GBCC Nursing Students Awarded Scholarships by RiverWoods Exeter

PORTSMOUTH - RiverWoods Exeter’s Residents Charitable Funds Committee has awarded $2,500 scholarships to ten Great Bay Community College nursing students.  This is the eighth year the RiverWoods Exeter residents have supported Great Bay students in their educational pursuits, for a total of over $100,000. The goal of the scholarship is to open students’ minds about the rich variety of career opportunities at RiverWoods.

This year’s recipients are Molly Amundsen, Elizabeth Gardner, Miranda Green, Sarah Greenham, Olivia Groulx, Aggie Halliday, Emmy Lewis, Lydia Mercier, Kylie Sapochetti, and Milena Woods.

“We continue to be overwhelmed by the generosity of the RiverWoods Exeter Residents Charitable Funds Committee. We have amazing students in our Nursing program and these scholarships help support them so they can work a little less while carrying a heavy courseload and participating in community service,” said Dr. Dulcinea Kaufman, chair of the Great Bay nursing department.

Students expressed thanks and gratitude to RiverWoods for supporting their education and helping them make their dreams come true.

“Having this scholarship means the opportunity to reduce my work hours and dedicate more time to my academic studies and responsibilities,” said Aggie Halliday.  I am immensely grateful to the RiverWoods community for their generous support of my educational pursuits.” 

Added Milena Woods, ““Having this scholarship means being one step closer to my dreams.”

Great Bay Community College is a comprehensive postsecondary institution offering quality academic and professional and technical education in support of workforce development and lifelong learning. Great Bay Community College is part of the Community College System of New Hampshire, a public system of higher education consisting of seven colleges in Berlin, Claremont, Laconia, Concord, Manchester, Nashua, and Portsmouth. The colleges offer associate degrees and career training in technical, professional and general fields, including transfer pathways to baccalaureate degrees. The college’s second campus in Rochester offers academic programs in technical skill training. For more information on Great Bay Community College, visit www.greatbay.edu