Foundation Awards 2008 Nursing Scholarships

from Nursing Economics ..

By Anonymous

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES of the Nursing Economic$ Foundation proudly announces the recipients of the 2008 Scholarship Awards. Lisa Catherine Lindley, MA, BSN, RN, Chapel Hill, NC, and Michael Anthony Lavoie, BSN, RN, Roundup, MT, each were awarded $5,000 to help pursue their graduatelevel nursing education. Mr. Lavoie's award was the Nursing Economic$ Foundation Robert V. Piemonte Scholarship, sponsored by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. Lisa Catherine Lindley is a research assistant, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where she is a pre-doctoral fellow at the school of nursing. She earned her bachelor of science degree from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; a BSN from the College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, MN; and an MA from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

"My career goals will be greatly assisted by the aid of the Nursing Economic$ Foundation Scholarship," she said. "A PhD in nursing will allow me to develop a career as both an educator and researcher. I would like to incorporate my teaching experience, business experience, and a PhD in nursing into the classroom by focusing on management and leadership. Additionally, I have a strong commitment to nursing research, with a doctoral emphasis on pediatric hospice/palliative care. The Foundation Scholarship will provide muchneeded financial support as I continue full-time into the second year of the program."

Michael Anthony Lavoie is a staff nurse, Roundup Memorial Healthcare, Roundup, MT. He is pursuing a master's degree at Gonzaga University's College of Nursing, Spokane, WA. He earned his BSN degree from Montana State University, Bozeman, MT.

"I have been a practicing nurse for more than 14 years. With the increasing nursing shortage and difficulty that qualified applicants are having getting into nursing programs, I feel that I can best contribute to the future of nursing by becoming a nursing instructor," he explained. "The lack of qualified nursing instructors is putting a strain on nursing programs all over the country and many applicants are being turned away. The cost of obtaining a master's in nursing is high (about $30,000) and the salary for nursing instructors is substantially lower than that of other positions for master's-prepared nurses. The Nursing Economic$ Foundation Scholarship will pay for a semester of my schooling and thus take me that much closer to my goal without incurring further debt that must be repaid on a teacher's salary."

Copyright Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. Nov/Dec 2008

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