1. Minnesota State University – Mankato The 2007 Scholarship Awards
School of Nursing
Presents…
The 2007 Scholarship Awards

2. Robert, Jean and Michael Schramski Endowment Scholarship
Is hereby granted to:
Fardosa Ali
St. Paul, MN
Career Goals: I am thinking about becoming a mental health nurse.

3. Patrick Willette Memorial Nursing Scholarship
Is hereby granted to:
Fardosa Ali
St. Paul, MN
Career Goals: I am thinking about becoming a mental health nurse.

4. Clarice Joan Amundson Nursing Endowment Scholarship
Is hereby granted to:
Marley R. Anderson
Redwood Falls, MN
Career Goals: I plan to start my career in a rural hospital setting working for a few years to enrich my knowledge and gain experience. In the future, it is my goal to further my education toward a nurse practitioner degree.
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5. LuVern L. Penn & Bess Ellison Penn Memorial Award
Is hereby granted to:
Marley R. Anderson
Redwood Falls, MN
Career Goals: I plan to start my career in a rural hospital setting working for a few years to enrich my knowledge and gain experience. In the future, it is my goal to further my education toward a nurse practitioner degree.
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6. Gertrude Jane Timmerman Scholarship Award for Creative Expression
Is hereby granted to:
Bridget Batzlaff
Courtland, MN
Career Goals: I plan on working in the Twin Cities on a hospital unit then attending graduate School.

7. Waunda-Mae Wyndle Nursing Endowment Scholarship
Is hereby granted to:
Faisale Boukari
Togo (West Africa)
Career Goals: My ultimate goal is to become a nurse practitioner and work with adults and the elderly population providing quality health care services in our community.

8. Michael & Linus Schramski Scholarship from the School of Nursing Faculty
Is hereby granted to:
Kathryn Brand
Mankato, MN
Career Goals: I hope to get a job in Mankato and eventually work in ER. Someday I’d like to go back for my Master’s.

9. Scholarship from an Anonymous Donor
Is hereby granted to:
Kathryn Brand
Mankato, MN
Career Goals: I hope to get a job in Mankato and eventually work in ER. Someday I’d like to go back for my Master’s.

10. Scholarship from an Anonymous Donor
Is hereby granted to:
Maria Callahan
St. Michael, MN
Career Goals: My career goals are to stay dedicated to my role as a nurse. I intend to be a promoter of good health . A nurse has the ability to change someone’s life and if I achieve that impact I’ll know my purpose as a nurse is being accomplished.

11. Scholarship from an Anonymous Donor
Is hereby granted to:
Rachel Cameron
Green Isle, MN
Career Goals: I wish to continue working for Fairview Clinics and Hospitals. I would like to work in labor and delivery or in the ambulatory care setting.

12. Melba Leichsenring Nursing Endowment Scholarship
Is hereby granted to:
Tracy DeVries
Milaca, MN
Career Goals: I am currently working towards a RN degree. I am most interested in obstetrics or pediatrics. I also plan to earn my Master’s degree in nursing in the future.
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13. The Art of Caring Award Jennifer Gartner Photo Unavailable
Is hereby granted to:
Jennifer Gartner
Mankato, MN
Career Goals: I would like to work in an acute care setting for 3 to 4 years and then return to school for education in a clinician or nurse practitioner program.
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14. Continuing Education Scholarship
Is hereby granted to:
Yvonne Gratz
St. James, MN
Career Goals: I plan to practice as a Family Nurse Practitioner in a rural setting and return to teaching nursing at the baccalaureate level as a Master’s prepared instructor and pursue my DNP at MSU.

15. Graduate Nursing Faculty Scholarship
Is hereby granted to:
Yvonne Gratz
St. James, MN
Career Goals: I plan to practice as a Family Nurse Practitioner in a rural setting and return to teaching nursing at the baccalaureate level as a Master’s prepared instructor and pursue my DNP at MSU.

