December 23, 2003
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: DEBORAH
ROBERTS PUGH
(662)
377-3712
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COLUMBUS,
Miss.—Tara Whitfield of Columbus has been awarded the Dr. P.K. Thomas Jr.
Educational Endowment Scholarship from the Health Care Foundation of North
Mississippi.
A junior at
Mississippi University for Women, Whitfield will graduate with a bachelor’s
degree in nursing in May 2005. “Nursing is what I’ve always wanted to do,”
Whitfield said. “The $5,000 scholarship is helping tremendously.”
Dr. Thomas was a
highly respected physician who practiced medicine in Tupelo for 37 years. In
exchange for the scholarship, recipients agree to work for the health care
system after graduation.
The endowed
scholarship fund was established by the Health Care Foundation of North
Mississippi in 1998 to provide scholarships for individuals who aspire to
careers in health care. For more information, call (662) 377-3613 or 1-800-THE
DESK (1-800-843-3375).
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