The primary purpose of the Forever Friend Diana Lain Hughes Scholarship Fund is to provide annual scholarships to one or more graduating high school seniors or former graduates of the Shawnee Mission School District who demonstrate an interest in a career in teaching, nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy or speech-language pathology. The students eligible for assistance shall be those: (1) Who are graduating high school seniors from Shawnee Mission North High School who are interested in a career in teaching, nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, or speech-language pathology. (2) Who graduated from the Shawnee Mission School District who are in the undergraduate Teachers College of Emporia State University. (3) Who graduated from the Shawnee Mission School District who are in the University of Kansas School of Health Sciences and will be entering their last year of their graduate degree program in occupational therapy, physical therapy, or speech-language pathology. Graduating high school senior applicants must have taken courses in the humanities and/or sciences; have participated in school and/or community service organizations; and have been admitted to a public or private college, university, or technical school. If awarded a scholarship, one-half of the scholarship will be awarded upon graduation from high school. The other one-half of the scholarship will only be awarded if the student has proven to the satisfaction of the Advisory Committee of the Fund and the Community Foundation that he or she will complete a post-secondary degree or certificate program in teaching, nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy or speech-language pathology. Applicants must submit two letters of recommendation from school professionals such as a teacher, counselor or coach. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation for more information.