Scholarships Awarded to 12 RN Students at National Park College

CHI St. Vincent recently awarded Nursing Pathway Assistance Scholarships to 12 RN students at National Park College in Hot Springs.

The scholarship is a $10,000 educational assistance loan agreement that provides students with a financial incentive beginning their final year in nursing school and concluding after their first year of employment at CHI St. Vincent as an RN. The loan is “repaid” when graduates work for CHI St. Vincent for a total of 18 months.

Scholarship recipients are Christy Beene, Hannah Blankenship, Molly Brennan, Carlee Carmon, Kristin Couch-Mahoney, Katelyn Freeman, Emily Garcia, Jennifer Gill, Kaylin Hopper, Amy Hughes, Karin Owens and Marzeah Rayburn.

Janice Ivers, Dean of Nursing, called the program a “win-win. Students secure a job prior to graduation and they get money now, and CHI recruits some awesome nurses.”

Students are selected by the NPC nursing scholarship committee based on letters of recommendation and an essay.

“I received twelve applications with outstanding essays that depicted the mission, vision and core values of a CHI St. Vincent nurse,” Ivers said. “I felt that all twelve applicants would be an awesome match for CHI. I reached out to Vicky Sanders, Market Director of Nursing Operations for CHI, and told her about the number of applicants and that each of these students depicted the heart of CHI. We are very fortunate to have such great local partners to help us support and prepare our future healthcare workforce.”