Contact: Carol Feuss
Executive Director
517/349-5640, ext. 39
carol.feuss@minurses.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

October 26, 2004

MICHIGAN NURSES FOUNDATION AWARDS FOUR SCHOLARSHIPS

Okemos, Michigan – The Michigan Nurses Foundation (MNF) 2004 Scholarships were awarded on Tuesday, October 12 at the Michigan Nurses Association’s Centennial Convention at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island.
The Foundation’s Scholarship Committee reviewed the applicants’ GPA and academic record, financial need, and community service. Each applicant also submitted an essay describing how the scholarship funds would enable them to achieve their practice goals in nursing. Four students each received a $500 scholarship toward their nursing education. The annual scholarships are open to potential and current nursing students who plan to begin their studies in nursing or advance their education in nursing.
Congratulations to 2004 Michigan Nurses Foundation scholarship recipients:
  • Khalida Graham, from Port Huron, Michigan, is a nursing student at St. Clair County Community College.
  • Lori Kirk, from Sturgis, Michigan, is nursing student at Glen Oaks Community College.
  • Tien Nguyen, from Jackson, Michigan, is a nursing student at Jackson Community College.
  • Shoua Vang, from Warren, Michigan, is a nursing student at Oakland University.
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