December 08, 2017 01:23 PM -
MT. VERNON, IL (December 8, 2017) A $2,500 scholarship will be awarded to a student from a diverse background that plans to complete a degree in a health care related field, thanks to SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) of Jefferson County. The organizations continue their long standing partnership in their efforts to promote equality for African American individuals in the community.
The organizations’ lengthy relationship of more than 70 years, coupled with the projected shortfall of individuals to fill future health care jobs, led to the creation of a scholarship in 2011 and its first recipient on Martin Luther King Day, 2012.
“SSM Health is committed to our community and encourages individual development,” states Brenda Alexander, system vice president, human resources, SSM Health. “I am excited to provide this opportunity and look forward to January 2018 when we both celebrate the birthday of one of this country’s great pioneers, Martin Luther King, and present a scholarship to an individual who models his beliefs and seeks to pursue a career in health care.”
“Both SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital and the NAACP of Jefferson County believe that diversity creates stronger and more productive communities and organizations,” explained Rev. Erie Patton, NAACP Jefferson County President. “Together we are furthering this relationship and building a partnership to increase community awareness regarding careers in the health care field.”
Individuals from Jefferson County who are currently enrolled in a health care related degree program or plan to begin their degree in a health care related program in the fall of 2018 are eligible to apply for the scholarship by completing a Scholarship Program Application available at ssmhealthillinois.com or by picking them up at the Human Resources office, Ground Floor of the Medical Plaza at Good Samaritan Hospital. Applications are to be returned to: Brenda Alexander, System Vice President, Human Resources, SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital, 1 Good Samaritan Way, Mt. Vernon, Illinois.
Application must be returned or postmarked no later than Sunday, December 31, 2017. Award recipient will be notified the week of January 8, 2018, and be recognized at the annual NAACP Martin Luther King dinner on Monday, January 15, 2018.
For more information regarding this scholarship or the application process call 618.316.9459 or 618.899.1043.
The organizations’ lengthy relationship of more than 70 years, coupled with the projected shortfall of individuals to fill future health care jobs, led to the creation of a scholarship in 2011 and its first recipient on Martin Luther King Day, 2012.
“SSM Health is committed to our community and encourages individual development,” states Brenda Alexander, system vice president, human resources, SSM Health. “I am excited to provide this opportunity and look forward to January 2018 when we both celebrate the birthday of one of this country’s great pioneers, Martin Luther King, and present a scholarship to an individual who models his beliefs and seeks to pursue a career in health care.”
“Both SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital and the NAACP of Jefferson County believe that diversity creates stronger and more productive communities and organizations,” explained Rev. Erie Patton, NAACP Jefferson County President. “Together we are furthering this relationship and building a partnership to increase community awareness regarding careers in the health care field.”
Individuals from Jefferson County who are currently enrolled in a health care related degree program or plan to begin their degree in a health care related program in the fall of 2018 are eligible to apply for the scholarship by completing a Scholarship Program Application available at ssmhealthillinois.com or by picking them up at the Human Resources office, Ground Floor of the Medical Plaza at Good Samaritan Hospital. Applications are to be returned to: Brenda Alexander, System Vice President, Human Resources, SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital, 1 Good Samaritan Way, Mt. Vernon, Illinois.
Application must be returned or postmarked no later than Sunday, December 31, 2017. Award recipient will be notified the week of January 8, 2018, and be recognized at the annual NAACP Martin Luther King dinner on Monday, January 15, 2018.
For more information regarding this scholarship or the application process call 618.316.9459 or 618.899.1043.
