Congrats! Goshen College nursing professor receives Spotlight on Nursing scholarship

Goshen College Associate Professor of Nursing Ruth Stoltzfus was recently named one of four recipients of the 2010 Spotlight on Nursing Graduate Scholarships, which awards $5,000.

The scholarship criteria include being a full or part-time graduate student in good standing in Indiana and also having a commitment to teach in a NLNAC or CCNE accredited school of nursing in Indiana for one academic year.

Stoltzfus attended the Nursing 2000 Central gala on May 14 in Indianapolis and was recognized, along with the other scholarship recipients. She will complete course work in the Ph.D. program at the Indiana University School of Nursing in Indianapolis this summer. She has been employed at Goshen College since 2000 as Director of the Wellness and Health Center and adjunct faculty. In 2008, Stoltzfus became Associate Professor of Nursing and teaches nursing courses in the basic nursing program, the RN to BSN Program and the Master's in Nursing Program.

Spotlight on Nursing is a nonprofit organization founded in 2002 to heighten community awareness of the nursing profession and support the education of nurses. The Spotlight on Nursing Graduate Scholarships are awarded with the purpose of increasing nursing faculty in Indiana.

Nursing 2000 is a nonprofit educational organization founded in 1990 as a collaborative effort between nursing practice and nursing education to promote and support nursing careers.