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College of Nursing Student at

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Awarded $3,000 Memorial Scholarship from

Army Nurse Corps Association

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Memphis, Tenn. (May 20, 2011) – Heather Martin, a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist student in the UTHSC College of Nursing and First Lieutenant in the Army Reserve, is being awarded a Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $3,000 by the Army Nurse Corps Association (ANCA). This prestigious award is given in memory of the three Army Nurse Corps officers who gave their lives at the Fort Hood Readiness Center in Fort Hood, Texas, in November 2009.  The three soldiers, Lieutenant Colonel Juanita Warman, Captain Russell Seager and Captain John Gaffaney, were serving in the U.S. Army Reserve, preparing for deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan.  They will be remembered for their bravery and ultimate sacrifice in the service of their country.  

The certificate of award was presented to Martin today during the UTHSC College of Nursing awards luncheon at the Hilton Memphis Hotel, southeast ballroom.

            The Army Nurse Corps Association is an organization dedicated to bringing Army nurses together in a social setting. The nurses are or have been Army nurses on active duty or members of the Reserve Components.

As the flagship statewide academic health system, the mission of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is to bring the benefits of the health sciences to the achievement and maintenance of human health, with a focus on the citizens of Tennessee and the region, by pursuing an integrated program of education, research, clinical care, and public service.  In 2011, UT Health Science Center celebrates its centennial: 100 years advancing the future of health care.  Offering a broad range of postgraduate training opportunities, the main UTHSC campus is located in Memphis and includes six colleges: Allied Health Sciences, Dentistry, Graduate Health Sciences, Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy.  The UTHSC campus in Knoxville includes a College of Medicine, College of Pharmacy, and an Allied Health Sciences unit.  In addition, the UTHSC Chattanooga campus includes a College of Medicine and an Allied Health Sciences unit.  Since its founding in 1911, UTHSC has educated and trained more than 53,000 health care professionals on campuses and in health care facilities across the state.  For more information, visit www.uthsc.edu.

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