Local Nursing Students Receive $150,500 in Scholarships; Kaiser Permanente to Dedicate over $4 Million to Nursing Education In 2004.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 15, 2004 Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Permanente is an integrated managed care organization, based in Oakland, California, founded in 1945 by industrialist Henry J. Kaiser and physician Sidney R. Garfield. has awarded 85 nursing students from more than 40 Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, college campuses a total of $150,500 in scholarship This article is about scholarship as a form of financial aid. For the practice and method of scholars, see scholarly method. For the international education program, see The Scholar Ship. funds to help meet expenses and complete their education. The announcement was made at the Kaiser Permanente Southern California headquarters in Pasadena today before a gathering of recipients' family and friends. Kaiser Permanente's commitment to building California's future nursing workforce is expected to exceed $4 million by year's end. This sponsorship includes Kaiser Permanente's Nursing Pathways and Direct Community Benefit Investment (DCBI DCBI Decision-Centric Business Intelligence ) in career ladder The Career ladder is a metaphor or buzzword used to denote vertical job promotion. In business and human resources management, the ladder typically describes the progression from entry level positions to higher levels of pay, skill, responsibility, or authority. programs, grants to colleges, forgivable for·give v. for·gave , for·giv·en , for·giv·ing, for·gives v.tr. 1. To excuse for a fault or an offense; pardon. 2. To renounce anger or resentment against. 3. loans, and the Deloras Jones RN Scholarship Program, which was established in 1989. In the last fifteen years, Kaiser Permanente has provided more than 2,400 nursing scholarships totaling over $3.1 million. This year, Kaiser Permanente received 459 applications and granted $310,000 in nursing scholarships to 168 recipients throughout California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). . Need-based scholarships of $2,000 or $2,500 were granted to 47 students in the categories of Nursing as a Second Career, Underrepresented un·der·rep·re·sent·ed adj. Insufficiently or inadequately represented: the underrepresented minority groups, ignored by the government. Groups in Nursing, Academic Excellence (3.9+ GPA GPA abbr. grade point average Noun 1. GPA - a measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted ), and Graduate Studies. In addition, 36 students received the $1,000 "Affiliate Affiliate Relationship between two companies when one company owns substantial interest, but less than a majority of the voting stock of another company, or when two companies are both subsidiaries of a third company. See: Subsidiaries, parent company. " scholarship reserved for one student at each nursing program in California that has a clinical affiliation affiliation (  fil´ēā´sh with
Kaiser Permanente.Two $5,000 merit-based scholarships were given in Deloras Jones' honor As a verb, to accept a bill of exchange, or to pay a note, check, or accepted bill, at maturity. To pay or to accept and pay, or, where a credit so engages, to purchase or discount a draft complying with the terms of the draft. to recognize and reward Kaiser Permanente employees who are pursuing a bachelor of science in nursing The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is a four year academic degree in the science and principles of nursing, granted by a tertiary education university or similarly accredited school. , demonstrate a commitment to leadership, education and excellence in nursing practice, and who "embody em·bod·y tr.v. em·bod·ied, em·bod·y·ing, em·bod·ies 1. To give a bodily form to; incarnate. 2. To represent in bodily or material form: Deloras' spirit and dedication in their daily lives." Deloras Jones retired as Kaiser Permanente's Director of Divisional Nursing Services for California in 2000, after 34 years, to continue a career dedicated to professional nursing and leadership. For information on Kaiser Permanente's scholarships and forgivable loans, students can contact their school's nursing or financial aid office at the beginning of the year, visit the Kaiser Permanente Student Financial Aid Program's website at: http://financialaid.kp.org See .org. (networking) org - The top-level domain for organisations or individuals that don't fit any other top-level domain (national, com, edu, or gov). Though many have .org domains, it was never intended to be limited to non-profit organisations. RFC 1591. , or call the Program's toll-free number at (866) 232-2934. Kaiser Permanente is a non-profit, prepaid pre·pay tr.v. pre·paid, pre·pay·ing, pre·pays To pay or pay for beforehand. pre·pay  ment n. , group practice health
maintenance organization (HMO HMO health maintenance organization. HMO n. A corporation that is financed by insurance premiums and has member physicians and professional staff who provide curative and preventive medicine within certain financial, ), founded in 1945. The Kaiser Permanente Southern California Region has more than 3.1 million members. It includes 3,600 physicians in the Southern California Permanente Medical Group (SCPMG SCPMG Southern California Permanente Medical Group ) and 47,300 Kaiser Foundation The mission of the Kaiser Foundation is to assist individuals and communities in preventing and reducing the harm associated with problem substance use and addictive behaviours. External links
