Local High School Students Awarded Nursing Recruitment Scholarship

Caitlin Rosencrantz and Lee Grant, 2008 graduates of Cairo High School, have been awarded the “Growing Nurses Recruitment Scholarship”, which was established by Archbold Medical Center with the Southwest Georgia Technical College Foundation.  

“We were so pleased to be able to present these scholarships,” said Tammy Bryant, practical nursing instructor at Southwest Georgia Technical College (SWGTC). “These are outstanding students and we are thrilled to be  able to provide this opportunity to such deserving students. Nursing needs enthusiastic and driven individuals like these young women.”

Students were required to write an essay on why they wanted to become nurses and were interviewed by a committee as part of the selection process to determine who would be awarded the scholarships. 

The “Growing Nurses Recruitment Scholarship” was established in support of SWGTC’s “Invest in the Vision” Major Gifts Campaign and is intended to attract students into the College’s nursing program.  Thirty $1000 scholarships will be awarded annually to deserving students who desire a career as a nurse and who are committed to attending SWGTC in order to complete the requirements for obtaining an Associate’s Degree in Nursing.

Applications for this Foundation scholarship will be distributed to high school students through the Guidance Offices of Grady, Mitchell, and Thomas County high schools. Additional scholarship information may be obtained by calling 225-4096.