16. Blue Earth County Medical Society Scholarship
Is hereby granted to:
Nicole Hart
Mankato, MN
Career Goals: My goal is to work with children and their families that are facing chronic illnesses, such as cancer or HIV.

17. Clarice Joan Amundson Nursing Endowment Scholarship
Is hereby granted to:
Lynn Heitzman
Albany, MN
Career Goals: After college I plan to work in a hospital setting. At this time, I do not have an area of specialty that I would like to work in; however, many areas within the nursing field are of interest to me.

18. Lillian Crawford Endowment Scholarship
Is hereby granted to:
Lynn Heitzman
Albany, MN
Career Goals: After college I plan to work in a hospital setting. At this time, I do not have an area of specialty that I would like to work in; however, many areas within the nursing field are of interest to me.

19. Lillian Crawford Endowment Scholarship
Is hereby granted to:
Cassi Hennen
Minneota, MN
Career Goals: I plan to graduate in May I would like to work in a medical/surgical unit.

20. Clarice Joan Amundson Nursing Endowment Scholarship
Is hereby granted to:
Cassi Hennen
Minneota, MN
Career Goals: I plan to graduate in May I would like to work in a medical/surgical unit.

21. Clarice Joan Amundson Nursing Endowment Scholarship
Is hereby granted to:
Patty Hueser
Glencoe, MN
Career Goals: I plan to work as a medical/surgery nurse after I graduate and then be an ICU nurse.

22. LuVern L. Penn and Bess Ellison Penn Memorial Award
Is hereby granted to:
Kelly Ingebritson
Anoka, MN
Career Goals: I plan to work in ICU and to proceed to a Master’s in Anesthesia to become a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist.

23. Award for Excellence in the Implementation of the Roy Model
Is hereby granted to:
Erin Janikowski
Champlin, MN
Career Goals: I hope to be a nurse in many different areas of practice as I advance throughout my career. I hope that each one helps me grow as a person, and that I can provide personalized professional care to the patients I meet.

24. Golden Jubilee Endowed Scholarship
Is hereby granted to:
Anne Kariuki
Mankato, MN
Career Goals: My career goals are to become a good and a professional nurse in providing efficient and sufficient nursing care toward people who are in need of nursing care.

25. David K. Schoeber Memorial Scholarship
Is hereby granted to:
Benjamin Knick Brownton, MN
Career Goals: Following graduation I would like to work in an ICU setting in the metro area. After gaining some experience I would like to return to school for my Master’s.

26. Alyson Krech Columbia Heights, MN
Scholarship from an Anonymous Donor
Is hereby granted to:
Alyson Krech Columbia Heights, MN
Career Goals: I plan to graduate in December, 2008, and work as an RN for a couple of years, then hopefully go to grad uate school to become a nurse practitioner.

27. Dr. Walter and Lorna E. Zettler Memorial Scholarship
Is hereby granted to:
Monilola Layokun
Mankato, MN
Career Goals: I plan to be a caring nurse whose hands bring comfort to the people I care for.

28. Waunda-Mae Wyndle Endowment Scholarship
Is hereby granted to:
Monilola Layokun
Mankato, MN
Career Goals: I plan to be a caring nurse whose hands bring comfort to the people I care for.

29. LuVern L. Penn and Bess Ellison Penn Memorial Award
Is hereby granted to:
Kristin Malecha
Redwood Falls, MN
Career Goals: Getting a degree in nursing has opened the door to many opportunities. In the future I would like to focus my care in the rural population of southwest Minnesota, primarily hospital based.

30. Award for Excellence in the Implementation of the Roy Model
Is hereby granted to:
Hannah Menges
Sparta, WI
Career Goals: I plan to start on a medical/surgery floor. I would eventually like to work in public health and possibly go on for Nurse Practitioner in either cardiac or family practice.

31. Lisa Schumacher Buerhaus Scholarship in Gerontological Nursing
Is hereby granted to:
Charya So Mey
Mankato, MN
Career Goals: After I complete my BSN degree from MSU, I would like to work as a full-time nurse in a hospital setting or in a long term care facility and attend graduate school in Gerontological Nursing.

