Three South Canterbury nursing students receive Bidwill scholarship
Three South Canterbury nursing students have each received $3500 this year from the Bidwill Trust Hospital Bernadette East Nursing Scholarship.
The money received by Clare Lawson, Tara Meyer, Emily-Jane Clucas will go toward their third-year studies for a Bachelor of Nursing.
The scholarship was created in 2022 in memory of the late Bernadette East, who was a senior nurse at Bidwill Trust Hospital for 39 years. Applicants had to have successfully completed year two of their studies toward their degree, and either be resident in South Canterbury or have completed their high school education in the province.
“Bernadette had a passion for nursing, with a focus on quality and excellence,” said Bidwill General Manager Tina Rogers. “The scholarship is a fitting memorial for her many years of service and Bidwill is proud to continue her tradition of helping new nurses to excel.”
Rogers noted that the scholarship awards followed the hospital’s recent donation of $2000 to the Kit McGuire Nursing Fund, which supports nurses in their third year of study, and its $50,000 gold sponsorship of the Aorangi Park redevelopment.
“In each case,” Rogers said, “Bidwill has supported people and organisations that will give back to their community. It emphasises that we see our role as not just a private hospital business, but as a charitable organisation with a vision for the ongoing health and wellbeing of our community.”
Caption: Recipients of this year’s Bernadette East Nursing Scholarships. L-R: Janna McGlashan (Bernadette’s daughter), Clare Lawson, Tara Meyer, Emily-Jane Clucas, David East (Bernadette’s husband) and Sam Hervey
(Bidwill Board Chair).