Carlino Scholars Program
Charlotte W. Newcombe
Scholarship John J. Morrone Nursing
Merit Award
This scholarship provides recognition
and financial assistance to outstanding
adult students. The scholarship was
established by The Charlotte W.
Newcombe Foundation to continue
Mrs. Newcombe’s lifelong interest in
providing scholarships for adult students. This scholarship is given to a student
aged 25 years or older enrolled in the
nursing program in the Frances M.
Maguire School of Nursing and Health
Professions. The scholarship was
established by Pamela ’03 and Michael
Morrone in memory of Michael’s father.
Here: Sean was a member of GMercyU’s
Honors Program, Student Government
Association, participated in Alternative
Spring Break, and studied abroad in
Spain. He also served as a summer
research intern at the John Pascal’s Lab
at Thomas Jefferson University. Lara La Sala
Accounting, 2008 Tina Boyer
Nursing, 2014
Here: While at GMercyU, Lara worked
at Talamore Country Club in an entry-
level accounting job which helped
springboard her professional career. She
also traveled to New Laredo, Texas for
an Alternative Spring Break experience. Now: Sean is now a Research fellow
in Biological Chemistry and Molecular
Pharmacology at Harvard Medical
School and is married to a fellow
GMercyU alumna. The pair welcomed
their baby girl this past year. Now: Lara owns her own consulting
company which supports high-
performaning women entrepreneurs in
scaling their businesses by providing
project, team management and business
management services. Here: Tina was an active member
of the Student Nursing Association
of Pennsylvania (SNAP) and the
National Student Nursing Association
(NSNA), but also dedicated her time
to community service and volunteering
on campus and in the community. She
is grateful for the lasting impact her
clinical instructor, Loraine Pepe, and
how she worked hard to make sure every
one of her students not just learned the
concepts she was teaching, but that they
understood it.
The GMercyU community taught
me the importance of serving others and
reflection. Although it is sometimes a
struggle during the busyness of daily life
in a research lab, I try to step back and
reflect on my work and its purpose. Receiving scholarships allowed
me to get a high-level education where
I could truly focus on the success of my
college career and performance rather
than worrying about how I was going to
make ends meet and create a brighter
future for myself and my daughter.
This scholarship provides recognition
and financial assistance to outstanding
students, as recommended by the
Admissions and Financial Aid
departments. The scholarship was
established by Peter Carlino, Trustee
Emeritus.
Sean Carney, PhD
Biology, 2011
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Now: Tina found her calling as a Staff
Nurse for Central Bucks School District
which combines her love for working
with students and providing health care
for those in need. She enjoys educating
them on their conditions and helping
them feel their best so they can be
successful during their school career.
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As a stay-at-home mother and
student, I had a financial need that
would have forced me to take a break
from school. Receiving the Morrone
Scholarship meant I was able to continue
with my classes and finish on time with
my cohort group. I don’t think you
could understand how important and
meaningful this scholarship was to my
family and me! We were very thankful,
and still are.
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