2009-11-04
Two nursing students from the University of Rio Grande have been awarded the LTC Richard J. Berrettini Scholarship Grant from the Army Nurse Corps Association.
The Army Nurse Corps Association’s Education Committee selected Rio Grande to take part in the scholarship program, after the university applied for the grant. Across the country, 114 colleges and universities applied for the scholarship program, and only 10 were awarded the grants.
“We feel very fortunate to receive this grant for our students,” said Donna Mitchell, Ph.D., administrator of the Holzer School of Nursing at Rio Grande. “We’re really proud that we were chosen as a recipient, and we are also very proud of the two students who are receiving the scholarship.”
The two students selected for the scholarship are Sasha Meyer of Patriot and Ethan Pariseau of Jackson.
“They are both high-achieving students,” Mitchell said. Both students are studying in Rio Grande’s bachelor’s of science in nursing program.
Meyer is an active reserve in the U.S. Army, while her husband is on active duty and her father is retired from the military.
“I really appreciate Dr. Mitchell taking the time and effort to apply for this grant program,” Meyer said. “I was very honored that I was awarded the scholarship.”
Meyer has already served nine years in the military, and hopes to continue working in nursing for the military after graduating from Rio Grande.
“I really appreciate the nursing program here,” Meyer said. “It’s a small university, and it’s very personal.” Meyer added that she has enjoyed working with her classmates during her time at Rio Grande and said that she is happy to be studying on the small, scenic campus.
“I feel like I can go to any of the faculty here, and I feel very comfortable with that,” Meyer said. She added that is very thankful for the scholarship, and appreciates the hard work of everyone who took part in the process of applying for the grant.
Pariseau formerly served in active duty in the U.S. Army and currently works full-time at Holzer Hospital in Jackson. And while he is in the bachelor’s of science in nursing program at Rio Grande’s Holzer School of Nursing, his wife is studying in associate’s degree program. Receiving the scholarship will be a big help in paying for education expenses, Pariseau said.
“I like the program,” Pariseau said. He had many of the same instructors when he was in the Holzer School of Nursing associate’s degree program, and he feels comfortable with them.
“I like the fact that we have smaller classes in our program. There’s more one-on-one instruction in a more personal and intimate setting,” Pariseau said. “There is more time for explanations, and more time for dialogue with the instructors.”
He is thankful to be studying at Rio Grande, and is especially thankful to be one of the recipients of the LTC Richard J. Berrettini Scholarship Grant.
For more information on Rio Grande’s nursing programs or on the scholarships awarded to Pariseau and Meyer, call the Holzer School of Nursing at 1-800-282-7201.
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