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 2009. September 19, 2009. For photos of the event
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SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED
A total of $238,000 has been awarded directly to nursing and health science students for the academic year 2008-2009. For many students a dream of a healthcare career would not be possible without financial assistance that is realized from the many donors who have established scholarships. While many students do benefit from these scholarship funds, there is always a need for additional funding. The following scholarships were awarded for the 2008-2009 academic year:
Andrew W. Koch, M.D. Radiology Scholarship – Jeremy Shifflett
Arthur F. Jones, Jr., M.D. Memorial Scholarship – Tiffany Stoltzfus
B. Frank Snavely Memorial Scholarship – Margaret Smith
Bedside Nursing Scholarship – Marla Burden, Valerie Claxton, Ashley Gantz, Jessica Thedford-Gordon
Claire Young Hoffman Memorial Scholarship – Christine Armstrong
Eleanor B. Yohn Nursing Scholarship – Kimberly Trupe
Emmett M. Cooper, M.D. & Anna C. Cooper Endowed Nursing Scholarship – Pamela Bunning
Julia Hogg Nursing Scholarship – James McKenzie
Erin McCartney Nusbaum Radiologic Technology Scholarship – Charles Luke
Joanna Bailes Nursing Scholarship – Tiffany Clarke
Lancaster General College Scholarship Fund – Susan Engleman
Lancaster General Hospital McCaskey Scholarship – Susan Engleman
Lancaster Osteopathic Health Foundation – Kara Hoover, Rosanne Nolt, Lauren Ortega, Heather Turzai, Brittany Zimmerman
Leslie B. Cooper Cardiovascular Technology Scholarship – Victoria Hopkins
Lois R. Brewer Nursing Scholarship – Pamela Mann
Margaret K. Shenk – Nursing Scholarship – Nicole Rothenberger, Benjamin Teyssier
Mary J. Risk Nursing Scholarship – Caren Hillegas
Phyllis Ward Peters Nursing Scholarship – Douglas Spang
Ryan Gardina Memorial Scholarship – Jenny Keenan
Stephen D. Lockey, Sr., M.D. Nursing Scholarship – Marla Grubb
Ty Anderson – Memorial Scholarship – Tabitha Cross
St. Jude Medical Center – CIS – Erin Galczynski
May Stager Memorial Scholarship – Joni L Abruzzese, Hannah W Achor, Shauntara A Angelo, Christine R Armstrong, Janelle S Arnold, Krista L Arnold, Jennifer M Arnsperger, Brandon G Aukamp, Heather J Aument, Lauren Bachman, Lynn M Beard, Julie Boyer, Alicia L Breasette, Daneen M Breitenbach, Timothy D Brown, Debra L Buckwalter, Pamela J Bunning, Marla S Burden, Heather N Buziak, SuAnne Carner, Brittany L Cherry, Mark D Chidester, Tiffany Clark, Valerie F Claxton, Hope L Cochran, Elizabeth T Crnkovich, Tabitha M Cross, Sheri R Deascenti, Billie Jo K Echols, Susan A Engleman, Steve G Flores, Mary K Flory, Marianna P Flury, Amy D Fox, Monica Franco, Eric C Fulkerson, Ashleigh J Gantz, Jill A Garber, Robyn A Gleissner, Jacinda M Good, Mary B Grubb, James W Hamilton, Kenneth H Hetrick, Caren M Hillegas, Monica F Johnson-Null, Sasha B Kaufhold, Jenny E Keenan, Courtney E Keiter, Jillian M Kelly, Mai Kia Kerstetter, Bao M Kha, Heather J Kreider, Stephanie R Kulp, Andrea M Kwarteng, Stephanie L Lason, Mattie N Leid, Angela M Lewis, Shawn D Lines, James A MacKenzie, Stephanie L Mahanes, Arlene D Maisch, Sandra J Mann, Shane T Martin, Karen A Martinelli, Karen K Marx, Shane J McCormick, Valerie J McDonnell, Lois A Meckley, Jennifer L Metzger, Abigail J Miller, Laura M Miller, Jacob A Morrison, Yolanda M Moul, Jessica D Mrgich, Carolyn C Musser, Ashley R Nielsen, Carolyn D Nissley, Lynette J Nolt, Brittany A Norton, Erin O'Brien, Robin O'Dell, Connie S Phillips, Elizabeth R Price, Paula D Pulgar, Stephen E Pullin, Stacey L Romerstein, Alicia G Ross, Nicole M Rothenberger, Brittany A Ruth, Carin A Schmidt, Lisa M Schneider, Jacquelyn R Scott, Casey J Seidel, Karen J Sharrock, Elizabeth A Sheaffer, Nicole M Sheaffer, Kelly L Sheerer, Michael N Sherk, Amy L Sherman, Shelley R Shoemaker, Casey A Shoff, Lindsay A Shutter, Stephanie A Simmons, Margaret M Smith, Christopher S Sobeck, Douglas R Spang, Charlene E Stein, Tiffany N Stoltzfus, Kathleen M Taylor, Benjamin N Teyssier, Jessica T Thedford-Gordon, Genevieve N Umbenhauer, Michelle T Varley, Trisha L Walters, Kimberly A Way, Jenni K Weaver, Nicole A Wetzel, Cori L Whallon, Diane L Wheary, Jessica A Whitley, Leslie Kim Wiest, Amanda M Woodley, Tara E Yount, Brianne M Zimmerman, Jay K Zimmerman, Melissa R Zimmerman, Tina Y Zimmerman, Molly L Zulick
Updated 5/20/09