Kootenai Health Foundation awards four Kim Svee Scholarships

Kootenai Health awarded four students the Kim Svee Memorial Teen Volunteer Scholarship for outstanding service and leadership.

Nicole A. Davis and Joel "Parker" Heisey of Coeur d'Alene each received $1,000 scholarships and Jordan L. Finney of Coeur d'Alene and Morgan L. Cook of Post Falls each received a $500 scholarship.

Scholarship recipients must be high school seniors who have accrued a minimum of 200 volunteer hours at Kootenai. Scholarships are awarded based on academics, letters of reference and a personal interview.

• Nicole A. Davis is an honors student and 2012 graduate of Coeur d'Alene High School. She was a Kootenai Health teen volunteer from 2008-2011.

• Joel "Parker" Heisey is an honors student and 2012 graduate of the Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy. He volunteered at Kootenai Health from 2010-2012.

• Jordan L. Finney is an honors student and 2012 graduate of Lake City High School. She participated in the teen volunteer program from 2008 through 2012.

• Morgan L. Cook is an honors student and 2012 graduate of Post Falls High School. She participated in the teen volunteer program from 2006 to 2011.

The Kim Svee Memorial Teen Volunteer Scholarship is named for the late Kim Svee, who was a volunteer at Kootenai. She was just 16 when a 1984 auto accident took her life. In her memory, her family worked with the Kootenai Health Foundation to establish a memorial scholarship fund.

The scholarship continues to receive donations from individuals, organizations and the teen volunteers' fundraising events. The first scholarship was awarded in 1985 in the amount of $100. Kootenai has since given 53 scholarships totaling $39,516.