Ten students enrolled in the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing West Nebraska Division in Scottsbluff received $1,000 scholarships from the Methodist Church Emma Kienke Nursing Scholarship and Fellowship Fund.
Kienke was an active member of the First United Methodist Church in Scottsbluff for many years until her passing in 2001. She remembered fondly nurses who cared for her mother during her hospitalizations. The new scholarship was established through the University of Nebraska Foundation.
The recipients are:
Hickman, Neb. — Adam Zetterman
Lincoln, Neb. — David Hutcheson
North Platte, Neb. — Michelle Cramer
Ogallala, Neb. — Nicholaus Rhiley
Denver, Colo. — Patricia Martin
Julesburg, Colo. — Elizabeth Lowery
Douglas, Wyo. — Andrea Spracklen
Torrington, Wyo. — Jenny Baltz and Sarah Voltmer
Yoder, Wyo. — Candice Lowry
UNMC is the only public health science center in the state. Its educational programs are responsible for training more health professionals practicing in Nebraska than any other institution. Through their commitment to education, research, patient care and outreach, UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, have established themselves as one of the country’s leading centers in cancer, transplantation biology, bioterrorism preparedness, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases, genetics, biomedical technology and ophthalmology. UNMC’s research funding from external sources now exceeds $82 million annually and has resulted in the creation of more than 2,400 highly skilled jobs in the state. UNMC’s physician practice group, UNMC Physicians, includes 513 physicians in 50 specialties and subspecialties who practice primarily in The Nebraska Medical Center. For more information, go to UNMC’s Web site at www.unmc.edu.
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