If you have questions about gifts to The School of Nursing, contact:
Liz Bereit
Office of Strategic Gifts, Development Officer
College of Health and Behavioral Studies
bereitea@jmu.edu
540.568.8814
Sonner Hall, MSC 4406
All contributions are tax deductible.
Giving Opportunities
The JMU Nursing program needs your help! As we continue to expand our DNP, MSN and BSN programs, as well as pursue other new nursing educational endeavors, it becomes ever more crucial to remain up-to-date and current with our teaching methods and resources. Your tax-deductible contribution will help us:
- Promote student and faculty innovation, scholarship and professional development.
- Enhance engaged learning and active problem solving.
- Provide scholarships for well-deserving students.
- Equip our state of the art labs with the latest technology to support student learning
How to Contribute to the School of Nursing
Donations to this fund support the School of Nursing for advancement and development. Examples of how the funds may be used include professional development support for faculty and students, laboratory purchases of high-fidelity equipment or assisting new faculty with moving expenses.
General Expendable. This account will receive charitable contributions for the purpose of helping to defray expenses of attendance at professional nursing association events for selected students. Attendance at certain events is required as part of the nursing program curriculum. Initial funds for this account were received from Flagstaff Industries.
An endowment established by Francis X. Farrell ' 82 and Mary Carter Farrell '84 to benefit James Madison University and to provide faculty support to the School of Nursing at James Madison University.
The Victoria F. Alcantara ’10 Memorial Scholarship in Nursing was established in 2010 in memory of Victoria Alcantara, a JMU junior nursing student who lost her life suddenly and unexpectedly in 2009. Victoria was an excellent student and trusted friend with strong leadership skills and a passion for nursing. Her family and friends, Alpha Kappa Delta Phi sorority, and the students and faculty of the school of nursing have honored her legacy at JMU through this scholarship in her memory.
Established January 31, 1989 by the College of Nursing Alumni Association Steering Committee, in honor of one of the founders of the JMU School of Nursing, Dr. Marcia Dake. Dr. Dake helped establish the School of Nursing here, complete with National League of Nursing accreditation. She has always been active in nursing issues at the state level. Dake Scholarship awards are made to nursing students with outstanding academic credentials and are chosen by the school of nursing.
Dr. Francis (JMU '82) and Mary Carter Farrell (JMU '84) established the endowed Farrell Scholarship in 2004 in honor of their parents, Frank and Eva Farrell. Mrs. Eva Farrell, a registered nurse, was widowed at age 42 with seven children. Following graduation as a nurse, she did not practice during 20 years as a homemaker. In 1977 she returned to nursing and practiced for 20 years, becoming a supervisor prior to her retirement from Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Dr. Farrell was impressed that the skills, values, and knowledge base his mother received as a young nursing student allowed her to begin a nursing career at 47 years of age. The gift creating this scholarship is made to commemorate the lifetime of service to others in need, providing scholarship support for undergraduate nursing students.
The Gloria Jane Hollowell Henley Memorial Scholarship was established in February, 1983 to award a scholarship to a student enrolled in the School of Nursing. Gloria was born July 27, 1936 in Norfolk, Virginia and while in high school, she was diagnosed with Type I (juvenile) diabetes but was determined that it would not have a negative impact on her life. As a juvenile diabetic, Gloria suffered from a number of complications including amputations ultimately dying of heart failure on July 11, 1982, just short of her 46th birthday. Recalling his mother's love for the nurses who had cared for her over the years, the family established a scholarship for a nursing student.
The Mary R. Waples Nursing Scholarship was established by the school of nursing of James Madison University in 1980. This was the first year of the four-year program. In 1944 she left her position as head nurse at Madison College to become a field service worker for the American Red Cross. She prepared Red Cross instructions in home health and nursing home care for mothers and babies. She also worked throughout the United States when disasters struck.
Established in March 2015 by the nursing students in memory of Professor Diane Babral who passed unexpectedly after a short battle with ovarian cancer. Diane personified what it meant to be a caring, thoughtful, encouraging faculty member and was passionate about nursing, specifically psychiatric nursing. She was a strong advocate for the vulnerable mentally ill members of our society. The scholarship will be for an undergraduate junior or senior nursing student interested in pursuing psychiatric nursing.
Rapidly changing and increasingly complex health care environments have increased the demand for quality graduate nursing education at JMU. Graduates from our programs are filling voids in primary care, leadership roles to improve quality and safety of care, healthcare administration, and nursing faculty. JMU Faculty emeriti have recognized the need for financial support for prospective students and are initiating launching the Nursing Graduate Emeriti Endowed Scholarship. But we can’t do this alone. We are asking you, our esteemed alumni to help us “Give Back.” Our goal is $25,000. No amount is too small. Be the Change and help “Pay it Forward.”
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