Nursing scholarships awarded Joan Marie Aylward, Minister of Health and Community Services, today extended her congratulations to all of the scholarship and grant winners at the Association for Registered Nurses' (ARNN) Education and Research Trust ceremony held yesterday. At the ceremony, $18,500 worth of scholarships and research grants was awarded to successful nursing candidates, including five Joyce M. Nevitt Gerontology Nursing Scholarships funded by the provincial Department of Health and Community Services worth a combined value of $2,500. Minister Aylward said: "All of the scholarships awarded yesterday were presented to worthy candidates in the field of nursing. I am particularly happy that the Department of Health and Community Services is able to provide the gerontology nursing scholarships which not only recognize the hard work of the recipients, but also give recognition to Ms. Joyce Nevitt, a woman who contributed significantly to the field of nursing in our province." Through the Joyce M. Nevitt Gerontology Nursing Scholarships, five registered nurses were each awarded $500 to pursue further studies in gerontology nursing. The successful candidates were:
In May of this year, Minister Aylward announced the establishment of the Joyce. M. Nevitt Memorial Scholarship. Joyce Nevitt was the founder and first faculty member of the Memorial University School of Nursing. In addition to being an educator, Ms. Nevitt also worked as a clinical nurse, nursing administrator, nursing researcher, and a published author. Media contact: Glenn Bruce, (709) 729-1377. ----------------------- BACKGROUNDER
ASSOCIATION OF REGISTERED NURSES OF NEWFOUNDLAND EDUCATION AND RESEARCH TRUST Complete List of 1999-2000 Award Recipients
BN YEAR I
$1,000 BN YEAR
II
$1,000 BN YEAR
III
$1,000 BN YEAR
IV
$1,000 FLO HILLYARD MEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIP
$1,000 MONA FISHER CANCER NURSING
SCHOLARSHIP $1,000 CONTINUING EDUCATION
BURSARY
$500 Rose LaFreniere
$500 BN (POST RN) Karen
Rose
$500 (part time) Marilyn
Harvey
$500 (part time) Medina
Foley
$500 (part time) RESEARCH GRANT Creina Twomey
$500 MASTERS OF OTHER (NON-NURSING) Elizabeth Pelley
$500 MASTERS OF NURSING MUN School of Nursing (MN) Marilyn
White
$500 (part time) MUN MN (PT) MUN MN (PT) UNB � MN Judith
Wells
$500 (part time) JOYCE NEVITT GERONTOLOGY NURSING AWARD MUN BN (Post RN) Colleen
Wyatt
$500 Rosalyn
Lane
$500 Judy
Peddle
$500 1999 12 16 10:20 p.m. |
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