Thanks to generous donations from community members, employees and volunteers, 26 Enloe employees received more than $28,000 to support their continuing education.
Helen Bennor Nursing Scholarship
Helen Bennor was a single mother who attended nursing school later in life. She went back to get her high school diploma and graduated from the Shasta College Nursing program in 1989 with a 4.0 GPA. Helen was a NOC shift nurse in a small-town emergency room for more than 20 years and loved caring for others. Her grandson, Buck August, and his wife, Michelle August, established this scholarship in her honor. They wish to give back to those who share Helen’s passion for nursing.
Fund Allocation
One $1,000 scholarship may be distributed each year.
Eligibility
Accepted or enrolled in a nursing program at Butte College, California State University, Chico, Shasta College or Simpson College.
Application Requirements
Transcripts (official or unofficial) or acceptance letter.
Betty Dean Nursing Scholarship
The Betty Dean Nursing Scholarship was created in memory of Betty Dean in 2020. Betty was passionate about providing great care to patients — and she was instrumental in bringing Planetree to Enloe Medical Center. Education played an important role in Betty’s life. She held a Doctor of Education degree and a master’s in medical-surgical nursing, in addition to her bachelor’s degree and RN diploma. Betty was superintendent-president of Butte College and served in leadership positions in other community colleges throughout California. Simpson College named the Betty M. Dean School of Nursing in her honor in 2016.
Fund Allocation
Two $2,000 scholarships may be distributed each year.
Eligibility
Accepted or enrolled in a nursing program at Butte College, CSU, Chico, or Simpson College.
Application Requirements
Transcripts (official or unofficial) or acceptance letter.
Clinical Educator Scholarship
The Clinical Educator Scholarship is for clinical educators who are pursuing continuing education, a degree or license related to employment in the medical field. This scholarship is funded through the generosity of fellow Enloe clinical educators to support excellent patient care at Enloe Medical Center.
Fund Allocation
One $500 scholarship may be distributed each year.
Eligibility
Applicants are pursuing continued education related to employment at Enloe Medical Center at a conference, educational institution or online seminar.
Application Requirements
Submit transcripts (official or unofficial) or acceptance letter, or documentation of the type of licensing, training or conference the funds will be used toward. The recipient will be asked to present what he or she learned, or create a poster on the topic.
Enloe Employee Scholarship
Established in October of 2008, the Enloe Employee Scholarship is for Enloe employees pursuing continuing education in their chosen field. This scholarship is funded through the generosity of fellow Enloe caregivers and community members to support excellent patient care at Enloe Medical Center.
Fund Allocation
Four $500 scholarships may be distributed each year.
Eligibility
Applicants are pursuing continued education related to employment at Enloe Medical Center at a conference, educational institution or online seminar.
Application Requirements
Transcripts (official or unofficial) or acceptance letter, or documentation of the type of licensing, training or conference funds will be used toward.
Enloe Foundation Board of Directors Scholarship
The Enloe Foundation Board of Directors created this scholarship in 2018. The volunteer board of community members works to support the patients, programs, equipment and facility needs of Enloe Medical Center through the enhancement of charitable support gathered from the communities it serves.
Fund Allocation
Two $1,000 scholarships may be distributed each year.
Eligibility
Applicants should be pursuing continued education related to employment at Enloe Medical Center at a conference, educational institution or online seminar.
Recipient Responsibilities
Recipients may be asked to submit a report and/or speak about their educational experience to the Foundation Board of Directors or other appropriate groups.
Application Requirements
Transcripts (official or unofficial) or acceptance letter, or documentation of the type of nursing education funds will be used toward.
Enloe Golf Tournament Nursing Scholarship
The Enloe Foundation Golf Tournament Committee created this scholarship in 1999 to encourage and enhance the educational advancement of our nursing staff. Current nursing staff pursuing further education, along with any Enloe employees who are pursuing a degree in nursing, are encouraged to apply.
Fund Allocation
Two $2,000 scholarships may be distributed each year.
Eligibility
Applicants should be accepted or enrolled in a nursing program at an accredited nursing educational institution, or pursuing continued education related to nursing at a conference, educational institution or online seminar.
Application Requirements
Transcripts (official or unofficial) or acceptance letter, or documentation of the type of nursing education funds will be used toward.
Enloe Women’s Services Scholarship
Established in July 2017, the Women’s Services Scholarship was created to financially support Women’s Services clinic staff to further their academic education through enrollment in training, licensing, conferences and continuing education.
Fund Allocation
One $500 scholarship may be distributed once a year.
Eligibility
Applicants must be working in a Women’s Services clinic and pursuing continued education related to employment at Enloe at a conference, educational institution or online seminar.
Application Requirements
Transcripts (official or unofficial) or acceptance letter, or documentation of the type of licensing, training or conference funds will be used toward.
Herb & Sue Henderson Continuing Nursing Education Scholarship
Herb and Sue Henderson were both critical care nurses before Herb went back to school and became an anesthesiologist and Sue became a nurse practitioner. They both understand the importance of continuing education in order to stay up to date with best practices. Sue especially feels the need to give back to the NTSICU nurses at Enloe Medical Center. She was the nurse manager of this unit for three years and was impressed with the compassion and clinical expertise of this group of professionals.
Fund Allocation
Two $1,000 scholarships may be distributed each year. If qualified applicants are not identified, the scholarships may go unawarded for the year.
Eligibility
Applicants must work as a nurse in the NTSICU or ICU/CCU. Preference will be given to nurses employed in the NTSICU firstly and to those from the ICU/CCU secondarily. Applicants must be nurses pursuing continuing education at a seminar or conference, and be willing to share the knowledge they acquire at the training with their unit.
