Lee Rees Scholarship

Criteria

Major / Minor Requirements

Indiana State University Nursing Student

Class Requirements

No

Minimum GPA Requirement

No

Financial Need Requirement

Yes

Other Criteria

Willing to work hard

REad about Mr. Rees

Recipient

Jason Chaplin is currently a Senior in the LPN to BS distance track of the baccalauareate nursing program at ISU. He is currently working as a Hospice Nurse and intends to stay at ISU until he earns his Master's and can work as a Nurse Practitioner in a NICU. He is a husband of 7 years and father to two daughters ages 6 & 5. He earned his LPN from Ivy Tech Indianapolis where he was selected as Indiana's New Century Scholar for 2010 and the First member of the All Indiana Academic Team. Jason is a performer of the Native American Flute and has traveled all over the US and as far as Konya, Turkey sharing his message of the calming and healing effects of this beautiful peaceful music. His group is called Branches Breath. He believes in sharing the gifts he has been given and to never take a single day for granted. Jason would like to thank the donors who have made this gift possible and the committee for selecting him as a recipient.

Lance Griepenstroh is a recent father of a ten month old daughter.  Lance and his wife have been trying to conceive a child for the past three years and this past year he and his wife gave birth to a healthy daughter.  Lance currently works for the department of Veteran Affairs as a surgical LVN.  Lance was nominated the Karis award recipient for the nursing award in 2010 at the VA.  He is currently attending the LVN-BS track of the baccalaureate nursing program at Indiana State University.  He is focusing his nursing specialty in the Head & Neck medical field.  Lance is extremely thankful in his nomination for the Lees Rees Scholarship.  He sends his sincere gratitude for such a high honor and wants to thank Indiana State University, Department of Baccalaureate Nursing Completion and the Lees Rees Scholarship Funding members.  Lance feels that this honor will help go towards his path in becoming the registered nurse that he has always inspired to be.  Thank you!

Gweon Il Kim is a 46 year old husband and father of 2 living in Cypress, CA. He expresses his sincere thanks to the donors for awarding him with this scholarship. He works full time in the skilled nursing facility as a charge nurse in Buena Park, CA. Both of his children are college students, too. He loves nursing and taking care of people. When he has spare time, he likes to visit his children at colleges with his wife. He enjoys running and weightlifting to keep him healthy and to reduce stress. He hopes to graduate from ISU with a B.S. with a major in nursing while working full time and would like to continue on in his education.  

Suzanne Tucker is honored to be selected as one of the recipients of this scholarship. She lives in Brazil, IN with her husband and is the mother of two adult daughters. Both of her daughters, Ashley and Erika, have also selected nursing as a career. She graduated from ISU School of Nursing in 1982 with an Associate Degree and is currently working on her Bachelors Degree. She is currently employed at Union Hospital Inc. in Infection Control as a Surveillance Nurse. She has found nursing to be rewarding and it has always offered her continued professional growth. She feels that there is always something new to learn in a nursing career and is enjoying her studies at Indiana State University for the second time. She wants to thank the committee for selecting her for the scholarship.

Nathan Daniel was born and raised in Kansas City, MO and loves being outdoors. He actually started his medical career as an EMT with the United States Forest Service. Now he works in the Emergency Department of a local Christian based hospital as an LVN (LPN). He currently lives in Modesto, CA with his wife of five years, two dogs, and a baby on the way. He is very excited for the opportunities a BS with a major in Nursing brings but doesn't plan on leaving emergency medicine. He is very grateful for the generosity that is helping perpetuate his life goals to fruition. 

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Lori Carpenter is a Registered Nurse with Union Hospital. She has been a nurse since Frebruary 2009. She is currently enrolled in the RN-BS online track at ISU. Lori has 2 children with the oldest being 18 and currently enrolled with ISU to pursue her bachelor's degree in nursing and become an RN.

LaTosha Hutchinson is a wife and mother of two. She is VERY grateful for being rewarded this scholarship and its use will help her continue the path to obtaining her BS with a major in Nursing. She always strives to put her best foot forward so those that have invested in her future can be glad they did, and there are no exceptions. She thanks the scholarship committee once again and is looking forward to the finish line!

Erik Woodhouse expresses his sincere thanks to the donors of the Lee Rees scholarship. Erik is a military veteran who served as a Hospital Corpsman in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He is an honor student working towards completion of his Nursing degree through Indiana State University's Licensed Practical Nurse to Bachelor of Science track of the baccalaureate nursing program.  Erik currently works for the Veteran Affairs administration and has aspirations of completing graduate studies in nursing sciences.