Powering Pirate Nursing

Hall Of Fame

On Friday March 18, all members of the Hall of Fame will gather at the Hilton to welcome the new inductees and congratulate this year’s distinguished alumna. Dr. Alta Andrews.  All money raised from nominations and donations by members or former scholarship recipients goes to support the Hall of Fame Scholarships.

Pirate Nation Gives

Wednesday, March 23 is the next annual Day of Fundraising at ECU. This yearly event is growing and we need your support! Please make a gift (minimum is $5) on this day to either the faculty support fund or scholarship of your choice. The college with the greatest number of donors making a gift that day wins!

We have over 12,000 alumni. Let’s show them Pirate Nurse Pride! Be counted! Following are some of the funds and initiatives that need your support on Pirate Nation Gives:

Faculty Support Great nurses require great faculty!

The Morris Family Endowed Faculty Support Fund – established by Patricia Morris (BSN ’85). When asked why Trish chose to establish this endowment, she said, “To become a qualified, caring nurse who stays in the battle for each patient’s needs throughout every shift, students have to be taught extremely well before they are licensed. Today nursing is more like a battle on many levels.  To attract and keep the most qualified faculty to teach ECU College of Nursing students, we must provide more than current state level salaries to be competitive.  It is the only way for our nursing students to be successful in the circle of healthcare for our communities and the country.”

Bridget Rogers ’77 Endowed Faculty Support Fund – established by Bridget Rogers (BSN ’77) Why I chose ECU CON?

Bridget says she gave to ECU Nursing because “When I was a student, I felt honored and proud to be in the ECU nursing program.  My classmates and I learned from knowledgeable and dedicated faculty.  We felt prepared for the NCLEX and for the journeys wherever our ECU nursing education would take us.  I feel it is my turn to give to the ECU CON to help present and future nursing students. Cont.

Why Faculty Support?  “When deciding where to place my endowment, I chose Faculty Support.  It takes great faculty to produce great nurses!  I believe this. ECU has always had great nursing faculty.  This endowment can help to assure this legacy of outstanding faculty continues at ECU CON.”

Scholarships Help students pursue their dreams of becoming a Pirate Nurse

If you haven’t given your gift in honor of Dean Brown’s retirement scholarship, March 23, Pirate Nation Gives, is a great day to give online!

Tragically Jane Boardman, the College of Nursing’s event planner and so much more for the last 13 years, passed away as the result of an accident. Family and friends have established the Jane H. Boardman Nursing Scholarship Endowment in her memory.

Do you have a military connection? You may wish to support the College of Nursing Military Scholarship,  which supports military veterans and their immediate family members who wish to pursue a nursing degree at any level.

Legacy Launch was initiated at the 60^th Anniversary of the College of Nursing to honor new nursing graduates, providing them a small gift (branded PPE) and helping future Pirate Nurses through nursing scholarships.

Hope and a Future Support Fund – established to support RIBN students by non-alumna, Nancy Vincent. Ms. Vincent has established a willed gift and gives annually to the support fund of her future endowment. Your gifts to this support fund will provide RIBN scholarship money for the following year.

SMMC John Lossie Scholarship – established by Kathleen Adams (BSN ’92, MSN ‘97) in memory of her father for RN-BSN students.

Linda Pynn Memorial Nurse Practitioner Scholarship Endowment. Linda and her twin sister, Laura Winton, graduated from the nursing program in 1989.

Louise Ish Memorial Midwifery Scholarship Endowment. This is the only endowed scholarship in our Midwifery program, which remains the only Certified Nurse Midwifery Program in the state of North Carolina. Mrs. Ish was the mother of Jacqueline Hutcherson, a former director of the program.

Thank you to our new donors!

A very special thank you to all the new donors who have made additional funding to our faculty and students possible!

• Kathleen Adams- SMMC John Lossie Endowed Nursing Scholarship for RN-BSN students
• The Baldwin Family – The Chuck Baldwin Scholarship
• Dr. Chris and Susan Blake- Charles and Shirley Sidbury Memorial Faculty Support Endowment
• The Family and Friends of Jane Boardman – The Jane Boardman Nursing Endowed Scholarship
• Drs. Sharona Johnson and Daphne Brewington – The Lily Rose Endowed Scholarship for graduate students
• Dr. Mary Chatman – The Grace Scholarship for under-represented, undergraduate nursing students
• Mr. James Chesnutt- The Judy Redfern Chesnutt Nursing Scholarship Endowment for undergraduate students
• The Gilda Engiman Everett Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Scholarship Endowment
• The Lookout Foundation – for under-represented nursing students
• Dr. Mary Raab- The Raabs’ Nurses Scholarship Endowment for undergraduates
• Allen and Sandra Whaley – Courtney Whaley Memorial Endowed Nursing Scholarship

Also, we wish to thank ALL Donors to the College of Nursing, especially those who have expanded their prior endowment commitments to nursing:

If you’re interested in learning more about how you can support these initiatives, starting a new fund or potential naming opportunities, please contact Director of Development Elizabeth Maxwell at maxwelleg17@ecu.edu, by calling 919-330-6603 or visit https://Nursing.ecu.edu/give .