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ELISSA
MESSORI JACOBSEN
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
The Elissa
Messori Jacobsen Scholarship Fund was established by Dr. and Mrs.
Divo Messori to celebrate the life of their daughter Lisa. A nurse,
Lisa died in 2001 after a battle with breast cancer. This donor-directed
fund benefits nurses as well as individuals desiring to begin
a nursing career or advance in a nursing degree. Applicants must
be enrolled in an accredited nursing program before applying.
Since the
first awards in 2002, 30 scholarships to 23 students enrolled
in nursing programs have been made for a total distribution from
the Fund of $105,407. More than $53,000 in scholarships was awarded
in 2007. To make a contribution to The Messori Fund, or to establish
a donor-directed fund, contact Susan Hansen, executive director,
215-248-4243.
Click
here for the 2008 Scholarship Application.
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A
Dozen Nursing Students Receive Scholarships in 2007
Photo by Arthur Ryan
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Front
row (l to r): Natalie McGraw, RN, enrolled in a BSN
program at Immaculata College; Divo Messori, MD; Susan Hansen,
Foundation executive director.
Second row: Anna Grasela, RN, enrolled in an MSN program
at LaSalle; Cecelia Forde, RN, enrolled in a BSN program at
Immaculata; Tine Hansen-Turton, chair, scholarship committee.
Third row: Lindsay Novick, RN, enrolled in a BSN program
at Gwynedd Mercy College; Jennifer White, RN, enrolled in
a BSN program at Immaculata; Rose Mueller, RN, enrolled in
an MSN program at Drexel.
Back
row (l to r): JoAnne Jacquette, RN, enrolled in an MSN
program at Chestnut Hill College; Joanne Markowitz, RN, enrolled
in an MSN program at Gwynedd Mercy; Kathi Reilley, enrolled
in an associate of science degree program in nursing at Harcum
College; Katrina Hargrove, LPN, enrolled in an associate degree
program at Community College of Philadelphia; Erika Keller,
CNM, enrolled in an MSN program at Philadelphia University.
Not pictured: Beth Dailey, RN, enrolled in a BSN program
at Temple University.
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The Friends
of the Foundation contributed $30,000 to the scholarship fund
in fiscal year 2006-2007
Photo
by Arthur Ryan |
Dr.
Divo Messori and Susan Hansen, Executive Director,
at the 2006 reception for Elissa Messori Jacobsen Scholarship
winners.
Photo
by Arthur Ryan |
From
left: Anna Grasela, scholarship winner; Beth Dailey,
scholarship winner; Dr. Divo Messori, father of
Elissa Messori Jacobsen and founder of the scholarship fund;
Susan Hansen, Executive Director; Tine Hansen-Turton,
Scholarship Committee chairman; Katrina Hargrove, scholarship
winner, and Gina Genesio, scholarship winner.
Photo
by Arthur Ryan |
From
left: nurses Beth Dailey and Anna Grasela, both Elissa
Messori Jacobsen scholarship winners, join Beth Thorp;
a member of the Friends, Dr. Divo Messori; father of
Elissa Messori and founder of the scholarship fund; Susan
Hansen, Executive Director of the Foundation; Tine
Hansen-Turton, chairman of the scholarship committee;
Betsy Whiteside, Jean Alsentzer, Marjorie Pearson and Joyce
Shumaker, members of the Friends; and Gina Genesio
and Katrina Hargrove, also nurses and scholarship winners.
Photo by Jimmy J. Pack, Jr. |
2005:
Susan M. Hansen, Executive Director, Chestnut Hill Health
Care Foundation (left) and Dr. Divo Messori, Lower Gwynedd,
(right) congratulate Tracy May, a nurse in the Labor and Delivery
unit at Chestnut Hill Hospital on receiving a scholarship
from the Elissa Messori Jacobsen Memorial Scholarship Fund.
Tracy is in graduate school at Temple University.
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Chestnut Hill Health Care Foundation
209 W. Chestnut Hill Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19118
Phone: 215-248-4243 | Fax: 215-248-4245
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