Dominique Wilford, Float Pool, with, from left, Missy Lynch, Arianne Castellano, Heather Schuler and Carrie Lee.
Congratulations to three recipients of the second annual St. Louis Children’s Hospital Foundation Black Nurses Scholarship:
- Trinity Cole-Reid, patient care tech, Neurosciences (attending Goldfarb School of Nursing)
- Darria Miller, patient access rep, Rehabilitation Administration (attending Southwestern Illinois College)
- Dominique Wilford, patient care tech, Float Pool (attending Chamberlain University)
Trinity Cole-Reid, Neurosciences, and Darria Miller, Patient Access, receive their scholarships. Those on hand included, from left, Carrie Lee, Sarah Becker, Missy Lynch and Lindsay Roach.
Last week, Carrie Lee, chief nursing officer, and Missy Lynch, Human Resources executive director, surprised each of the three recipients with the special scholarship award. There were smiles, cheers and tears all around!
About the Scholarship
Established in 2022, the Black Nurses scholarship provides up to $7,500 for tuition, fees and books for eligible SLCH/BJC employees pursuing an undergraduate Associate’s or Bachelor’s nursing degree.
Recipients were chosen by a scholarship review committee. Scholarship funding comes from generous donations to the SLCH Foundation.
Originally published at BJC HealthCare Children’s Chat Weekly News for All Team Members, July 17, 2023