SDSMA Foundation scholarships were awarded to the following medical students attending the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine during the 2025-26 school year:

• Alexander Bergeson – Mitchell – Avera Health Plans Scholarship
• Morgan Carr – Pierre – Pierre District Medical Society Scholarship
• Linzie Christensen – Yankton – Yankton District Medical Society Scholarship
• Gabriel Dally – Sioux Falls – J. Michael McMillin Scholarship
• Hannah DeHoogh-Kliewer – Sioux Falls – Richard P. Holm Prairie Doc Memorial Scholarship
• Aaron Fest – Harrisburg – Howard and Mary Ann Saylor Scholarship
• Tanner Flickema – Sioux Falls – SDSMA Freshman Tuition Scholarship
• Holly Gerberding – Sturgis – Richard P. Holm Prairie Doc Memorial Scholarship
• Velvet Jessen – Harrold – Pierre District Medical Society Scholarship
• Joseph Kelly – Yankton – J. Michael McMillin Scholarship
• Sarah Lane – Hot Springs – Black Hills District Medical Society Scholarship
• Molly Lien – Wentworth – Howard and Mary Ann Saylor Scholarship
• Kiley Medler – Rapid City – Black Hills District Medical Society Scholarship
• Jackson Meyer – Sioux Falls – Avera Health Plans Scholarship
• Leah Naasz – Aberdeen – Herbert A. Saloum Memorial Scholarship
• Jordyn Post – Harrisburg – J. Michael McMillin Scholarship
• Alyssa Roby – Watertown – J. Michael McMillin Scholarship
• Amanda Rook – Aberdeen – Wulbers Scholarship
• Rachel Schild – Tyndall – T.H. Sattler Memorial Scholarship
• Joshua Schumacher – Rapid City – J. Michael McMillin Scholarship
• Bailey Smith – Presho – SDSMA Senior Scholarship
• Jada Tschetter – Brandon – SDSMA Junior Scholarship

Thank you to those who have contributed to help ease the signifcant financial pressure placed on
students to pay for medical school and supporting the next our next generation of physicians.