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Lydia Jackson

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Bio

My goal is to become the best nurse I could possibly be. I will always strive for the best. I am 49 years of age and going back to school. what might be scary for most; I take it has a challenge. my goal is to be the first nurse in my family. helping others has always been my moto. never fear Lydia is here. But sometimes even people with great strengths need a little help.

Education

Triton College

Associate's degree program
2024 - 2026
  • Majors:
    • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
  • Minors:
    • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
  • GPA:
    3

Triton College

Associate's degree program
2024 - 2025
  • Majors:
    • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
  • Minors:
    • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
  • GPA:
    3

Triton College

Associate's degree program
2023 - 2026
  • Majors:
    • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

Miscellaneous

  • Desired degree level:

    Bachelor's degree program

  • Graduate schools of interest:

  • Transfer schools of interest:

  • Majors of interest:

    • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
  • Not planning to go to medical school
  • Career

    • Dream career field:

      Hospital & Health Care

    • Dream career goals:

    • Infection Preventionist Obeserver

      ROPH
      2021 – Present3 years

    Public services

    • Volunteering

      ROPH β€” Making sure families that got adopted got their Christmas wishes.
      2022 – Present

    Future Interests

    Advocacy

    Volunteering

    Philanthropy

    Entrepreneurship

    Jennifer and Rob Tower Memorial Scholarship
    Hello, my name is Lydia. Let me take you on my journey on wanting to become a nurse and why I Deserve to win this scholarship as well as any other person trying to achieve there're goals. Some young children have Specific dreams and for as long as I can remember mines has always been to become a nurse, to be able to help people when they need it the most. But life for me happened sooner than rather than later. and before I knew it, I was working hard towards helping my children achieve their goals while putting mines on hold. Meanwhile, before my altered life began. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself, they must provide excellent patient care and knew I wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life has always been to become a nurse, and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. This Hospital has helped so many in the community. and over time it has continued to improve its programs and has even become affiliated with a large university hospital in a major city and went through a name update. Now named "RUSH" My children constantly told me that I should go back to school to become the nurse I always dreamed of being. they said I was the best" booboo" healer they knew, and others should experience it as well. so, I decided to take my children's advice and go back to school. I hadn't been to school for a while. I decided to take some classes to see if I could keep up. surprise! I did great! so, I enrolled in a nursing degree program so that I could obtain my nursing license and my associate's degree in nursing while pursuing my dream. I thought of it as a challenge I would gladly accept. I will begin nursing classes at "Triton College" in the Spring. My current role is working as an infection prevention observer and for a long time, I've been helping others but know I'm asking for some help with my dream of becoming a nurse and providing excellent care. As of now I have completed my first semester at Triton college with a B average and a 3.0 GPA. I am not your average age nurse student who decided to become a nurse just for the fun of it, I love what I do and how my presence effects everyone I touch. My journey as a nursing student has not been an easy road to bare. I as an adult need financial help like any other student. my parents didn't attend college nor did my grandparents. I didn't have a college saving but I worked hard so that my children can. I worked hard so that they both can have the things in life that I didn't have access to, and I succeeded in doing just that I have put them through college with little help because I was afraid to ask for help for fear of being judged as not being able to take care of my children at the time. With the help of my work team and them always encouraging me to become better at what I love doing so much and that's helping others to feel better. Today I am not afraid of asking for help and hopes that my small story of my journey someone will began to offer the help that I too need to succeed.
    Debra S. Jackson New Horizons Scholarship
