Allina Health Buffalo Hospital awards scholarships to future healthcare workers

Eleven people received $2,000 scholarships

BUFFALO, Minn. (May 07, 2025) — Allina Health Buffalo Hospital, with the help of Allina Health Foundation, awarded eleven people with scholarships worth $2,000 each. Nine of the recipients are students in Wright County, and two are current Buffalo Hospital employees who plan to pursue health care careers in their post-secondary education. The scholarships are funded by Allina Health Foundation and proceeds from the Buffalo Hospital Gift Shop. Buffalo Hospital and the Foundation will continue to support local youth and encourage more students to enter the medical field professionally.

Congratulations to the 2025 Scholarship Award winners:

Isabelle Truenow	Annandale High School
Niklas Manninen	Buffalo High School
Stella Hillmann	Dassel-Cokato High School
Maddison Meister	Delano High School
Romana Koeppe	Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted High School
Ella Peterson	Maple Lake High School
Sophia Silva Vargas	Monticello High School
Margaret Thompson	Rockford High School
Delaney Hughes	St. Michael-Albertville High School
Laura Cox	Non-traditional/Current Employee
Alyssa Farrell	Non-traditional/Current Employee

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