The Texas County Memorial Hospital Healthcare Foundation has awarded two $1,000 scholarships to area students to assist with their educational costs for the 2017 spring school semester.
Receiving scholarships from the TCMH Healthcare Foundation were Connie Brooks of Willow Springs and Angela Watkins of Rolla. The recipients were chosen among several applicants by members of the Healthcare Foundation board of directors.
Brooks is a student at Central Methodist University in Fayette, MO, and she’s pursuing a bachelor’s degree in nursing. Brooks is a registered nurse and director of the TCMH education department.
Watkins is pursuing a graduate degree in the pediatric nurse practitioner program at Maryville University in St. Louis, MO. She is currently a registered nurse and director of the obstetrics department at TCMH.
Brooks is a first-time Healthcare Foundation scholarship recipient. This is the second time Watkins has received a scholarship from the Healthcare Foundation.
“Educational scholarships are a focus area of the TCMH Healthcare Foundation,” Jay Gentry, Healthcare Foundation director, said. He added, “Our board of directors believes in the importance of education for area students that are pursuing training in healthcare-related fields.”
The Healthcare Foundation awards educational scholarships for students pursuing additional higher education each spring and fall. This fall, the Healthcare Foundation will award endowed scholarship funds in addition to the Healthcare Foundation scholarships.
“The Foundation board of directors recognizes the growing need for healthcare providers in rural America,” Gentry stated. “It is the hope of the Foundation that these scholarships will assist in attracting and retaining qualified residents to work in the local healthcare fields.”
Complete scholarship information and the scholarship application is available online at www.tcmhfoundation.org.
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For additional information, contact:
Joleen Senter Durham, Director of Public Relations/Marketing
Texas County Memorial Hospital
Phone: 417/967-1258
Fax: 417/967-1291
joleen@tcmh.org