    Hello, my name is Lydia. Let me take you on my journey on wanting to become a nurse and why I Deserve to win this scholarship as well as any other person trying to achieve there're goals. Some young children have Specific dreams and for as long as I can remember mines has always been to become a nurse, to be able to help people when they need it the most. But life for me happened sooner than rather than later. and before I knew it, I was working hard towards helping my children achieve their goals while putting mines on hold. Meanwhile, before my altered life began. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself, they must provide excellent patient care and knew I wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life has always been to become a nurse, and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. This Hospital has helped so many in the community. and over time it has continued to improve its programs and has even become affiliated with a large university hospital in a major city and went through a name update. Now named "RUSH" My children constantly told me that I should go back to school to become the nurse I always dreamed of being. they said I was the best" booboo" healer they knew, and others should experience it as well. so, I decided to take my children's advice and go back to school. I hadn't been to school for a while. I decided to take some classes to see if I could keep up. surprise! I did great! so, I enrolled in a nursing degree program so that I could obtain my nursing license and my associate's degree in nursing while pursuing my dream. I thought of it as a challenge I would gladly accept. I will begin nursing classes at "Triton College" in the Spring. My current role is working as an infection prevention observer and for a long time, I've been helping others but know I'm asking for some help with my dream of becoming a nurse and providing excellent care. As of now I have completed my first semester at Triton college with a B average and a 3.0 GPA. I am not your average age nurse student who decided to become a nurse just for the fun of it, I love what I do and how my presence effects everyone I touch. My journey as a nursing student has not been an easy road to bare. I as an adult need financial help like any other student. my parents didn't attend college nor did my grandparents. I didn't have a college saving but I worked hard so that my children can. I worked hard so that they both can have the things in life that I didn't have access to, and I succeeded in doing just that I have put them through college with little help because I was afraid to ask for help for fear of being judged as not being able to take care of my children at the time. With the help of my work team and them always encouraging me to become better at what I love doing so much and that's helping others to feel better. Today I am not afraid of asking for help and hopes that my small story of my journey someone will began to offer the help that I too need to succeed.
    Kylee Govoni Memorial Scholarship
    Hello, my name is Lydia. Let me take you on my journey on wanting to become a nurse and why I Deserve to win this scholarship as well as any other person trying to achieve there're goals. Some young children have Specific dreams and for as long as I can remember mines has always been to become a nurse, to be able to help people when they need it the most. But life for me happened sooner than rather than later. and before I knew it, I was working hard towards helping my children achieve their goals while putting mines on hold. Meanwhile, before my altered life began. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself, they must provide excellent patient care and knew I wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life has always been to become a nurse, and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. This Hospital has helped so many in the community. and over time it has continued to improve its programs and has even become affiliated with a large university hospital in a major city and went through a name update. Now named "RUSH" My children constantly told me that I should go back to school to become the nurse I always dreamed of being. they said I was the best" booboo" healer they knew, and others should experience it as well. so, I decided to take my children's advice and go back to school. I hadn't been to school for a while. I decided to take some classes to see if I could keep up. surprise! I did great! so, I enrolled in a nursing degree program so that I could obtain my nursing license and my associate's degree in nursing while pursuing my dream. I thought of it as a challenge I would gladly accept. I will begin nursing classes at "Triton College" in the Spring. My current role is working as an infection prevention observer and for a long time, I've been helping others but know I'm asking for some help with my dream of becoming a nurse and providing excellent care. As of now I have completed my first semester at Triton college with a B average and a 3.0 GPA. I am not your average age nurse student who decided to become a nurse just for the fun of it, I love what I do and how my presence effects everyone I touch. My journey as a nursing student has not been an easy road to bare. I as an adult need financial help like any other student. my parents didn't attend college nor did my grandparents. I didn't have a college saving but I worked hard so that my children can. I worked hard so that they both can have the things in life that I didn't have access to, and I succeeded in doing just that I have put them through college with little help because I was afraid to ask for help for fear of being judged as not being able to take care of my children at the time. With the help of my work team and them always encouraging me to become better at what I love doing so much and that's helping others to feel better. Today I am not afraid of asking for help and hopes that my small story of my journey someone will began to offer the help that I too need to succeed.
    Harvest Achievement Scholarship
