What is the Peter H. and Nellie T. Jorgensen Scholarship?

Peter H. and Nellie T. Jorgensen held a deep interest and love for the Belleville community. They realized that good health care is a necessity if a community is to remain vital in serving its people. The Jorgensen’s had both been patients in the Republic County Hospital and received excellent care. Their bequest of $124,000 in 1988 to Republic County Hospital was given in gratitude of their success and for the love of their community.

Educational scholarships in Family Health Care are awarded each year by the Jorgensen Scholarship Committee, a Standing Committee of the North Central Kansas Health Care Foundation. This committee selects recipients from among applications according to the criteria listed below.

• All scholarships are made to those students that are majoring in some area of the family health care field.

• Applicants must furnish evidence of acceptance into their professional school or technical area of training in order to be eligible for the scholarship. (Pre-requisite courses are excluded for this scholarship).

• The recipient of the Scholarship must agree to serve in Republic County for a specified period of time after completing the course of studies.

The Jorgensen Committee meets on a quarterly basis on the second Wednesday of the months of: January, April, July, and October at Republic County Hospital. Applications must be received no later than the first Wednesday of the months of: January, April, July, and October. All applicants are required to be interviewed by the committee during their regular meeting. The Jorgensen Committee will make final decision of scholarship winners and the amount of each scholarship. Each scholarship winner will be notified by mail of the amount awarded and the required documentation needed in order to received funds.

For more information about the Peter H. & Nellie T. Jorgensen Scholarship, please contact Karrie Holmes at (785)527-6055 or kholmes@rphospital.org

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