, or enrolled in, a health care program.