LCS Foundation Names 2022 Ed and Sue Kenny Scholarship Recipients

The LCS Foundation has awarded the 2022 Ed & Sue Kenny Scholarships to two students pursuing careers in senior lifestyle services. The honorees include McKenna Campbell, a Health Services Administration major (and Spanish for Health Professions minor) at University of Wisconsin Eau Claire and Shayana VanEyll, who is majoring in Healthcare Administration also at University of Wisconsin Eau Claire. 

The Ed & Sue Kenny Scholarship was founded in 2019 to promote the education and professional development of undergraduate and graduate students pursuing a degree at any college or university in the field of senior lifestyle services. The scholarship program is open each year to qualifying students across the country. The next application process will begin in July 2023.

"This year's scholarships recognize outstanding students who exemplify the qualities we want and need for the next generation of leaders in our profession," said Ed Kenny, LCS Foundation past president and scholarship founder. "We are proud to fulfill our mission through scholarships that support those who have chosen to pursue a career in senior living and care." 

About the 2022 Ed and Sue Kenny Scholarship Recipients:

• McKenna Campbell. Campbell is currently pursuing a Health Services Administration major and a minor in Spanish for Health Professions. She has held leadership roles with the American Colleges of Healthcare Administrators (ACHCA) student chapter and has worked at an assisted living facility since 2018. “I watched my grandpa go through Alzheimer's disease and it inspired me to pursue a career in healthcare,” said Campbell. “My personal and work experience have given me a passion to be part of the healthcare administration and long-term care field.” Campbell will start her administrator in training residency next year.
  
  
• Shayana VanEyll.  VanEyll is currently pursuing a degree in Healthcare Administration while working as a caregiver in the memory care unit of a senior living community. She is the current chapter president of the ACHCA student chapter, has received a number of academic recognitions, and is looking forward to her administrative residency next Spring. “My dream has always been to help people in a healthcare setting, and my coursework has only confirmed that is exactly what I want to do,” said said VanEyll. “Long term, I would like to become a Hospital Administrator, work in memory care or hold a position where I am able to oversee multiple senior living facilities.”