Sophomore Hanna Ebel was awarded the first Joseph G. Jurcic Endowed Scholarship

Hanna Ebel is the first recipient of a new endowed scholarship at Pitt. The scholarship, established by Joseph G. Jurcic (A&S ’84), supports students who are eligible to enroll in Honors College courses.

Ebel hopes to be admitted to the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences’ Emergency Medicine program. Her ultimate goal is to become an emergency room physician.

Read about how this sophomore already is saving lives in her hometown of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, in this feature story.