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Devon Hughes

Devon Hughes

Ms. Devon Hughes of Fort Smith, AR has been in the Degen Scholarship Program since Fall 2021.  She received her fourth $1,500.00 scholarship to Northeastern State University where she is working towards becoming a Physician’s Assistant. She will graduate this December 2023!  This hardworking, tenacious young woman and mother of one has furthered her education to reach her dreams.  After graduating from Carl Albert State College in 2011 with a degree in radiology – she needed a challenge and has risen to the occasion.  Thank you and Congratulations, Devon! Keep rising to the top!

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Isabella Davis

Isabella Davis

Introducing Isabella Davis of Greenwood, AR, who is attending the Radiography Program at UAFS and will graduate in Spring 2024. She received a $2000.00 scholarship for the Fall 2023-Spring 2024 semester. She is following in the footsteps of family members in the medical field: her mother is an RN, her sister is in nursing school, and her grandmother was a “well-known x-ray tech” at Sparks Hospital. She wants to further her education and go into Radiation Therapy after graduation. Faith and family are especially important to her. She stays busy working at a coffee shop in Fort Smith in addition to going to the lake with her friends and family.

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Junelle Balagtas

Junelle Balagtas

The Degen Foundation welcomes Ms. Junelle Balagtas of Barling, AR, to our scholarship program.  She is in her senior year and received a $2000.00 scholarship that will go towards her BSN at UAFS for the Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 semesters. She will graduate in December 2023 and wants to be a Labor/Delivery nurse or an NICU nurse after graduation. This busy young woman works two jobs in addition to volunteering, gardening, cooking and hanging out with friends and family. We hope to see her smiling face at one of our local hospitals in 2024.