    Hello, my name is Lydia. Let me take you on my journey on wanting to become a nurse and why I Deserve to win this scholarship as well as any other person trying to achieve there're goals. Some young children have Specific dreams and for as long as I can remember mines has always been to become a nurse, to be able to help people when they need it the most. But life for me happened sooner than rather than later. and before I knew it, I was working hard towards helping my children achieve their goals while putting mines on hold. Meanwhile, before my altered life began. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself, they must provide excellent patient care and knew I wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life has always been to become a nurse, and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. This Hospital has helped so many in the community. and over time it has continued to improve its programs and has even become affiliated with a large university hospital in a major city and went through a name update. Now named "RUSH" My children constantly told me that I should go back to school to become the nurse I always dreamed of being. they said I was the best" booboo" healer they knew, and others should experience it as well. so, I decided to take my children's advice and go back to school. I hadn't been to school for a while. I decided to take some classes to see if I could keep up. surprise! I did great! so, I enrolled in a nursing degree program so that I could obtain my nursing license and my associate's degree in nursing while pursuing my dream. I thought of it as a challenge I would gladly accept. I will begin nursing classes at "Triton College" in the Spring. My current role is working as an infection prevention observer and for a long time, I've been helping others but know I'm asking for some help with my dream of becoming a nurse and providing excellent care. As of now I have completed my first semester at Triton college with a B average and a 3.0 GPA. I am not your average age nurse student who decided to become a nurse just for the fun of it, I love what I do and how my presence effects everyone I touch. My journey as a nursing student has not been an easy road to bare. I as an adult need financial help like any other student. my parents didn't attend college nor did my grandparents. I didn't have a college saving but I worked hard so that my children can. I worked hard so that they both can have the things in life that I didn't have access to, and I succeeded in doing just that I have put them through college with little help because I was afraid to ask for help for fear of being judged as not being able to take care of my children at the time. With the help of my work team and them always encouraging me to become better at what I love doing so much and that's helping others to feel better. Today I am not afraid of asking for help and hopes that my small story of my journey someone will began to offer the help that I too need to succeed.
    Next Chapter Scholarship
    Hello, my name is Lydia. Let me take you on my journey on wanting to become a nurse and why I Deserve to win this scholarship as well as any other person trying to achieve there're goals. Some young children have Specific dreams and for as long as I can remember mines has always been to become a nurse, to be able to help people when they need it the most. But life for me happened sooner than rather than later. and before I knew it, I was working hard towards helping my children achieve their goals while putting mines on hold. Meanwhile, before my altered life began. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself, they must provide excellent patient care and knew I wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life has always been to become a nurse, and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. This Hospital has helped so many in the community. and over time it has continued to improve its programs and has even become affiliated with a large university hospital in a major city and went through a name update. Now named "RUSH" My children constantly told me that I should go back to school to become the nurse I always dreamed of being. they said I was the best" booboo" healer they knew, and others should experience it as well. so, I decided to take my children's advice and go back to school. I hadn't been to school for a while. I decided to take some classes to see if I could keep up. surprise! I did great! so, I enrolled in a nursing degree program so that I could obtain my nursing license and my associate's degree in nursing while pursuing my dream. I thought of it as a challenge I would gladly accept. I will begin nursing classes at "Triton College" in the Spring. My current role is working as an infection prevention observer and for a long time, I've been helping others but know I'm asking for some help with my dream of becoming a nurse and providing excellent care. As of now I have completed my first semester at Triton college with a B average and a 3.0 GPA. I am not your average age nurse student who decided to become a nurse just for the fun of it, I love what I do and how my presence effects everyone I touch. My journey as a nursing student has not been an easy road to bare. I as an adult need financial help like any other student. my parents didn't attend college nor did my grandparents. I didn't have a college saving but I worked hard so that my children can. I worked hard so that they both can have the things in life that I didn't have access to, and I succeeded in doing just that I have put them through college with little help because I was afraid to ask for help for fear of being judged as not being able to take care of my children at the time. With the help of my work team and them always encouraging me to become better at what I love doing so much and that's helping others to feel better. Today I am not afraid of asking for help and hopes that my small story of my journey someone will began to offer the help that I too need to succeed.
