The Rotary Club of Greensburg invites the Westmoreland County Community College students accepted into the Nursing Program from either Hempfield Area or Greensburg Salem to apply for the Bonnie S. Barnhart Memorial Nursing Career Assistance Award. A high school senior or an alumni from either Hempfield Area or Greensburg Salem High Schools are eligible. This award was established as a memorial to Bonnie S. Barnhart, a registered nurse, who was employed by the Westmoreland Regional Hospital (Excela/Independence Health) and later by the Plundo Medical Associates. This Career Assistance Award is specifically for those individuals who plan a career as a registered nurse and who plan to graduate from the registered nurse’s program at Westmoreland County Community College. The award will be distributed in May.
Applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Be a WCCC Nursing student accepted into the Nursing Program and in good standing
- Complete the application
- Attend an interview by the Rotary Club, if needed
- The student must not be closely related to a member of the Greensburg Rotary
- The student must be accepted in their WCCC Nursing Program and approved by the Board of the Greensburg Rotary
- The student must have graduated from either Hempfield Area or Greensburg Salem High Schools or have been home schooled while living in either school district.
All applications must be submitted on or before April 15.