Arianna, the oldest of 2 children in her family, aspires to go to medical school and may choose to become a veterinarian or to go into another science field. She says, “I would love to make an impact on this world. I would like to choose the medical path because…

Marissa, the oldest of 3 children, graduated from high school with an Academic Honors Diploma taking a rigorous program of honors and advanced placement classes. She wants to study Business with an emphasis on either marketing or accounting, with the ultimate dream of working for a tech company or a…

Meara, the oldest of 2 children in her family, says she was motivated to apply for a Guthrie-Koch award because of her knowledge of past recipients, “all of whom  have been excellent students, setting a great example for the PKU community and inspiring me to challenge myself.” She just graduated…

Susan, one of 6 children and the only one with PKU in her family, aspires to become a social worker and now attends the University of Wisconsin Baraboo/Sauk County, where she hopes to obtain an Associate’s Degree and transfer to The University of Wisconsin Madison to receive a Bachelor’s Degree and hopefully a Master’s Degree…

Aubrey, the oldest of 3 children in her family, dreams of becoming a metabolic dietitian, inspired by the dietitians in her PKU clinic and the desire to help others with PKU. She would like to be “someone they can relate to as they go through life with PKU, someone who…

Anna, who has a younger brother with PKU, plans to become a nurse, or major in Rehabilitative Therapy or Athletic Training. As a member of her high school’s cross country team, she saw that many of her teammates were having chronic injuries, which piqued her interest in medicine, an interest…

MacKenzie, the youngest of 2 children and known as “Kenzie” by family and friends, just completed her sophomore year at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she expects to receive her Nursing degree. She will begin a 2-year program in the fall of her junior year, and hopes to begin work…

Rachel, who has an older brother with PKU and a younger sibling without PKU, has always loved math, science and art and aspires to use those interests, perhaps in engineering, to “make a difference.” Rachel is a top student, third in her senior class academically, and has a weighted GPA…