32. Accelerated Option Nursing Faculty Scholarship
Is hereby granted to:
Jonathan Mohr
Owatonna, MN
Career Goals: I’m doing my very best in this nursing program. After I graduate I want to find where I can be of best use to help others. I just don’t know where that is quite yet..

33. First Semester Junior Nursing Faculty Scholarship
Is hereby granted to:
Fri A. Ngu
Mankato, MN
Career Goals: I am aspiring to be a traveling nurse practitioner. My objectives are to promote health education and engage in disease prevention and control, especially in rural areas.

34. Waunda-Mae Wyndle Nursing Endowment Scholarship
Is hereby granted to:
Fri A. Ngu
Mankato, MN
Career Goals: I am aspiring to be a traveling nurse practitioner. My objectives are to promote health education and engage in disease prevention and control, especially in rural areas.

35. Scholarship from an Anonymous Donor
Is hereby granted to:
Augustina Onadipe
Mankato, MN
Career Goals: As a nurse, I want to be an asset to my patients and to my place of work. In short, I want to be the best nurse I could ever be.

36. Elsa Natvig Endowment Scholarship
Is hereby granted to:
Sarah Pagelkopf
Chaska, MN
Career Goals: In the fall of 2007 I plan to graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing. Then I would love to become a nurse on a Medical/Surgical floor and begin my career as a Registered Nurse.

37. Nancy Schaffler Henry Endowment Scholarship
Is hereby granted to:
Sarah Pagelkopf
Chaska, MN
Career Goals: In the fall of 2007 I plan to graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing. Then I would love to become a nurse on a Medical/Surgical floor and begin my career as a Registered Nurse.

38. Waunda-Mae Wyndle Nursing Endowment Scholarship
Is hereby granted to:
Angela Peterson
Nairobi, Kenya
Career Goals: After graduation I plan on working as an RN in the ER or ICU. I then plan to go back to school to earn a Master’s as a Nurse Anesthetist or a Nurse Practitioner.

39. Second Semester Junior Faulty Scholarship
Is hereby granted to:
Angela Peterson
Nairobi, Kenya
Career Goals: After graduation I plan on working as an RN in the ER or ICU. I then plan to go back to school to earn a Master’s as a Nurse Anesthetist or a Nurse Practitioner.

40. Blue Earth County Medical Alliance Scholarship
Is hereby granted to:
Sarah Priem
Janesville, MN
Career Goals: I plan to complete the BSN program, work a couple years in the field, and then on to grad school.

41. Helmar J. Nilson Memorial Endowment Scholarship
Is hereby granted to:
Sarah Priem
Janesville, MN
Career Goals: I plan to complete the BSN program, work a couple years in the field, and then on to grad school.

42. 200 Level Nursing Faculty Scholarship
Is hereby granted to:
Alina Rayomajhi
Nepal
Career Goals: My goal is to become a successful registered nurse (RN) who makes the difference in the health and welfare of people by promoting quality of life.

43. Clarice Joan Amundson Nursing Endowment Scholarship
Is hereby granted to:
Amy Roberson
Lake City, MN
Career Goals: After I graduate in December, I want to work in a medical/surgery hospital setting for several years and then return to school to further my education.

44. Melba Leichsenring Nursing Endowment Scholarship
Is hereby granted to:
Amy Roberson
Lake City, MN
Career Goals: After I graduate in December, I want to work in a medical/surgery hospital setting for several years and then return to school to further my education.

45. Robert, Jean, Linus & Michael Schramski Endowment Scholarship
Is hereby granted to:
Jessica Schaefer
Potosi, Wisconsin
Career Goals: I would like to become a traveling nurse for a few years, and then continue my education to become a nurse practitioner.

