Maitreyi Shrikhande and her parents, Malavika and Devendra Shrikhande
DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 29, 2022) — The Davenport Community School District is proud to share Davenport Central High School senior Maitreyi Shrikhande has received the 2022 Dr Thomas Anthony Dooley Scholarship. This is a $20,000 scholarship to help her pursue a career in the medical field. Davenport Central Principal Jon Flynn, Shrikhande’s counselor Sterling Kingery, teachers and parents all surprised her with the news Friday, April 29, 2022.
“It was really touching to see how many people were there,” Shrikhande said. “They’re all people I look up to. Being a doctor is something I’ve always wanted to do. And psychiatry has become my passion.”
Shrikhande will attend Augustana College this fall and is majoring in psychology and pre-medicine.
“This is the single most sought-after scholarship,” said Kingery. “It’ll make a great impact… I’m almost speechless. She is very deserving.”
Shrikhande said she’s been volunteering at Genesis East Hospital since she was in eighth grade, first by playing cello in the entryway then volunteering at the front desk and as part of the Art from the Heart Program.
“This is a huge deal for me,” Shrikhande said. “Not only because of how it helps financially, but it gives me a lot of hope. It tells me I’m on the right path.”
Each year, the Davenport Community School District awards the Dooley Scholarship to a Davenport high school senior. The student must be in the upper 10% of the class and have a minimum GPA of 3.7 after seven semesters of high school.
