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Grants provide important student support he GGC Foundation secures
private philanthropic support to help
strengthen programs, initiatives and op-
portunities for student success. Two recent
grants are helping to ease student financial burdens while expanding professional opportunities for faculty members.
The Beacon Foundation’s recent
Kaiser Permanente of Georgia
recently made a grant of $45,000 to
provide eight undergraduate scholarships for nursing majors as well as professional
which she volunteered with an elementary
The scholarships are often particularly
answer to my prayers,” said Holly Hawkins,
GGC Foundation works closely with the
job just before being awarded a scholar-
who are at risk of dropping out due to a tuition or fee shortage of $200 or less.
“As a result of this grant, qualifying stu-
“Receiving this scholarship was truly an
’18, who lost both her financial aid and her
ship. “I am able to continue with the nursing program and not only create a bright future for myself, but for my son as well.”
“This scholarship helped me focus
dents receive one-time emergency funding,
more time and energy on my studies and
Buckheister, vice president for Advance-
my education,” said Aby Abraham, ’17,
allowing them to remain enrolled,” said Lori ment. “Alleviating financial stress allows
our students to focus on academics as they work towards earning their degree.”
Sarah Minju Kim, ’18, used her schol-
provided such a grant.
kind and will make a tremendous differ-
Office of Financial Aid to identify students
family and study time.
arship to fund participation in a globally
This is the third year the organization has
transformative.
ence in the lives of many students. The
her working hours and increased her
development expenses for nursing faculty.
$23,000 grant earmarked for the GGC
Student Emergency Fund is the sixth of its
Julia Tran, ’18. The scholarship reduced
less on worrying about how to pay for
a pediatric nurse at Egleston Children’s Hospital in Decatur.
“Attending nursing school, working and
taking care of three kids is not easy,” said
Sarah Minju Kim, ’18
and culturally competent program through school in Tanzania last summer.
“I appreciate Kaiser Permanente’s
acknowledgement and dedication to
helping students succeed in their under-
graduate nursing program,” said Stephanie Atkinson, ’16, a scholarship recipient
who now works as a critical care nurse in the cardio-vascular intensive care unit at
Northeast Georgia Healthcare System in Gainesville. “It enabled me to pursue my passion to care for others.”
To learn more about the many options
for supporting GGC students, faculty and programs, contact the Office of Advancement at 678.407.5588.
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