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Kaiser Permanente to Dedicate Over $4 Million to Nursing Education in
2004
2004 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA KAISER PERMANENTE
RN SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
San Diego
Award Type School Program Grad Date Award
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Affiliate Grossmont College ADN 6/ 1/05 $1,000.00
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Minority/ Imperial Valley College ADN
Underrepresented 12/17/04 $2,000.00
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Affiliate Maric College ADN 1/31/05 $1,000.00
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Affiliate Palomar College ADN 12/17/04 $1,000.00
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Graduate Studies Point Loma Nazarene MSN
University 8/ 1/05 $2,500.00
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Affiliate Point Loma Nazarene BSN
University 5/15/06 $1,000.00
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Second Career San Diego City College ADN 5/31/05 $2,000.00
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Affiliate San Diego City College ADN 6/ 1/05 $1,000.00
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Affiliate San Diego State BSN
University 12/20/05 $1,000.00
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Academic San Diego State BSN
Excellence University 5/31/06 $2,500.00
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Second Career San Diego State BSN
University 1/ 1/06 $2,500.00
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Second Career San Diego State BSN
University 12/17/04 $2,500.00
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Minority/ Southwestern College ADN
Underrepresented 5/26/05 $2,000.00
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Affiliate Southwestern College ADN 5/26/05 $1,000.00
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Second Career University of San Diego BSN 5/30/05 $2,500.00
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Affiliate University of San Diego MSN 5/19/06 $1,000.00
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Graduate Studies University of San Diego MSN 5/31/06 $2,500.00
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Graduate Studies University of San Diego MSN 7/30/06 $2,500.00
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Total $31,500.00
Inland Empire
Award Type School Program Grad date Award
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Affiliate Chaffey College ADN 5/22/05 $1,000.00
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Excellence in
Bachelor's CSU Dominguez Hills BSN 6/4/06 $5,000.00
Degree Nursing
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Affiliate Loma Linda BSN 6/30/06 $1,000.00
University
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Minority/
Underrepresented Loma Linda BSN 12/ 1/06 $2,500.00
University
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Minority/
Underrepresented Loma Linda BSN 12/31/04 $2,500.00
University
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Minority/
Underrepresented Loma Linda BSN 12/31/05 $2,500.00
University
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Minority/
Underrepresented San Bernardino ADN 5/27/05 $2,000.00
Valley College
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Minority/
Underrepresented Victor Valley ADN 5/22/05 $2,000.00
College
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Second Career Victor Valley ADN 5/21/05 $2,000.00
College
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Affiliate Victor Valley ADN 12/30/04 $1,000.00
College
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Total $21,500.00
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Metro Los Angeles
Award Type School Program Grad date Award
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Affiliate CSU Dominguez Hills MSN 5/20/06 $1,000.00
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Minority/ CSU Los Angeles BSN 6/20/05 $2,500.00
Underrepresented
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Academic
Excellence CSU Los Angeles BSN 6/30/05 $2,500.00
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Affiliate CSU Los Angeles BSN 6/11/05 $1,000.00
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Second Career CSU Los Angeles BSN 6/15/05 $2,500.00
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Minority/ CSU Los Angeles BSN 6/11/05 $2,500.00
Underrepresented
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Affiliate Glendale Community ADN 12/31/05 $1,000.00
College
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Academic ExcellenceGlendale Community ADN 6/30/05 $2,000.00
College
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Affiliate Los Angeles City ADN 6/ 1/05 $1,000.00
College
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Minority/ Los Angeles Trade ADN 6/30/05 $2,000.00
Underrepresented Tech College
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Affiliate Los Angeles Trade ADN 5/25/05 $1,000.00
Tech College
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Minority/ Mount St. Mary's ADN 5/14/05 $2,000.00
Underrepresented College
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Affiliate Mount St. Mary's MSN 12/30/04 $1,000.00
College
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Graduate Studies Mount St. Mary's MSN 12/31/04 $2,500.00
College
