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Ancker School of Nursing Memorial Scholarship
Endowment Created
As part of the 2008 all-class reunion, the Ancker School of Nursing Memorial Scholarship was created and funded with gifts from alumni totaling nearly $10,000. And then this spring, an Ancker alumna and her husband contributed $17,000 to establish a permanent endowment fund that will support scholarships into the future! (A minimum of $25,000 is required to create a permanently restricted endowment fund). Each year, interest from the endowment will be awarded as scholarships in the name of the Ancker School of Nursing.
Scholarship Guidelines Established
This past winter, the guidelines for the Ancker School of Nursing Scholarship were created to target applicants who meet the following criteria:
1. A current Regions Hospital Employee.
2. A current RN who is accepted and enrolled in a bachelors completion program or a masters or Ph.D. program with a nursing/health concentration.
3. A nurse who is planning to continue his/her employment with Regions for the foreseeable future. (Preferred not required).
Many nurses are being required to advance their education. Since there is already a scholarship at Regions for new or lower level health care employees, these criteria were developed to support a unique group of nurses who are future teachers, managers as well as hands-on caregivers.
First Scholarships Awarded
In April 2009, the first scholarship awards of $600 each were made in honor of the Ancker School of Nursing. Mercy Paul, R.N. and Jackie Chute, R.N. were selected after interviewing with a committee of Ancker graduates including Mary Newton, 61, Anna Fuhrmann, 62, Fran Reiser, 60 and Regions Hospital employees Cathy McCallister, R.N. and Keevan Kosidowski.
On May 11, 2009, the scholarships were presented to the recipients during a breakfast reception hosted by the Foundation and Nursing Administration. Mary Brainerd, President and CEO of HealthPartners and Christine Boese, Vice President of Patient Care at Regions made the presentations with a handful of Ancker graduates in attendance.
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Left to Right: Mary Brainerd, President & CEO, HealthPartners; Mercy Paul, R.N.;
Jackie Chute, R.N.; Chris Boese, Regions Hospital Vice President of Patient Care. |
Left to Right: Mary Brainerd; Ginny Kelly, Class of '53; Peggy Wedell, Class of '53; Mercy Paul; Jackie Chute; Anna Fuhrmann, Class of '62; Beverly Hartzell, Class of '48, Chris Boese. |
Let us introduce you to the first Ancker School of Nursing Memorial Scholarship recipients.
Mercy Paul, R.N., is a clinical documentation specialist at Regions Hospital and is pursuing her MSN in Nursing through the University of Phoenix. Her early life experience living in India and visiting one of Mother Teresas clinics for lepers sparked the passion to help others and provide comfort to the suffering. Mercy has applied her nursing skills in the nursing home, medical/ surgical, telemetry and intensive care settings.
Jackie Chute, R.N., is a staff nurse in the Regions Emergency Center and is attending Minnesota State University, Mankato to become a family nurse practitioner. Jackie is involved at Regions through the Equitable Care Team, the Unit Practice Council and the Quality Improvement Committee. Jackie volunteers at her parish, helps her friends with fundraising for medical mission trips and shares her nursing skills to support local events such as the Twin Cities Marathon and the Republican National Convention.
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