The $1.5 million in grant funding came from the Health Resources and Services Administration, with the project beginning in July 2024.
The Rymer Scholars program has been benefitting students in Bradley County for 30 years. The new enhancements to the program include increased financial award amounts and a new two-year housing stipend.
The scholarship will be awarded to students in exchange for the promise of employment at CHI Memorial for two to four years after they complete their degree at the School of Nursing.
The $1.5 million gift to establish the chair position comes from university president Dr. Greg Jones and his wife Rev. Susan Pendleton Jones.
The new program is the Certificate in Equine Veterinary Medicine, which is within the Equine Veterinary Education Program. The new scholarship comes from an estate gift from the late Donald and Meg Jared.
The articulation agreement will give students at TCAT Jackson who complete the Patient Care Technology or Medical Assisting programs to earn college credit toward a degree in Health Sciences at Jackson State Community College.
The scholarship was established by Amy W. Conner and Lawrence Dale Townsend to support students as they pursue their college education.
The new truck driving courses will get students on the road after 222 hours, or approximately seven weeks, giving students the opportunity to begin a new, in-demand career quickly.
The scholarship will benefit Roane State Community College students who reside in Anderson County, with preference given to students from Oak Ridge.
The $10,000 gift will support scholarships for students studying within the college’s Engineering Systems Technology program.
