Mary B. McCartney Endowed Scholarship
for Study Abroad Florence Nothstine Endowed
Scholarship for Nursing
This scholarship honors the late Mary Browder
McCartney, MA, RN, formerly an assistant professor
emerita for the College of Nursing. Mary long held an
interest in international student exchange activities.
In 1991, she was appointed the College’s Director
of International Activities and Programming and
received the 1994 Ralph H. Smuckler Award for
Advancing International Studies and Programs at
Michigan State University. This scholarship was established by Leo Nothstine
to honor his late wife, Florence Nothstine, and
to encourage students who have demonstrated
capacity to achieve educational and professional
goals, the motivation to achieve these goals, and
the initiative to seek opportunities to further their
progress.
Established by Mary and her late husband, James, this
scholarship is awarded to students who are enrolled
in the College’s baccalaureate completion for
registered nurses, or master’s in nursing programs.
Preference is given to students in the London study
abroad program. Students in other study abroad
programs are also eligible for consideration.
Socrates Nyongobela
Traditional BSN Student
Alexis Skuras
Traditional BSN Student
Mary Milner-Estes Endowed
Nursing Scholarship
This scholarship was established by the late Mary J.
Milner-Estes (CON BSN ’64) whose career in nursing
spanned more than 30 years. She began her career
as head nurse at Pontiac State Hospital. In 1969,
she graduated from Wayne State with a master’s
in teaching and went on to work at the Veterans
Administration Hospital where she served in the
capacities of Assistant Chief Nurse and Chief of the
Nursing Services throughout the country. She also
served on faculty at both Wayne State and Michigan
State Universities. In retirement, Mary married
her childhood friend, David Estes, traveled, and
remained active with the MSU Alumni Association,
the College’s Alumni Association, and her church.
This scholarship provides financial assistance to
students enrolled in the College of Nursing, who
are in good academic standing and have third-year
status as an undergraduate student or are entering
into or matriculating through an accelerated nursing
program.
Rebekah Mathers
Traditional BSN Student
Recipient(s) of this award shall be an undergraduate
with four semesters or less remaining, or a graduate
student enrolled and majoring in Nursing. They must
also be a resident of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan,
Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota,
or Kansas. This scholarship is intended to help
students who have demonstrated the initiative
to help themselves by working at least part-time
while attending school and who have demonstrated
financial need.
The Bradley and Virginia Ormes Endowment
for Breast feeding Education and Research
Bradley (Brad) and Virginia (Ginny) were the first
in their families to graduate from college. They
married and raised their two children expecting
them to attend college, starting college funds for
them almost from birth. Partly because of their
efforts, both of their children graduated from MSU
and went on for higher degrees. Their daughter Kay
became a Registered Nurse and an International
Board Certified Lactation Consultant and establishes
this Endowment for Breast feeding Education and
Research to honor their memory and thank them for
their love and support.
This scholarship will be awarded based on the
following priority list:
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A student who has expressed an interest in a
nursing career with a specific focus on mother
and baby, which includes lactation education
A student who wants to attend a professional
conference or other educational opportunity
pertaining to lactation education/consultation
A student interested in research who needs
assistance with a project that includes baby
and mother nutrition involving lactation/breast
feeding
Francine Barksdale
Accelerated Second Degree BSN Student
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