The Gunther & Lee Weigel Medical School Scholarship

The Elks National Foundation is pleased to offer an exclusive scholarship opportunity just for Elks scholars pursuing a medical degree or Osteopathic Medicine degree. Applications for 2024 will open on January 2, 2024.

Champions of future doctors and ENF scholarships: Gunther & Lee Weigel

The Gunther & Lee Weigel Medical School Scholarships are scholarships offered to Elks scholars entering their first year of medical school. The scholarship was established through the generosity of the late Lee Weigel, widow of Gunther Weigel. The number of scholarships offered and amounts vary from year to year.

Lee lost her husband of 51 years in November 2009. Gunther was a longtime member of Miami, Fla., Elks Lodge No. 948. He was passionate about the Foundation's scholarship programs. Lee established these scholarships to help Elks scholars pursue a career in medicine.

If you are an Elks scholar planning to attend an accredited U.S. medical school to pursue a medical degree or Osteopathic Medicine degree, consider applying before you begin your first year of medical school.

For the 2023 contest, ten (10) $22,000 scholarships were awarded to Elks scholars** entering their first year of medical school in fall 2023.

Request an application from the ENF Scholarship office by emailing scholarship@elks.org or calling (773) 755-4732.

**Please note, this award is only open to current and former scholarship recipients of the Elks National Foundation. Winners of local Lodge scholarships and State Elks Association scholarships are not eligible for this program. This program is not open to the general public.**

2023 Gunther and Lee Weigel Medical School Scholarship Recipients

We are proud to announce the recipients of the 2023 Gunther and Lee Weigel Medical School Scholarship!

Aaron Cimer
  • 2019 Legacy Scholar

  • Toms River, N.J., Lodge No. 1875
Anika Pruthi
  • 2019 MVS Scholar

  • Piscataway, N.J., Lodge No. 2414
Carinne Geil
  • 2016 Legacy Scholar

  • Oakmont, Pa., Lodge No. 1668
Duha Alfatlawi
  • 2017 MVS Scholar

  • Lake Elsinore/Wildomar, Calif., Lodge No. 2591
Keyana Zahiri
  • 2019 MVS Scholar

