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140+ Nursing Scholarships Awarded in San Antonio
Since Fall 2006
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Sponsored By:
Med Center Rotary Club
5411 Jackwood Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78238
Phone: 210-682-5900
Supporting International Nursing 
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| Scholarship Applications |
The Medical Center Rotary Club Scholarship Committee is NO LONGER ACCEPTING Nightingale Nursing Scholarship Applications for the Fall 2010 Semester. The Application Deadline was 5:00pm Tuesday, August 31, 2010. Any applications received after the deadline will not be considered. Check back this Fall / Winter for the Spring Application Form
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| 2010 Nightingale Gala - Another Great Success |
The 2010 annual Nightingale Gala by all standards was once again a terrific success. In addition to showing our support for our nursing community, this years event raised nearly $35,000 for nursing scholarships, exceeding last years total and bringing our five year total scholarship awards to $175,000. "It was an excellent night," said Grace Bottomley, chairperson for this years event. "I think everyone really enjoyed themselves thanks to the wonderful support from the community, our members and the improvements we’ve been able to make to the event each year. Ursula Pari, as usual, did and outstanding job as our Master of Ceremonies and the music by the Court Jesters was absolutely fabulous. Great food, lively auctions, a Champagne Toast to nursing and great fellowship made for a truly remarkable and fun filled evening.”
“The turnout was great” according to Betty Vargas, President of the Medical Center Rotary Club the sponsor of the event. “Everything seemed much smoother this year thanks to our experience, our members and the dedicated volunteers who help us with the event.”
Thanks to the generous support of local sponsors and donors, plus the many individuals who attended our event we will be awarding approximately 40 nursing scholarships during the 2010-2011 school year.
Dr. Clarice Golightly-Jenkins Receives 2010 Leadership Award
Each year at the Nightingale Gala, an individual is selected by the Medical Center Rotary Club to receive the Medical Center Rotary Club Leadership Award. This award brings recognition to an individual in our community who is deemed to have demonstrated outstanding leadership, excellent communication skills, strong principles and a dedication to service which strengthens and transforms our community. This individual embodies the spirit of Rotary - "Service above Self".
This year’s Leadership Award Recipient, Dr. Clarice Golightly-Jenkins, has more than 30 years leadership and executive management experience including Chief Nursing Officer in the Army Nurse Corps where she had executive leadership responsibility for education and staff development for Army Nurse Corps officers in all nursing specialties as well as training for Army enlisted personnel in all medical occupational specialties. She was the principal nursing advisor to the Commandant US Army Medical Department Center and School and the Commander of the Frankfurt Army Regional Medical Center. She also served as consultant for military education and enlisted training and development to the Surgeon General (Army) in Washington D.C.
Dr. Golightly-Jenkins graduated with her BSN from Tuskegee University in 1968. She Graduated from Ohio State University College of Nursing with her MSN in 1974 and earned her PhD from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio in 2003. Dr. Golightly-Jenkins is a member of the San Antonio Chapter of Links, Inc.
Congratulations to Dr. Clarice Golightly-Jenkins our 2010 Leadership Award Recipient.
Nine Local Nurses Receive Excellence In Nursing Awards
At our Gala, local nurses are selected and presented with the Nightingale Excellence In Nursing Award. The goals of this program are to focus public attention on the San Antonio nursing profession and recognize individual professional achievement for individuals who serve as role models for our future nurses.
The Nightingale Excellence In Nursing Award program is open to all providers of health care — medical practices, hospitals, home health care, health centers, schools, health departments, long-term care, nursing schools and agencies. This is a non-competitive award with recipients selected by the Med Center Rotary Club for their contribution to the community and the nursing profession. This year, nine individuals were chosen to receive this award and be recognized on stage at the 2010 Nightingale Gala. Each nurse was presented a Certificate of Recognition from Betty Vargas the President of the Med Center Rotary, and a commemorative gift from Dr. Diane Frazor, Dean of the Nursing School at Wayland Baptist University here in San Antonio.
This years Nurse Recipients were:
Patricia Baker, RN, ADN, BSN
Staff Nurse & Research Coordinator, Audie Murphy Veterans Administration Hospital
Dorothy Diaz, RN, MSN, J.D.,
Nursing Faculty, Wayland Baptist University School of Nursing
Sandra Pounds, RN, BSN
Director of Utilization Review and Care Management, Clarity Child Guidance Center
Irene Melendez, LVN
Assistant Director of Nurses, Legend Oaks Health & Rehab-South San Antonio
Janet Donaldson, BSN, RN, RDLD
Vocational Nursing Faculty, Baptist Health System School of Health Professionals
Susan Alecozay, RN, MSN
Nursing Faculty, Wayland Baptist University School of Nursing
Shannon Sanchez, LVN
Nursing Staff, Regent Care Center At the Medical Center
Connie Cox, BSN, RN
Program Coordinator, St. Philip’s College, New Braunfels Extension Campus.
Donna Gilbert Gil, RN, BS, CCM
Case Manager. WellMed Medical Management, Inc.
Congratulations to each of our Nightingale Excellence In Nursing Award Recipients.
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