Shreveport, La. – A Caddo Parish student has been named the first recipient of a newly established scholarship supporting first-generation college students at LSU Health Shreveport. The LSU Health Sciences Foundation announced that Macey Duncan, a Physician Assistant Studies student at LSU Health Shreveport’s School of Health Professions and Sciences, has been awarded the inaugural Margaret Shehee Cole Endowed Scholarship for First-Generation Students. The scholarship was created to help ease the financial burdens of graduate school, allowing LSU Health Shreveport students to focus on becoming the best healthcare providers possible.
The scholarship is named for Margaret Shehee and David Cole, long-time supporters of LSU Health Shreveport. Margaret’s husband, David, has received physical and occupational therapy at the Faculty Rehabilitation Clinic in the School of Health Professions and Sciences. As a show of gratitude for the care he has received, Margaret and David decided to create an endowed scholarship that would provide a pathway for students to pursue a degree in health professions.
“David and I are profoundly honored to establish this scholarship and play a part in Macey Duncan’s journey, as well as the journeys of future first-generation students,” said Margaret. “Witnessing the exceptional care David has received at LSU Health Shreveport inspired us to give back, ensuring that aspiring healthcare professionals, regardless of their background, can realize their dreams. It is our hope that this scholarship lifts financial burdens and empowers these talented students to focus on their education and become the compassionate, skilled providers our community needs.”…