Massage Students Receive Scholarships

Acompany that specializes in complementary health-care benefit programs announced in late 2006 the two recipients of its massage-therapy educational scholarships.

The awards are two of several given out this year by American Specialty Health (ASH) to students of various complementary health-care disciplines in an annual scholarship competition.

The 2006 massage-therapy scholarship winners are Lori Hunt, a student at the School of Massage Arts in Nixa, Missouri, and Amy Jensen, a student at the Hawaii Healing Arts College in Kailua, Hawaii. Hunt and Jensen will each receive $1,000, which will be applied toward further studies in massage therapy.

Criteria for the ASH Plans massage-therapy scholarships included grade-point average, financial need and participation in various professional activities. Applicants were also required to complete an essay on their studies in massage therapy and complementary health care.

The deadline for the 2007 American Specialty Health massage-therapy scholarships is July 5.