Tenet Healthcare Foundation, the charitable giving arm of Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC), and Tenet California announced today that they have awarded $55,500 in one-year college scholarships to 30 children of hospital and regional employees in the Tenet California Region, which includes Nebraska. The Children of Tenet Employees Scholarship Program is designed to assist children of Tenet employees pursue higher education.

From Creighton University Medical Center, the 2007 scholarship recipients, their parents and school are:

Kayla Le, daughter of Pat Le, Kansas State University

Joseph Lee, son of Debra Lee, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Ashley McAlexander, daughter of Ella McAlexander, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Angelique McNeal, daughter of Stacie McNeal, Lewis University

Patrick Tefft, son of Mary Tefft, University of Kansas

“Tenet Healthcare Foundation is delighted to assist the children of our employees achieve their goals of higher education,” said Maria Martineau Plankinton, director of the Tenet Healthcare Foundation. “We see these scholarships as an investment in the future and as an acknowledgement of all that these students have already accomplished. Congratulations to all of the recipients for this outstanding achievement.”
This year, the Tenet Healthcare Foundation awarded $264,000 through the Children of Tenet Employees Scholarship program to 125 deserving children of Tenet employees across the country.

These scholarships are awarded each year for full-time undergraduate study at any accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school. Winners are chosen based on academic record, demonstrated leadership, participation in school and community activities, honors, work experience, goals and aspirations stated on the application, unusual personal or family circumstances and an outside appraisal.
The program is administered for Tenet by Scholarship Management Services, a department of Scholarship America in compliance with state and federal guidelines regulating scholarship awards by corporate foundations.

Tenet Healthcare Foundation is a charitable foundation sponsored by Tenet Healthcare Corporation. Endowed by Tenet, the Foundation, directs most of its grants to help unmet health care needs in the communities served by facilities owned by Tenet subsidiaries. The Foundation also provides grants to various educational, social services, civic and humanities-supporting organizations nationwide.