Congratulations to 18 students who were recently awarded the Employee Foundation Council’s (EFC) prestigious Hagey Scholarship. For this year, the EFC nearly doubled the number of scholarship awards, giving 18 recipients $1,800 each. The EFC also extended scholarship eligibility to college freshman and even some graduate students due to the impact COVID-19 had on the […]
Julie Madden named 2019 Distinguished Service Award winner
For 41 years, Julie Madden has exemplified our promise at Akron Children’s Hospital to treat every child as we would our own. During her tenure as a radiology support specialist, she estimates that she has registered more than 200,000 patients – and yet, she treats each interaction as an opportunity to make a difference for […]
After an engaging 46-year career, Carolyn B. Hofmann looks forward to retirement
Growing up, Carolyn B. Hofmann, employee involvement coordinator at Akron Children’s, learned a lot about the restaurant and food services industry. Her father was a restaurateur and her grandfather worked for Fleischmann’s, teaching yeast basics to bakery workers. It was an easy decision for Carolyn to follow in her foodie family’s footsteps. She loved the […]
Deb Young looks forward to family time, traveling and relaxing in retirement
For as long as Deb Young, Ask Children’s nurse in Children’s After Hours, can remember, she’s been captivated by babies of all kinds. Her mother recognized her softheartedness, allowing Deb to bring home stray kittens, rescue abandoned baby birds and bunnies and care for the neighbor’s younger children. By the time Deb graduated from high […]
Employee Foundation Council names scholarship winners
Congratulations to the 12 deserving high school graduates who were recently awarded the Employee Foundation Council’s (EFC) prestigious Hagey Scholarship. Now in its 49th year, the Hagey scholarship recognizes children and dependents of employees with a $1,500 scholarship to put toward their higher education expenses. Recipients are selected by 3 independent judges who have no […]
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