Delco nursing students receive scholarships from foundation
MEDIA » The Crozer-Keystone Community Foundation announces the selection of two area nursing students for scholarships from the Eva Miller Scholarship Fund, made possible by Gerald Miller in memory of his mother.
“When Gerry so generously established this nursing scholarship, we agreed to tackle the nursing shortage from both directions,” said Frances Sheehan, foundation president. “First, we wanted to assist a student entering the field of nursing by working with Delaware County Community College, and second we wanted to work with Widener University’s doctoral nursing program to assist a student who will research and teach in the future. We need more nurses and we need more nursing professors; this dual-approach scholarship sets out to help meet both needs.”
Students selected scholarship are:
• Ijeoma Innocentia Maduagwu, of Yeadon, is a nursing major at Delaware County Community College who received a $2,500 scholarship from the Eva Miller Scholarship Fund. Currently working as a patient care technician, Maduagwu has been inspired through her health care experience to pursue a career in nursing. Upon receiving her associate degree at DCCC, Maduagwu plans to go on for her bachelors in nursing and continue with her studies to become a nurse practitioner specializing in women’s health.
• Meg Ambrose Hall, RN, MSN, of Lansdale, is a doctoral student at Widener for the University currently working on her doctoral dissertation on the topic of endof-life care in the critical care unit, who received a $5,000 scholarship from the Eva Miller Scholarship Fund, to support the expenses associated with her doctoral research into critical care nurses’ understanding of end of life issues. Her years of experience in nursing inspired Hall to pursue nursing education so she may assist in preparing student nurses for their careers. Hall currently works as a critical care registered nurse at Einstein Medical Center Montgomery and as an adjunct professor at Villanova University.
A public charity founded in 2016, the Crozer-Keystone Community Foundation (CKCF) is the largest philanthropy serving Delaware County. The foundation is headquartered in Media with service offices in Chester, Upper Darby and Springfield. Beginning in early 2018, CKCF will build on its existing public health programs to make grants to improve the health and quality of life for the diverse residents in this thriving county, with emphases that include maternal and children’s health, hospice and home care, and support for those living with cancer.
CKCF is one of more than 800 community foundations across the U.S., connecting philanthropic individuals with opportunities to make an impact on a variety of issues and needs in Delaware County – well into the next century and for generations to come.