Orthopaedic Associates Awards Scholarship to Dorman High Graduate Samantha Boniface
May 22, 2014
SPARTANBURG, SC – Orthopaedic Associates, PA (OA) announced today that the recipient of its Annual W. Howard Tiller, Jr. Memorial Scholarship is Samantha Boniface, a 2014 graduate of Dorman High School. Boniface plans to attend Wofford College to earn a double major in chemistry and Spanish, with long-range plans to become a pediatric oncologist. She has had many achievements including:
- Ranked 5th in her class out of 763 students;
- GPA of 5.25;
- She has participated in Dorman’s cross country and varsity lacrosse team;
- She is a part-time tutor for middle school students;
- She has volunteered many hours serving in church related mission work with needy families;
- Member of the Beta Club and National Honors society.
Scholarship selection criteria are based on a student’s academic achievement, community service and his or her interest in pursuing a career in healthcare. The $1,000 scholarship was offered to graduating seniors of the schools where OA serves as their team physicians: Spartanburg High School, Dorman High School, Byrnes High School, Woodruff High School, Limestone College, and Spartanburg Methodist College.
The one-year scholarship is named after the late W. Howard Tiller, Jr., M.D. A native of Spartanburg, Dr. Tiller completed degrees at Wake Forest University and Duke University. Dr. Tiller practiced orthopaedics for more than two decades and was a partner with Orthopaedic Associates, P.A. from 1998 until his unexpected death in 2003 at the age of 51.
Based in Spartanburg, SC, Orthopaedic Associates, PA has been independently owned and operated since 1962. The physicians at Orthopaedic Associates, PA provide state-of-the- art treatments and the newest technology available to patients today. The medical staff at Orthopaedic Associates, PA, which include nine specialist physicians and five physician assistants provide treatment in all aspects of orthopaedic medicine including sports medicine, hand & elbow, foot & ankle, spine, total joints and pain management. Orthopaedic Associates, PA is located at North Grove Medical Park in Spartanburg and in Duncan next to Interim Healthcare on Highway 290. To learn more about Orthopaedic Associates, PA, the physicians, and their services provided you may contact them at 864.582.6396 or visit their website at www.upstateoa.com.