Recipient Responsibilities
Recipients are required to give one presentation on a nursing best practice topic to the NTSICU staff. This may be done at a staff meeting, Neuro teaching rounds, Trauma teaching rounds or a symposium held at Enloe Medical Center.
Application Requirements
Continuing education registration form.
Invest in the Future Scholarship
Fund Allocation
$3,000 scholarships
Eligibility
The scholarships will be awarded to current medical or osteopathic school students. They will have graduated from a Butte, Glenn, or Tehama County high school, or from California State University, Chico, and intend to practice in the region.
Janis Kay Anderson Graduate Nursing Scholarship
Janis Kay Anderson always dreamed of becoming a nurse. In elementary school, she read all the Sue Barton Student Nurse books. She graduated from Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville. Her nursing career was from 1975 to 1996 in the ICU/CCU of Chico Community Hospital and Enloe Medical Center. Janis, a skilled and compassionate clinician, was a charge nurse and eventually became a S.W.A.T. nurse. She was well respected and known for her calm leadership, wide smile, and professional skills. Janis’ love of nursing gently lifted the hearts of her patients and her fellow nurses. Established in Janis’ memory by her husband, Brian Anderson, this scholarship is to financially support nurses who have a similar passion and skills in nursing that Janis displayed.
Fund Allocation
One $2,500 scholarship may be distributed once a year.
Eligibility
Applicants should be accepted or enrolled into the Master of Science in Nursing Program at CSU, Chico, or another eligible nursing educational institution.
Recipient Responsibilities
Recipient is required to give one presentation on the nursing profession to the Butte County Juvenile Hall or local Boys & Girls Club. Brian Anderson, the scholarship sponsor, is available to assist with presentation arrangements if requested.
Application Requirements
Transcripts (official or unofficial) or acceptance letter into a Master of Science Graduate Nursing program.
Men’s Associates Enloe Medical Center Employee Scholarship
The Men’s Associates Enloe Medical Center Employee Scholarship Fund was created to honor the Enloe Men's Associates (1966-2007) and continue the legacy of supporting and promoting the programs of Enloe Medical Center through education, advocacy, fundraising, and service.
Fund Allocation
Two $500 scholarships may be distributed each year.
Eligibility
The scholarship is open to any Enloe employee to fund continuing education related to employment at Enloe Medical Center at a conference, educational institution or online seminar.
Application Requirements
Transcripts (official or unofficial) or acceptance letter, or documentation of the type of licensing, training or conference funds will be used toward.
Nancy & Gary Coelho Surgery Employee Scholarship
Nancy and Gary Coelho established the Nancy and Gary Coelho Surgery Employee Scholarship Fund in 2010. Its focus is enhancing and encouraging educational advancement of hospital based surgical staff. Nancy is a current employee of the Surgical Services department at Enloe Medical Center and Gary is retired from Tri Counties Bank.
Fund Allocation
Two $500 scholarships may be distributed once a year.
Eligibility
Applicants must be an employee within Enloe Medical Center’s Surgical Services department (Surgery, Sterile Processing, PACA, GI, Same Day Surgery, Endoscopy or Preoperative Services) and currently enrolled at an accredited two-year, or four-year college or university.
Application Requirements
Transcripts (official or unofficial) or acceptance letter.
Peggy Steel Nursing, Advanced Practitioner & Enloe Employee Scholarships
Peggy Steel was a long-time local resident who greatly appreciated the care she received while she was a patient at Enloe Medical Center. In 2008, she established a scholarship fund designed to enhance Enloe caregivers’ educational opportunities and inspire their education and professional pursuits. Today, three separate scholarships (Nursing, Advanced Practitioner and Enloe Employee) are offered through this scholarship fund. Please read below for the individual requirements of each Peggy Steel Scholarship.
Peggy Steel Nursing Scholarship
Fund Allocation
One $2,000 scholarship may be distributed each year.
Eligibility
Applicants must be accepted or currently enrolled in a nursing program at an accredited nursing educational institution, or pursuing continued education related to nursing at a conference, educational institution or online seminar.
Application Requirements
Transcripts (official or unofficial) or acceptance letter, or documentation of the type of licensing, training or conference funds will be used toward.
Peggy Steel Advanced Practitioner Scholarship
Fund Allocation
One $2,000 scholarship may be distributed each year.
Eligibility
Applicants must be accepted or currently enrolled in a postgraduate program. Preference will be given for those pursuing education toward becoming a Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA), Nurse Practitioner (NP), Physician Assistant (PA) or Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM).
Application Requirements
Transcripts (official or unofficial) or acceptance letter into a graduate program.
Peggy Steel Enloe Employee Scholarship
Fund Allocation
Two $1,000 scholarships may be distributed each year.
Eligibility
Applicants must be pursuing continued education related to employment at Enloe Medical Center at a conference, educational institution or online seminar.
Application Requirements
Transcripts (official or unofficial) or acceptance letter, or documentation of the type of licensing, training or conference funds will be used toward.
Suzette Stueve Memorial Nursing Scholarship
Suzette Stueve was a nurse in the Clinical Informatics department at Enloe Medical Center. Everyone who knew her remembers her incredible smile and quick wit. Suzette began her journey at Iowa Western Community College and graduated with her RN. She later earned her bachelor’s in nursing. She was such an inspirational person and touched many lives throughout the community and Enloe Medical Center. A fellow nurse, Diane Woolridge, created the Suzette Stueve Memorial Nursing Scholarship in Suzette's memory.
Fund Allocation
One $1,000 scholarship may be distributed each year from the Suzette Stueve Memorial Nursing Scholarship.
Eligibility
Applicants must be accepted or enrolled in a nursing program at either CSU, Chico, or Butte College. Applicants must be Enloe employees who have a stated desire to stay local pursuing education for a professional nursing career.
Application Requirements
Transcripts (official or unofficial) or acceptance letter.
