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College of Nursing selected for Bedford Falls gift
The Bedford Falls Foundation-DAF has committed $1.5 million to establish scholarships for 100 students each year in the UNMC College of Nursing. The Joanne and William Conway Nursing Scholarship will be awarded to Nebraska residents pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at UNMC
New nursing scholarships available
The UNMC College of Nursing has secured funding to award 30 full cost-of-education scholarships over the next two years at its West Nebraska, Kearney and Northern divisions.
UNMC, Gering schools sign MOU
In March, H. Dele Davies, MD, UNMC interim chancellor, Lepaine Sharp-McHenry, DNP, dean of the UNMC College of Nursing, and Nicole Regan, Gering Public Schools superintendent, signed an agreement that will provide eligible Gering High School students with guaranteed admission into the UNMC College of Nursing - West Nebraska Division. The signing ceremony, held March 24 at Gering High School, formalized the High School Early Admission (HSEA) Program, creating a structured pathway for students enrolled in Gering High School’s Health Professions Career Pathway to transition into the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program in Scottsbluff. Gering Public Schools is just the second high school in Nebraska to enter into this type of agreement with the UNMC College of Nursing.
Shade featured in iEXCEL hologram
Marcia Shade, PhD, associate professor at the UNMC College of Nursing, and her and her team’s project, PainChat© is featured as part of a series of interactive holographic projections at the Davis Global Center.
Five represent CON at Catalyst
Five UNMC College of Nursing faculty and staff members were nominated for the 2026 Catalyst for Education Award. Juli Bohnenkamp, Brandon Morehourse, Renee Paulin, Ana Lara-Ramirez and Lori Turner were all recognized at the UNMC Spotlight on Scholarship event on March 31. The Catalyst for Education Award, sponsored by the Interprofessional Academy of Educators, recognizes an individual in an educational support role whose contributions help further the educational mission at UNMC. Additionally, Elizabeth Beam, PhD, UNMC College of Nursing associate professor and director of Global Health and the HEROES program, was featured as a Project Awards presenter at the Spotlight on Scholarship event.
CON continues to build pathways
Representatives of the UNMC College of Nursing and McCook schools signed a new memorandum of understanding that will allow the UNMC College of Nursing to provide information and advisement regarding admission to the college’s BSN program to students enrolled at McCook Senior High School.