The Mr. and Mrs. Ronald La Porte Scholarship has been awarded to four students at the Margaret H. Rollins School of Nursing at Beebe Healthcare
Four students at the Margaret H. Rollins School of Nursing at Beebe Healthcare have been awarded the Mr. and Mrs. Ronald La Porte Scholarship. The scholarship was initiated and is funded by the La Portes, who live in Frankford, Delaware, in recognition of the treatment Mr. La Porte received and the high regard the couple has for the nurses at Beebe Healthcare. The first scholarship was awarded in 2012. Tom Protack, Director of the Beebe Medical Foundation, presented the scholarships.
The students who received the scholarship this spring are:
• Christina Hanna – Milton
• Chloe Charlsen – Dagsboro
• Shelby Collins – Millsboro
• Nicole Gilmore – Ocean View
Caption: Shown here are, left to right, Chloe Charlsen, a senior student;
Tom Protack, Director of Development at Beebe Medical Foundation; and
Christina Hanna, a senior student.
The Margaret H. Rollins School of Nursing at Beebe Healthcare, is the only hospital-based nursing program in Delaware, and is accredited by The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), formerly NLNAC. The diploma in Professional Nursing is awarded at the completion of the curriculum, qualifying graduates to be eligible for National Council of State Boards of Nursing NCLEX examination, leading to licensure as a registered nurse. Beebe graduates consistently have high NCLEX pass rates and can complete a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing at University of Delaware or at Wilmington University.
Beebe Healthcare is a not-for-profit community healthcare system with a charitable mission to encourage healthy living, prevent illness, and restore optimal health for the people residing, working, or visiting in the communities we serve. It offers services throughout Southern Delaware including a 210-licensed-bed hospital, a cancer center, and outpatient facilities at multiple sites providing walk-in care, lab, imaging, and physical rehab services. For more information, please visit us online at www.beebehealthcare.org.