Nursing Scholarship Recipients
Four $1000 scholarships representing The Mary & H.B. Thomas Memorial Nursing Scholarship were recently awarded to members of the Holzer nursing staff to assist them in advancing their education.
This year’s recipients were Leslie Gay, Haylee Harden, Rhonda McCown, and Cassidy Pendleton.
Leslie (pictured below, top left) is a nurse in Holzer Medical Specialties in Gallipolis, working with Gastroenterology providers Dr. Brandenburg and Melissa Nibert, CNP. She also assists in Rheumatology, Neurology and Endocrinology departments. She will graduate with her RN degree from Buckeye Hills Career Center in April 2025, and plans to continue her education and enroll in an online Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program.
Haylee (pictured below, top right) is the Oncology/Hematology Nurse Navigator at Holzer Center for Cancer Care. Previously, she has worked in a variety of Holzer departments, including: outpatient wound care, diabetic education, and outpatient surgery. She recently graduated from the University of Rio Grande with her RN degree and is currently taking classes to complete her BSN. Following graduation, she plans to continue at the Cancer Center and assisting patients with their cancer journey.
Rhonda (pictured below, bottom left) is an Oncology nurse at the Holzer Center for Cancer Care. She will graduate in May 2025 from the LPN to RN associates’ program at the University of Rio Grande. She plans to continue working at the Cancer Center and returning to school to obtain a BSN degree.
Cassidy (pictured below, bottom right) is currently a Clinical Team Leader – RN III at Holzer Orthopedics in Gallipolis. She has been in this department for almost six years and is currently enrolled in her final semester at the University of Cincinnati to complete her BSN. Her plans following graduation is to continue working in orthopedics while returning to school in the Spring of 2025 to complete her Nurse Practitioner degree.
The Thomas Scholarship was established in 1974 in memory of Mary Scully Thomas, RN, by her husband, Homer B. Thomas, MD. At the time of his death in 1988, Dr. Thomas’ name was added. Their sons, Dr. James Thomas of Oxford, Ohio, and Dr. John Thomas of Ft. Wayne, Indiana, continue to support this important scholarship fund.
Interest from the corpus of these funds makes each scholarship possible. Scholarships can be set up by an individual, family, or civic group. For more information, call Abby Wiseman Greer at (740) 446-5878 or e-mail awiseman@holzer.org.
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