Margaret H. Rollins School of Nursing awards scholarships

Each year, the Village Improvement Association of Rehoboth Beach, a member of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, presents the Mildred Gray Scholarship to students at the Margaret H. Rollins School of Nursing at Beebe Healthcare. Student recipients must be Sussex County residents and have at least a B average in their nursing courses.

This year’s VIA scholarship recipients are first-year nursing students Madison Hoehn of Dagsboro and Francesca Holmes of Harbeson.

Carole Suchanek, VIA scholarship chair, presented the scholarships and expressed the VIA’s support of the School of Nursing and its future graduates. The VIA’s fundraising abilities were limited due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the group still supported the students.

The Margaret H. Rollins School of Nursing at Beebe Healthcare is the only hospital-based nursing program in Delaware and is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing. The diploma in professional nursing is awarded upon completion of the curriculum, qualifying graduates to be eligible for the National Council of State Boards of Nursing NCLEX examination, leading to licensure as a registered nurse.

Beebe graduates consistently have high NCLEX pass rates. The Margaret H. Rollins School of Nursing graduating class of 2020 recently achieved a pass rate of 100 percent, and the school was named the No. 1 nursing school in Delaware by RegisteredNursing.org.

For more information, go to beebehealthcare.org/school-nursing.