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Affiliate Pasadena City ADN 6/30/05 $1,000.00
College
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Minority/ Pasadena City ADN 12/15/04 $2,000.00
Underrepresented College
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Academic ExcellencePasadena City ADN 6/ 5/05 $2,000.00
College
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Second Career Pasadena City ADN 12/15/04 $2,000.00
College
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Affiliate UCLA School of MSN 6/30/05 $1,000.00
Nursing
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Graduate Studies UCLA School of MSN 6/15/05 $2,500.00
Nursing
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Total $35,000.00
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Orange County
Award Type School Program Grad date Award
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Minority/ Golden West College ADN
Underrepresented 12/20/04 $2,000.00
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Second Career Golden West College ADN 12/20/04 $2,000.00
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Second Career Golden West College ADN 12/27/04 $2,000.00
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Minority/ Golden West College ADN 12/31/04 $2,000.00
Underrepresented
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Affiliate Golden West College ADN 5/31/05 $1,000.00
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Affiliate Saddleback College ADN 5/28/05 $1,000.00
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Second Career Saddleback College ADN 5/24/05 $2,000.00
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Affiliate Santa Ana College ADN 12/20/04 $1,000.00
(Rancho Santiago)
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Second Career Santa Ana College ADN 6/30/05 $2,000.00
(Rancho Santiago)
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Second Career Santa Ana College ADN 6/ 1/05 $2,000.00
(Rancho Santiago)
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Excellence in
Bachelor's University of BSN 12/22/04 $5,000.00
Degree Nursing Phoenix
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Total $22,000.00
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Tri-Central
Award Type School Program Grad date Award
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Affiliate Azusa Pacific BSN 9/ 1/05 $1,000.00
University
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Academic Excellence Azusa Pacific BSN 5/ 5/06 $2,500.00
University
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Affiliate Biola University BSN 5/27/06 $1,000.00
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Affiliate Cerritos College ADN 12/ 1/04 $1,000.00
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Minority/
Underrepresented Cerritos College ADN 12/ 4/04 $2,000.00
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Second Career Cerritos College ADN 12/ 1/04 $2,000.00
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Academic Excellence Cerritos College ADN 5/31/05 $2,000.00
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Affiliate CSU Fullerton MSN 8/30/05 $1,000.00
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Minority/
Underrepresented CSU Long Beach BSN 5/21/06 $2,500.00
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Affiliate CSU Long Beach BSN 1/ 6/06 $1,000.00
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Minority/
Underrepresented CSU Long Beach BSN 12/31/05 $2,500.00
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Minority/
Underrepresented CSU Long Beach BSN 12/20/05 $2,500.00
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Graduate Studies CSU Long Beach MSN 12/15/05 $2,500.00
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Affiliate El Camino College ADN 12/18/04 $1,000.00
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Minority/
Underrepresented El Camino College ADN 12/17/04 $2,000.00
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Academic Excellence Mount San Antonio ADN 12/31/05 $2,000.00
College
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Affiliate Mount San Antonio ADN 12/21/04 $1,000.00
College
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Affiliate Rio Hondo College ADN 5/31/05 $1,000.00
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Total $30,500.00
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Valleys
Award Type School Program Grad Date Award Amt
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Minority/
Underrepresented Bakersfield ADN 12/17/04 $2,000.00
College
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Affiliate College of the ADN 12/20/04 $1,000.00
Canyons
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Affiliate CSU Northridge BSN 5/30/06 $1,000.00
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Affiliate Los Angeles ADN 6/ 8/05 $1,000.00
Pierce College
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Affiliate Los Angeles ADN 6/30/05 $1,000.00
Southwest
College
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Second Career Los Angeles ADN 12/16/04 $2,000.00
Valley College
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Affiliate Los Angeles ADN 12/20/04 $1,000.00
Valley College
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Affiliate Ventura College ADN 12/15/04 $1,000.00
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Total $10,000.00
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Grand Total $150,500.00
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