Kathleen M. Tempel Nursing Scholarship recipient announced

Holly M. Self of Shoals is this year’s recipient of the Kathleen M. Tempel Nursing Scholarship through the Memorial Hospital Foundation.

Ms. Self graduated from Shoals Jr./Sr. High School in 2015, and attended Oakland City University; she currently plans to pursue her nursing education at VUJC in Jasper. This year Ms. Self will receive $1,500.00 to help her achieve her nursing degree.  

The scholarship was created in memory of the late Kathy Tempel, Vice President of Patient Services, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center.   

Multiple scholarship applications were completed and submitted to the Memorial Hospital Foundation office by the March 1, 2016, deadline. A panel of three judges read the applications and selected Ms. Self as the recipient.

In addition to the scholarship’s main criterion of pursuing a ASN or BSN, registered nurse designation, the following criteria were also be taken into consideration: the applicant’s desire to practice in the southern Indiana area, financial need, academic records (achievements and honors, grades, SAT scores, and attendance), and community involvement that indicated care and concern for people and the community.

For more information about Memorial Hospital Foundation’s Kathleen M. Tempel Nursing Scholarship, please contact Mike Jones, Executive Director, Memorial Hospital Foundation, at: mjones@mhhcc.org or by phone at 812/996-8426.