Applications Available For Doris Brelage Nursing Scholarship

Monday, May 14, 2018 at 2:21 PM

By Press release from Ripley County Community Foundation

Are you pursuing a degree in nursing? If so, this scholarship could be for you.

 

(Ripley County, Ind.) - The Ripley County Community Foundation announces that applications are now being accepted for the Doris A. Brelage Nursing Scholarship.

In 2008, the Batesville community lost a dedicated member in the person of Doris A. Brelage through an accidental death. A registered nurse and EMS member, she spent 37 years at Margaret Mary Health in the capacities of director of nursing, manager of surgical nursing and infection control practitioner.

Following her untimely death, the family established a scholarship endowment fund, the Doris A. Brelage Memorial Nursing Scholarship Fund.  To qualify for the scholarship, candidates must meet the following qualifications:

  • Applicant must be a graduate of Batesville High School, Batesville, Indiana, or a nominee from a practicing nurse at Margaret Mary Health, Batesville.
  • Applicant must have been admitted to an accredited nursing school, or must be an LPN (at any Batesville Health Care Facility) going on in an RN program in an accredited nursing school.
  • Applicant must be preparing to begin his or her clinicals.
  • Applicant must complete the writeable Doris A. Brelage scholarship application.
  • Applicant must obtain a written recommendation from an RN practicing at Margaret Mary Health, Batesville.  This recommendation may not be written by a member of the selection committee or family member of the selection committee.
  • Applicant must demonstrate proven dedication to community service.
  • Applicant must demonstrate excellent people skills needed in the field of nursing including compassion, empathy and a positive attitude.
  • Applicant must have a 2.8 or above GPA in college courses.

The application is available on the Foundation website www.rccfonline.org.  Return the application, including transcript(s) and recommendation by 4:00 p.m. on June 1, 2018  to Ripley County Community Foundation, 13 E. George Street, Suite B, Batesville, IN  47006

 

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