Capital Health has announced seven winners of full-tuition scholarships to Rider University as part of an employee education benefits partnership with the university. The scholarship winners are immediate family members of Capital Health employees and include Brianna Nixon (political science), Maggie Murphy (psychology), Oscar Brajczewski (finance), Sydney Stahl (elementary education), Ryan Gennaro (finance), Kiara Coons (elementary education), and Jayla Giddens (acting for film, television and theatre). Capital Health’s partnership with Rider launched in 2020 when Capital Health Medical Group began overseeing the university’s Student Health Center and providing primary care health services to students and employees.
“On behalf of Capital Health, I’m thrilled to recognize the 2024 winners of our full-tuition scholarships to Rider University,” said Al Maghazehe, president and CEO of Capital Health. “Our employee education benefits program has grown significantly since it began a few years ago, and it’s exciting to be able to help more and more members of our Capital Health family pursue higher education. Congratulations to this year’s winners and best wishes for success in this important step in their education journey.”
Brianna Nixon is a graduate of Florence Township High School. Daughter of Domaria Mercedes, a clinical analyst with the Information Technology Department at Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell, Brianna is a political science major in Rider’s College of Arts and Sciences.
Maggie Murphy is an incoming sophomore at Rider and a graduate of Neshaminy High School. The daughter of Sean Murphy, float pool manager at Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell, Maggie is a psychology major in Rider’s College of Arts and Sciences.
Oscar Brajczewski graduated from North Burlington High School. The son of Anna Brajczewski, rehab assistant in Rehabilitation Services at Capital Health Regional Medical Center, Oscar will study finance in Rider’s Norm Brodsky College of Business.
Sydney Stahl is a graduate of Seneca High School and the daughter of Patricia Stahl, a registered nurse in the Ambulatory Care Pavilion at Capital Health Regional Medical Center. Sydney will study elementary education in Rider’s College of Education and Human Services.
Ryan Gennaro is an incoming junior at Rider and son of Chris Gennaro, director of Business Development at Capital Health. A graduate of Bucks County Community College, Ryan is a finance major in Rider’s Norm Brodsky College of Business.
Kiara Coons graduated from Trenton Central High School. Niece of Christian Colon-Figueroa, medical assistant at Capital Health’s Center for Sleep Medicine, Kiara will study elementary education in Rider’s College of Education and Human Services.
Jayla Giddens is a graduate of Trenton Central High School and the daughter of Toni Pretlow, trauma outreach specialist at Capital Health’s Institute for Urban Care. Through her scholarship supported by Capital Health’s Trenton Neighborhood Initiative, Jayla will study acting for film, television, and theatre in Rider’s College of Arts and Sciences.
Capital Health’s employee education benefits program also features a 50% tuition discount agreement with Rider University for eligible employees. Other Rider education benefits for Capital Health employees include an application fee waiver; free, unofficial evaluation of transfer credits prior to applying; and a Rider academic advisor to help plan their schedule. Graduate student applicants can request a free evaluation of transfer credits as well as course and GMAT/GRE waivers and exclusive certificate programs for Capital Health employees are currently in development.
Capital Health is the Central New Jersey/Lower Bucks County region’s leader in providing progressive, quality patient care with significant investments in physicians, nurses and staff, as well as advanced technology. Comprised of two state-of-the-art hospitals (Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton and Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell), outpatient facilities in Bordentown and Hamilton, New Jersey, satellite emergency departments in Trenton and on the campus of Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Browns Mills, New Jersey, and an extensive network of primary and specialty care practices across the region, Capital Health is a dynamic health care system accredited by DNV. To learn more or to search career opportunities at Capital Health, visit capitalhealth.org.