46. Scholarship from an Anonymous Donor
Is hereby granted to:
Sulena Shrestha
Mankato, MN
Career Goals: I want to become a dedicated registered nurse to improve the quality of health care delivery and be a part of people’s health and healing.

47. First Semester Senior Nursing Faculty Scholarship
Is hereby granted to:
Sanam Sikhrakar
Kathmandu, Nepal
Career Goals: I want to get my Master’s in public health and work in a public health setting in my home country of Nepal.

48. Scholarship from an Anonymous Donor
Is hereby granted to:
Amanda Sokoloski
Career Goals: I’d like to work in an intensive care or emergency setting with a focus on cardiac patients. In a few years I’d also like to return to school for Clinical Nurse Specialist.

49. Scholarship from an Anonymous Donor
Is hereby granted to:
Jonathan Steinmetz
Spring Valley, MN
Career Goals: I plan to pursue a career in Community Health/Assisted Living and/or possibly Hospice Care. I plan to graduate in May of 2008.

50. Robert, Jean, Linus & Michael Schramski Endowment Scholarship
Is hereby granted to:
Kim Stenzel
Montgomery, MN
Career Goals: I hope to explore my interests during my future clinicals and semesters at MSU and become a registered nurse employed in the Mankato area.

51. Scholarship from an Anonymous Donor
Is hereby granted to:
Tina Thomas
Mankato, MN
Career Goals: I am undecided as to a nurse specialty at this point, but I do know that I would like to be working with patient education and underserved populations.
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52. Waunda-Mae Wyndle Nursing Endowment Scholarship
Is hereby granted to:
Urgen Tsomo
St. Anthony, MN
Career Goals: I would like to successfully complete the nursing program and be a good nurse in the future.

53. Clarice Joan Amundson Nursing Endowment Scholarship
Is hereby granted to:
Stacey Van Gelderen
Fairmont, MN
Career Goals: Teaching is my passion. I hope to instill a love and compassion for nursing and patient care in every student I encounter as a nurse educator. My goal is to teach nursing students at the baccalaureate level. My specialty areas are obstetrics and pediatric nursing.

54. Scholarship from an Anonymous Donor
Is hereby granted to:
Mercy Wariari
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Career Goals: I am a junior in nursing and am planning to pursue my career in a medical/surgical unit and promote health care for those who need it.

55. Patrick Willette Memorial Nursing Scholarship Endowment
Is hereby granted to:
Hiwot Watiro
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Career Goals: I am a junior in nursing and am planning to pursue my career in a medical/surgical unit and promote health care for those who need it.

56. Scholarship from an Anonymous Donor
Is hereby granted to:
Hiwot Watiro
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Career Goals: I am a junior in nursing and am planning to pursue my career in a medical/surgical unit and promote health care for those who need it.

57. Lisa Buerhaus Schumacher Scholarship in Gerontological Nursing
Is hereby granted to:
Cassandra Werner
Warsaw, MN
Career Goals: I will be taking the NCLEX license exam next spring and plan on working in a local hospital with a specialty in gerontology nursing. If all works out as planned, I hope to work at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.

58. Patrick Willette Memorial Nursing Scholarship Endowment
Is hereby granted to:
Hanna Youssouf
Minneapolis, MN
Career Goals: My most important goal for right now is to graduate from the nursing school, pass my NCLEX and get a job in a hospital. I will be looking for summer internships or volunteer opportunities at Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis this summer.

59. Scholarship from an Anonymous Donor
Is hereby granted to:
Hanna Youssouf
Minneapolis, MN
Career Goals: My most important goal for right now is to graduate from the nursing school, pass my NCLEX and get a job in a hospital. I will be looking for summer internships or volunteer opportunities at Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis this summer.

60. Dr. Walter & Lorna E. Zettler Memorial Scholarship
Is hereby granted to:
Mellissa Zaferos
Fond du Lac, WI
Career Goals: I plan to work as a medical/surgery nurse for awhile and become a family nurse practitioner eventually.

61. The 2007 Scholarship Awards
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The 2007 Scholarship Awards