TERRE HAUTE —
Students seeking careers in health care such as nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy and respiratory therapy may currently apply for Union Hospital Foundation academic scholarships. Now, through March 1, scholarships are available through the Foundation’s application process and will be reviewed by the Foundation’s Scholarship Committee.
Dan Tanoos, the Foundation’s Scholarship Committee chairman believes it is rewarding to be able to help students in furthering their educational careers. “Terre Haute and our surrounding communities are very fortunate to have generous donors to the Union Hospital Foundation who see the need to invest in the future of our young people,” Tanoos said.
In 2011, Union Hospital Foundation presented $39,675 via 24 Foundation scholarships and four Service League scholarships. While most scholarships are open exclusively to residents of the Wabash Valley (limited to Clay, Parke, Sullivan, Greene, Vermillion and Vigo counties in Indiana and Clark, Crawford, Edgar counties in Illinois) who meet the general eligibility requirements, others are applicable only to Union Hospital, Union Hospital Clinton and Hospice of the Wabash Valley employees and their children.
Union Hospital Foundation Scholarship application forms are available on the Foundation’s website, www.unionhospitalfoundation.org, and at high schools, colleges and universities.
Scholarships include:
Health major
Students applying for health careers scholarships are required to be enrolled in a healthcare degree program to be considered.
The Burnita Laybold Hershfield Nursing Scholarship
• A resident of Wabash Valley (Clay, Greene, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Vermillion and Vigo counties in Indiana and Clark, Crawford, Edgar and Lawrence counties in Illinois.)
• A current Union Hospital employee (full-time or part-time)
• Pursuing an advanced degree (master’s or doctorate) in nursing at Indiana State University with a desire to practice in the Wabash Valley
• Maintaining a minimum of three credit hours per semester, or the equivalent
• The Mary Joan & Thomas Conway Scholarship for Health Careers
Must be:
• A resident of the Wabash Valley (Clay, Parke, Sullivan, Vermillion and Vigo counties in Indiana and Clark, Crawford, Edgar and Lawrence counties in Illinois)
• Currently employed in nursing or related health care discipline
• Pursuing a degree in nursing, physical therapy or related health care discipline
• Scholarship may also be used for the purpose of a living expense stipend
• Maintaining a minimum of three credit hours per semester (graduate) or 12 credit hours per semester (undergraduate), or the equivalent
The Dr. C.N. Combs Memorial Nursing Scholarship
Must be:
• An Indiana State University student pursuing a registered nursing degree
The Wanita I. & Ernest E. Hinshaw Nursing Education Fund
Must be:
• Pursuing an advanced nursing degree or registered nursing degree from an accredited nursing education program
The Gertrude and Ralph Horton Grants-in-Aid for Nursing Education
Must be:
• Pursuing a registered nursing degree from an accredited nursing education program
• An unmarried female
The Gladys N. Marvel, R.N. and Cecil B. Marvel Memorial Nursing Scholarship
Must be:
• Pursuing an advanced nursing degree or registered nursing degree from an accredited nursing education program
The Amanda Pugh Memorial Nursing Scholarship
Must be:
• An Indiana State University student pursuing a registered nursing degree (Preference is given to West Vigo High School graduates)
The Michele Pantle Memorial Nursing Scholarship
Must be:
• A working parent going back to school to pursue a degree in nursing from any school that uses Union Hospital as a clinical site (Indiana State University, Ivy Tech Community College, Lincoln Trail College, Lake Land Community College, Lakeview College of Nursing or Indiana Wesleyan University)
The John C. and Jennie Figg Health Careers Scholarship
Must be:
• Pursuing a health career degree from an accredited education program
The Eleanor N. Royse Health Careers Scholarship
Must be:
• Pursuing a health career degree from an accredited education program
The Century Club Health Careers Scholarship
Must be:
• Pursuing a health career degree from an accredited education program
The Frank & Linda Shelton Scholarship
Must be:
• A Union Hospital/Union Hospital Clinton employee, or the child of an employee, who meets at least ONE of the following:
1. Pursuing a master’s degree in health care administration at an accredited program
2. Enrolled in the B.A./M.D. program at Indiana State University
3. Enrolled in the Family Nurse Practitioner program at Indiana State University
Donna Hux Scholarship for Hospice
Must be:
• An employee of Hospice of the Wabash Valley or the child of a Hospice employee pursuing further education in a qualified field of health care
Open major
The Union Hospital Foundation Academic Scholarships
Must be:
• A Union Hospital/Union Hospital Clinton employee or their child or a student enrolled in the health careers program through Vigo County School Corp.
• Entering college in the fall of the year for which the award is given
The Brandon Bickers Memorial Scholarship for Student Athletes
Must:
• Be a current Wabash Valley high school student who participated in interscholastic athletics
• Be entering a college or university in the fall of the current year
• Have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or better on a 4.0 scale
• Contact Foundation for separate application or apply online at www.union
hospitalfoundation.org
Service League’s Margaret Carroll Scholarship
Must:
• Be the child of a Union Hospital Health Group employee
• Plan to attend an Indiana school as a full-time student
• Have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale
• Contact Foundation for separate application or apply online at www.union
hospitalfoundation.org
The mission of the Union Hospital Foundation is to support advances in medical care that benefit the patients served by Union Hospital and initiatives that promote the health and wellness for those residents who live in the Wabash Valley. The Foundation fulfills this mission by raising charitable gifts and grants, providing effective stewardship for gifts received and by awarding grants to Union Hospital and to select other organizations through which improvements in medical care and community health are realized.
For more information, contact Jim Bertoli, executive director of Union Hospital Foundation, at (812) 238-7534 or via email at jbertoli@uhhg.org.
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