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American Specialty Health Awards Scholarship to Naturopathy Student
SAN DIEGO (Mar. 08, 2006) – American Specialty Health (ASH), the nation's leading specialty benefits company for complementary and alternative health care, recently announced the winner of its 2005 scholarship for students pursuing careers in naturopathy. The award is the second of several given out this year through an annual scholarship competition administered by ASH subsidiary American Specialty Health Plans of California (ASH Plans).
The scholarship winner is Christine Stubbe, a student at Bastyr University in Kenmore, Wash. Stubbe will receive $15,000, which will be applied toward further studies in naturopathy.
Criteria for the ASH Plans naturopathy scholarship included grade point average, financial need, and participation in various professional activities. Applicants were also required to complete an essay on their studies in complementary health care. Stubbe submitted an essay titled “A New Face for Health Care in America.”
“The ASH Scholarship Program was developed to recognize academic excellence and reward students who have a unique foresight into the U.S. health care system,” said George DeVries, president, chairman, and chief executive officer of ASH. “We congratulate Ms. Stubbe on advancing the study of complementary health care through her outstanding work at Bastyr University. ASH is pleased to help this year's scholarship winner complete her education in the important—and increasingly popular—field of naturopathy.”
Since 2001, students pursuing careers in various aspects of complementary health care have been eligible to apply for scholarships totaling $45,000 annually through the ASH Scholarship Program. Qualifying students are those studying acupuncture, chiropractic, dietetics, massage therapy, or naturopathy at accredited institutions across the country.
The deadline for the 2006 ASH naturopathy scholarship is Nov. 6. For information about the scholarship program and future deadlines for ASH acupuncture, chiropractic, dietetics, and massage therapy scholarships, please visit ASHCompanies.com/Providers.
American Specialty Health, Incorporated and its subsidiaries comprise the nation's leading specialty benefits organization for complementary health care benefits, affinity discount, health education, and wellness programs. ASH Plans is California's first and largest specialized health plan for acupuncture and chiropractic, providing benefit programs to full-service health plans and employer groups.
Based in San Diego, ASH has over 500 employees and administers benefit programs for more than 12 million members and affinity discount programs for more than 80 million members. Visit ASHCompanies.com or call 800.848.3555.