  • New Orleans, La., Lodge No. 30
Krupa Patel
  • 2018 MVS Scholar

  • Plymouth-Ann Arbor, Mich., Lodge No. 325
Nesreen Shahrour
  • 2019 MVS Scholar

  • Raleigh, N.C., Lodge No. 735
Shruti Kolli
  • 2019 MVS Scholar

  • Wheaton, Ill., Lodge No. 2258
Trey Heliin
  • 2019 Legacy Scholar

  • Negaunee, Mich., Lodge No. 1116
Vilina Mehta
  • 2018 MVS Scholar

  • Scottsdale, Ariz., Lodge No. 2148

Past Gunther and Lee Weigel Medical School Scholarship Recipients

Victor Brian Chavez
  • 2018 MVS Scholar

  • Brownsville, Texas, Lodge No. 2876
Briana Clifton
  • 2019 MVS Scholar

  • Minneapolis, Minn., Lodge No. 44
Amber Dudek
  • 2018 Legacy Scholar

  • Plant City, Fla., Lodge No. 1727
Jacob Greene
  • 2017 MVS Scholar

  • Ballard (Seattle), Wash., Lodge No. 827
Wilson Guo
  • 2015 MVS Scholar

  • Moscow, Idaho, Lodge No. 249
Nick Hakes
  • 2018 MVS Scholar

  • Ravenna, Ohio, Lodge No. 1076
Lyba Khan
  • 2016 MVS Scholar

  • Revere, Mass., Lodge No. 1171
Andrew Kim
  • 2018 MVS Scholar

  • Katy, Texas, Lodge No. 2628
Veenadhari Kollipara
  • 2018 MVS Scholar

  • Burien, Wash., Lodge No. 2143
Hudson Liu
  • 2018 MVS Scholar

  • San Diego, Calif., Lodge No. 168
Meachelle Lum
  • 2018 MVS Scholar

  • Livermore-Pleasanton, Calif., Lodge No. 2117
Shuait Nair
  • 2018 MVS Scholar

  • Bridgeport, Pa., Lodge No. 714
Brendan Raville
  • 2017 MVS Scholar

  • Malone, N.Y., Lodge No. 1303
Vincent Savarino
  • 2018 Legacy Scholar

  • Monessen, Pa., Lodge No. 773
Kevin Shan
  • 2018 MVS Scholar

  • Sioux Falls, S.D., Lodge No. 262
Devika Shenoy
  • 2018 MVS Scholar

  • Tempe, Ariz., Lodge No. 2251
Claire Staresinic
  • 2017 MVS Scholar

  • Tarentum, Pa., Lodge No. 644
Victoria Starks
  • 2018 Legacy Scholar

  • Paris, Tenn., Lodge No. 816
Charanya Uppalapati
  • 2018 MVS Scholar

  • Lake Norman, N.C., Lodge No. 392
Augusta Uwamanzu-Nna
  • 2016 MVS Scholar

  • New Hyde Park-North Shore, N.Y., Lodge No. 2107
Jyotsna Bitra
  • 2016 MVS Scholar

  • Bloomington, IL No. 281

  • University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago
Jacky Chu
  • 2016 MVS Scholar

  • San Francisco, CA No. 3

  • Stanford University School of Medicine
Marjorie Fitzsimmons
  • 2017 MVS Scholar

  • Tampa, FL No. 708

  • University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
Lindsey Kroboth
  • 2014 Legacy Scholar

  • Loveland, CO No. 1051

  • University of South Dakota
Shiv Patel
  • 2018 MVS Scholar

  • Roxboro, NC No. 2005

  • Northwestern University Fienberg School of Medicine
Jessica Phan
  • 2015 MVS Scholar

  • Santa Ana, CA No. 794

  • Harvard Medical School
Marlena Pigliacampi
  • 2015 MVS Scholar

  • Ormond Beach, FL No. 2193

  • University of North Dakota School of Medicine
Derek Riffert
  • 2017 MVS Scholar

  • Lafayette, IN No. 143

  • Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Lydia Smeltz
  • 2017 Legacy Scholar

  • West Shore, PA No. 2257

  • Penn State College of Medicine
Adam Tucker
  • 2017 MVS Scholar

  • Burien, WA No. 2143

  • Weill Cornell Medical College
Afeera Chaudhry
  • 2017 MVS Scholar

  • Hamilton, NJ No. 2262

  • Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dennis Youngs
  • 2019 Emergency Educational Grant

  • Penn Yan, NY No. 1722

  • SUNY Upstate Medical University
Eric Xia
  • 2017 MVS Scholar

  • Westbrook, CT No. 1784

  • Boston University School of Medicine
Iemaan Rana
  • 2013 MVS Scholar

  • Chicago Northshore, IL No. 1316

  • University of Illinois College of Medicine
Kevin Glover
  • 2012 MVS Scholar

  • Ely, NV No. 1469

  • University of Washington School of Medicine
Nicholas Balardi
  • 2013 MVS Scholar

  • Chico, CA No. 423

  • University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
Olivia Fuson
  • 2016 Legacy Scholar

  • Seaside, OR No. 1748

  • Oregon Health and Science University
Victoria Cegielski
  • 2018 MVS Scholar

  • Puyallup, WA No. 1450

  • University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Ellen Zhang
  • 2015 MVS Scholar

  • Clawson-Troy, MI No. 2169

  • Harvard Medical School
Ganeev Singh
  • 2013 MVS Scholar

  • Whittier, CA No. 1258

  • Tufts University
Julia Miao
  • 2015 MVS Scholar

  • Sunnyvale, CA No. 2128

  • Renaissance School of Medicine
Keoni Bailey
  • 2015 MVS Scholar

  • Oshkosh, WI No. 292

  • University of Michigan Medical School
Ryan Elliott
  • 2010 MVS Scholar

  • Atascadero, CA No. 2733

  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Safa Khawaja
  • 2014 MVS Scholar

  • Fort Worth, TX No. 124

  • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Maddi Bollig
  • 2015 MVS Scholar

  • Fort Collins, CO No. 804

  • Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine
Christina Fang
  • 2013 MVS Scholar

  • Sacramento, CA No. 6

  • University of California-Irvine School of Medicine

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