Lancaster General has long been committed to healthcare education. The nursing school is over 100 years old and the health sciences programs have been part of the organization’s educational programs since the 1960s. The College recently acquired accreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and also operates under the Certificate of Authority from the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the US Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. Each program is accredited and approved by the appropriate accrediting body. With the acquisition of Middle States status in June 2006 and the long history of quality healthcare education, students attending Lancaster General College will be assured to continue to be the very best healthcare professionals, providing quality healthcare education in Lancaster County and beyond. For more information on contributing to the scholarship fund at Lancaster General College of Nursing & Health Sciences, please contact Melissa Anderson, Senior Development Officer at 717- 544-5236.
Pillars of Excellence 2006, our annual event honoring donors to the Lancaster General College of Nursing & Health Sciences, took place on Sunday, September 17, 2006. The event was held at Lancaster General College, Flory Center, and gave healthcare students the opportunity to meet the donors who have financially contributed to their scholarships. The program began and ended with a social and included scholarship and donor acknowledgement, tours of the building and an unveiling of a special plaque honoring those that have recently established endowed healthcare scholarships. Student speakers were Shirley Beale, a second-year nursing student and Elizabeth Dinich, a second-year radiology student. The students spoke about their decision to become healthcare professionals and the importance of their scholarships. The Pillars of Excellence program concluded a weekend’s worth of homecoming activities for students, alumni, faculty and friends of the College.
SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED
A total of $250,000 has been awarded directly to nursing and health science students for the academic year 2006-2007. For many students their dream of a healthcare career would not be possible without financial assistance. While many students do benefit from these scholarship funds, there is always a need for additional funding. The following scholarships were awarded for the 2006-2007 academic year:
Alice B. Serviss Memorial Scholarship - Jessica Grubb, Carla Musser, Bonnie Hershey, Megan Zeiset
Andrew W. Koch, M.D. Radiology Scholarship - Brian Humbert
Arthur F. Jones, Jr., M.D. Memorial Scholarship - Leah Springer
B. Frank Snavely Memorial Scholarship - Emily Weller
Bedside Nursing Scholarship - Artem Chuprin
Claire Young Hoffman Memorial Scholarship - Stacey Ciechoski
Eleanor B. Yohn Nursing Scholarship - Alexis Corl, Ashley Bard
Elmer L. Esbenshade Scholarship - Shirley Beale, Melissa Felsinger, Ashley Graby
Emmett M. Cooper, M.D. & Anna C. Cooper Endowed Nursing Scholarship - Justin Brown
Erin McCartney Nusbaum Radiologic Technology Scholarship - Elizabeth Dinich
Lancaster General College Scholarship Fund - Branden Hackman, Angela Severs, Jamie Benedict, Staci Ditzler, Michele Ricard, Michele Hollen, David Snyder, Mari Rich, Samantha Ruhl, Andrea Bradford, Karl Vincent
Elizabeth Crisswell - In Memory of Michele Caldwell
Lancaster General Hospital McCaskey Scholarships - Phillip Payonk, Laura Kelly
Lancaster General Nurses Alumni Association Scholarships - Carla Musser, Melinda Roche, Shirley Beale
Lancaster General Nurses Alumni Association Scholarship, Mary Eager Award - Gretchen Mast
Lancaster Osteopathic Health Foundation - Lisa Kline, Karin Ahlseen, Melinda Roche, Jo Ann Coutts and Alicia Ruof
Leslie B. Cooper Cardiovascular Technology Scholarship - Michelle Lutz
Lois R. Brewer Nursing Scholarship - Sarah Weaver
Margaret K. Shenk Nursing Scholarship - Meghan Lachman
Mary J. Risk Nursing Scholarship - Shirley Beale
Phyllis Ward Peters Nursing Scholarship - Lisa Kline
Rebecca Jean Shenk Memorial Scholarship - Kelly Sentz
Red Rose Nu-Voice Club Scholarship - Michelle Marino, Michelle Rostad
Ruth Todd Memorial Nursing Scholarship - Jo Ann Coutts
Ryan Gardina Memorial Scholarship - Carla Musser
Stephen D. Lockey Sr., M.D. Nursing Scholarship - Theresia Van Eik
Ty Anderson Memorial Scholarship - Brandy Ziegler
Ward M. O’Donnell, M.D. Medical Technology Scholarship - Jodi Meyers
Mary Stager Memorial Scholarship - Karin Ahlseen, Joni Angstadt, Beth Bachman, James Baer, Ashley Bard, Shirley Beale, Laura Bergey, Alisa Bowman, Marsha Brassington, Bethany Brown, Artem Chuprin, Stacey Ciechoski, Barbara Conran, Alexis Corl, Jo Ann Coutts, Merrilly Dombrowski, Audrey Eberly, Rebecca Flaharty, Stacey Gebhard, Kristin Gills, Kate Granger, Elizabeth Hackman, Bruce Halvorsen, Kristi Hartman, Robyn Hodgson, Judy Horst, Jeffrey Kelchner, Lisa Kline, Meghan Lachman, Michelle Marino, Donita Martin, Gretchen Mast, Leslie Mazzanti, Dianna Miller, Carla Musser, Laura Nissley, Dolores Olmeda-Rinehart, Robbin Phillips, Jessie Stefanescu, Melinda Roche, Michelle Rostad, Carolyn Sabin, Kelly Sentz, Leah Springer, Janelle Stoltzfus, Heather Torres, Theresia Van Eik, Tara Volpone, Rita Weaver, Emily Weller, Brandy Ziegler, Cary Ziegler
The Pennsylvania Higher Education Foundation will also be providing $95,000 in scholarship awards to nursing students attending the Lancaster General College this academic year. Lancaster General College is honored to award this year the Emmet M. Cooper, M.D. and Anna C. Cooper Nursing Scholarship which was established in 2005 as an endowed fund to provide an annual award to a student pursing the study of nursing at Lancaster General College. Dr. Cooper was instrumental in bringing clinical nuclear medicine education to Lancaster General Hospital and also was an educator at Lancaster General. He was on staff at Lancaster General Hospital and taught at area colleges for many years until his retirement. Through the establishment of this scholarship Dr. Cooper hopes more students will be encouraged to enter the field of nursing and ultimately help to eliminate the shortage our country is facing for qualified nurses.
Updated 10/9/08