Over the past 14 years, Duane Earle Young regularly mentored and guided aspiring Physical Therapist Assistants through his role as clinical manager for Pardee Memorial Hospital’s Rehab and Wellness Center.
After he passed away in September of last year, his wife Sherri and daughters Cassie and Courtney wanted to find some way for Duane’s legacy to continue touching lives of those entering the profession.
That’s why they decided to create the Duane Young, MSPT, Endowed Memorial Academic Excellence Scholarship Fund at Southwestern Community College. It will be awarded each year to the Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) student with the highest GPA entering the program’s second year.
The first scholarship will be awarded this fall.