This group of scholarships support students in the College of Nursing's Advanced Practice programs. Students in the MSN and DNP programs are eligible for these funds.
This scholarship was established by Drs. Barbara and Bill Given to assist advanced practice students with a career interest in mental health.
Graduate degree nursing students enrolled in the Nursing Practice or Doctorate of Nursing Practice Psych Mental Health Program and have a minimum 3.5 GPA.
Dean Carpenter worked as a nurse practitioner at the Neighborhood Service Organization Tumaini Center in Detroit. At the Tumaini Center, he provided medical outreach to the homeless and disadvantaged and acted as a preceptor to medical and nursing students at Michigan State University, the University of Michigan, and Wayne State University. Dean’s true passion was providing medical outreach to the homeless population in Detroit where he endeavored daily to positively impact lives.
Graduate degree nursing students who shall be selected on the basis of satisfactorily progression towards the completion of a Nurse Practitioner degree in the College of Nursing and have a minimum of a 3.0 grade point average. Preference will be given to those who are committed to providing service to those who are economically disadvantaged (special consideration should be given to those involved in MSU’s Street Care Detroit program or Street Medicine Detroit) and those who have lived in Detroit or the metro-Detroit area (defined as Wayne, Oakland or Macomb counties.
Dorothy and Edward Hertel are Michigan State University alumni and long-term supporters of the University. Their daughter, Patty Peek, is a nurse practitioner and former full-time faculty member in the College of Nursing for 40 years. Patty and her husband Bill have established this scholarship to honor her parents and to acknowledge their lifetime commitment to Michigan State.
Graduate degree nurse practitioner (student) pursuing a doctorate in nursing practice.
This scholarship was established by Barbara Given, a College of Nursing University Distinguished Professor Emeritus, to honor the lives of her parents, Gilbert and Leona Schumann. It was Gilbert Schumann, who died on April 18, 1993, who inspired the creation of this scholarship. Gilbert was a farmer, husband, loving father and grandfather. Leona Schumann died on September 23, 2007, after several years of declining mobility. She had a long life as a mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Gilbert’s long battle with ill health raised concerns with Leona and their children about the adequacy of care that the elderly receive. It is for this reason that the Gilbert and Leona Schumann Scholarship will always be awarded to nursing students who exhibit a commitment to the care of elderly.
Graduate degree nursing students with an interest in adult chronic illness or completing a gerontology track at the College of Nursing. Preference is gerontology. Students shall be selected on a basis of academic merit with a minimum of a 3.5 grade point average.
Henry and Costellia Talley created this scholarship in honor of both of their mothers; Annie D. Talley and Sallie Lou Hayes. Henry and Costellia were both raised by single mothers who supported their educational endeavors, while sacrificing their own dreams. Realizing the importance of education and the sacrifice their mothers made, they created this scholarship to assist future generations in their educational endeavors.
Graduate degree nursing students in good academic standing in the Nurse Anesthesia Program.
The education Robert Konupek received at MSU was fulfilling and played a major role in his personal and professional development. His wife, Annette, is an Indiana University College of Nursing graduate who spent her career as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. Over their marriage, Annette came to to love MSU as much as Robert. Due to Annette's career and the couple's passion for First Responders, the fact their company supplies frontline fire response equipment, and especially in the wake of the recent pandemic, Robert and Annette wish to support the education of future nurses by establishing the Robert and Annette Konupek College of Nursing Scholarship Endowment.
Graduate degree nursing students who are residents of the state of Michigan pursuing an advanced degree in the College of Nursing will be considered for this award. Preference will be given to students who are enrolled in the Nurse Practitioner Program or who have demonstrated an interest in working in Pediatrics or Public Health through extracurricular activities, research, completed course work, and/or a written statement. This Scholarship may be renewable.