    Redefining Victory Scholarship
    Hello, my name is Lydia. Let me take you on my journey on wanting to become a nurse and why I Deserve to win this scholarship as well as any other person trying to achieve there're goals. Some young children have Specific dreams and for as long as I can remember mines has always been to become a nurse, to be able to help people when they need it the most. But life for me happened sooner than rather than later. and before I knew it, I was working hard towards helping my children achieve their goals while putting mines on hold. Meanwhile, before my altered life began. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself, they must provide excellent patient care and knew I wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life has always been to become a nurse, and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. This Hospital has helped so many in the community. and over time it has continued to improve its programs and has even become affiliated with a large university hospital in a major city and went through a name update. Now named "RUSH" My children constantly told me that I should go back to school to become the nurse I always dreamed of being. they said I was the best" booboo" healer they knew, and others should experience it as well. so, I decided to take my children's advice and go back to school. I hadn't been to school for a while. I decided to take some classes to see if I could keep up. surprise! I did great! so, I enrolled in a nursing degree program so that I could obtain my nursing license and my associate's degree in nursing while pursuing my dream. I thought of it as a challenge I would gladly accept. I will begin nursing classes at "Triton College" in the Spring. My current role is working as an infection prevention observer and for a long time, I've been helping others but know I'm asking for some help with my dream of becoming a nurse and providing excellent care. As of now I have completed my first semester at Triton college with a B average and a 3.0 GPA. I am not your average age nurse student who decided to become a nurse just for the fun of it, I love what I do and how my presence effects everyone I touch. My journey as a nursing student has not been an easy road to bare. I as an adult need financial help like any other student. my parents didn't attend college nor did my grandparents. I didn't have a college saving but I worked hard so that my children can. I worked hard so that they both can have the things in life that I didn't have access to, and I succeeded in doing just that I have put them through college with little help because I was afraid to ask for help for fear of being judged as not being able to take care of my children at the time. With the help of my work team and them always encouraging me to become better at what I love doing so much and that's helping others to feel better. Today I am not afraid of asking for help and hopes that my small story of my journey someone will began to offer the help that I too need to succeed.
    Nyadollie Scholarship
    Hello, my name is Lydia. Let me take you on my journey on wanting to become a nurse and why I Deserve to win this scholarship as well as any other person trying to achieve there're goals. Some young children have Specific dreams and for as long as I can remember mines has always been to become a nurse, to be able to help people when they need it the most. But life for me happened sooner than rather than later. and before I knew it, I was working hard towards helping my children achieve their goals while putting mines on hold. Meanwhile, before my altered life began. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself, they must provide excellent patient care and knew I wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life has always been to become a nurse, and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. This Hospital has helped so many in the community. and over time it has continued to improve its programs and has even become affiliated with a large university hospital in a major city and went through a name update. Now named "RUSH" My children constantly told me that I should go back to school to become the nurse I always dreamed of being. they said I was the best" booboo" healer they knew, and others should experience it as well. so, I decided to take my children's advice and go back to school. I hadn't been to school for a while. I decided to take some classes to see if I could keep up. surprise! I did great! so, I enrolled in a nursing degree program so that I could obtain my nursing license and my associate's degree in nursing while pursuing my dream. I thought of it as a challenge I would gladly accept. I will begin nursing classes at "Triton College" in the Spring. My current role is working as an infection prevention observer and for a long time, I've been helping others but know I'm asking for some help with my dream of becoming a nurse and providing excellent care. As of now I have completed my first semester at Triton college with a B average and a 3.0 GPA. I am not your average age nurse student who decided to become a nurse just for the fun of it, I love what I do and how my presence effects everyone I touch.
    Nursing Student Scholarship
