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Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Maine awards USM scholarships

June 8, 2004

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Maine has awarded 10 scholarships of $1,000 each to students of USM's College of Nursing and Health Professions.

The scholarships were awarded to full-time students committed to working to meet Maine's health care needs, and who demonstrated superior academic achievement and financial need. Pat Richards, a vice president at Anthem, presented the awards at a ceremony held earlier this spring. Anthem has provided $10,000 in scholarships to the College of Nursing and Health Professions in each of the past two years.

"This level of support is so important to our students," notes Jane Kirschling, dean of USM's College of Nursing and Health Professions. "Many of them have made great sacrifices to go to school, and these scholarships represent a significant commitment to help them become qualified health care professionals."

USM's College of Nursing and Health Professions is the largest nursing education program in Maine, with approximately 600 undergraduate nursing students and 100 graduate students. The College also offers undergraduate programs in sports medicine and therapeutic recreation.

The 10 students are: Posalind Ebelt, Jennifer Grant, Virginia Kristl, and Rebecca Seeley, all of Portland; Stephanie Daggett of Gorham; Lacey Donley of Standish; Deborah Dumoulin of Biddeford; Agnes Torchio of South Freeport; Therese Horan of Sitka, Arkansas; and Rebecca Travers of Waterford, Connecticut.

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