Thelma F. Mills Scholarship

Criteria

Major / Minor Requirements

No

Class Requirements

Must be an undergraduate student

Minimum GPA Requirement

Recipient making adequate progress toward a specific degree will remain eligible for renewal

Financial Need Requirement

No

Other Criteria

Must be engaged in meaningful work experience related to professional objectives which does not average more than 20 hours per week during the academic year.

Recipients

Michael Jenkins expresses his sincere thanks to the donors for awarding him with this scholarship. Michael is a senior nursing student from San Diego, CA. Michael has been working as an LPN for two years and is very excited to graduate soon with a B.S. with a major in nursing and pursue the next level of nursing. This scholarship truly came at a great time as Michael is getting married in the fall and help with tuition is a huge burden lifted from his shoulders.

Teresa Heng is currently a sophomore at Indiana State University and just completed her second semester.  She is working as an LVN at Kaiser Permanente while pursuing her BS with a major in nursing at Indiana State.  Teresa hopes to work in nursing administration in the future after she attains her RN.  Teresa is very excited and passionate about worki-ng as a nurse.  She loves that she is able to teach patients how to take better care of themselves and make a difference in other people's lives.  She is a mother of two young children, Kaylie (5) and Tristan (3) who keep her very busy.  In her free time, Teresa enjoys cooking, sightseeing, and traveling.  

Brittani Scott is a 26 year old mother of a 2yr old baby girl. She currently resides in California, the sunshine state. Ever since she could remember she wanted to work in the medical field and with God her dreams are coming true. She received her LVN at Long Beach City College in 2010 and started ISU's BS nursing program the very next semester. After she completes her BS with a major in nursing, she plans on entering a DNP program so she can become a Nurse practitioner and work in women’s health. Her ultimate goal is to deliver babies and help women become pregnant, something that warms her heart. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her daughter and being involved in church with her fiancé’.

In 2010, after six months of soul searching, Shannon Setter decided her next career would be nursing. After several years in the business world, she was burned out and wanted a career where she would be appreciated as well as make a difference. Being a single mom, she informed her kids: Justin (now 13) and Brittany (now 17) of what the next few years would be for them as a family. Sacrifices, thrifty budgets and support from her kids have helped Shannon make this decision of heart take shape.

Yvonne Clark is a senior nursing student at Indiana State University. She was born and raised in Germany and has lived in the USA for 10 years. After receiving her Associate degree at Pikes Peak Community College, she has chosen to pursue her Bachelor of Science with a major in nursing. She currently lives in Kansas with her husband that serves in the US Army. Yvonne enjoys all the different opportunities nursing has to offer and being able to influence and help patients. She enjoys spending her spare time with her husband, horse, dogs,or a good book.