    Hello, my name is Lydia. Let me take you on my journey on wanting to become a nurse and why I Deserve to win this scholarship as well as any other person trying to achieve there're goals. Some young children have Specific dreams and for as long as I can remember mines has always been to become a nurse, to be able to help people when they need it the most. But life for me happened sooner than rather than later. and before I knew it, I was working hard towards helping my children achieve their goals while putting mines on hold. Meanwhile, before my altered life began. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself, they must provide excellent patient care and knew I wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life has always been to become a nurse, and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. This Hospital has helped so many in the community. and over time it has continued to improve its programs and has even become affiliated with a large university hospital in a major city and went through a name update. Now named "RUSH" My children constantly told me that I should go back to school to become the nurse I always dreamed of being. they said I was the best" booboo" healer they knew, and others should experience it as well. so, I decided to take my children's advice and go back to school. I hadn't been to school for a while. I decided to take some classes to see if I could keep up. surprise! I did great! so, I enrolled in a nursing degree program so that I could obtain my nursing license and my associate's degree in nursing while pursuing my dream. I thought of it as a challenge I would gladly accept. I will begin nursing classes at "Triton College" in the Spring. My current role is working as an infection prevention observer and for a long time, I've been helping others but know I'm asking for some help with my dream of becoming a nurse and providing excellent care. As of now I have completed my first semester at Triton college with a B average and a 3.0 GPA. I am not your average age nurse student who decided to become a nurse just for the fun of it, I love what I do and how my presence effects everyone I touch.
    John Young 'Pursue Your Passion' Scholarship
    Hello, my name is Lydia. Let me take you on my journey on wanting to become a nurse and why I Deserve to win this scholarship as well as any other person trying to achieve there're goals. Some young children have Specific dreams and for as long as I can remember mines has always been to become a nurse, to be able to help people when they need it the most. But life for me happened sooner than rather than later. and before I knew it, I was working hard towards helping my children achieve their goals while putting mines on hold. Meanwhile, before my altered life began. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself, they must provide excellent patient care and knew I wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life has always been to become a nurse, and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. This Hospital has helped so many in the community. and over time it has continued to improve its programs and has even become affiliated with a large university hospital in a major city and went through a name update. Now named "RUSH" My children constantly told me that I should go back to school to become the nurse I always dreamed of being. they said I was the best" booboo" healer they knew, and others should experience it as well. so, I decided to take my children's advice and go back to school. I hadn't been to school for a while. I decided to take some classes to see if I could keep up. surprise! I did great! so, I enrolled in a nursing degree program so that I could obtain my nursing license and my associate's degree in nursing while pursuing my dream. I thought of it as a challenge I would gladly accept. I will begin nursing classes at "Triton College" in the Spring. My current role is working as an infection prevention observer and for a long time, I've been helping others but know I'm asking for some help with my dream of becoming a nurse and providing excellent care. As of now I have completed my first semester at Triton college with a B average and a 3.0 GPA. I am not your average age nurse student who decided to become a nurse just for the fun of it, I love what I do and how my presence effects everyone I touch.
    Audra Dominguez "Be Brave" Scholarship
    Hello, my name is Lydia. Let me take you on my journey on wanting to become a nurse and why I Deserve to win this scholarship as well as any other person trying to achieve there're goals. Some young children have Specific dreams and for as long as I can remember mines has always been to become a nurse, to be able to help people when they need it the most. But life for me happened sooner than rather than later. and before I knew it, I was working hard towards helping my children achieve their goals while putting mines on hold. Meanwhile, before my altered life began. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself, they must provide excellent patient care and knew I wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life has always been to become a nurse, and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. This Hospital has helped so many in the community. and over time it has continued to improve its programs and has even become affiliated with a large university hospital in a major city and went through a name update. Now named "RUSH" My children constantly told me that I should go back to school to become the nurse I always dreamed of being. they said I was the best" booboo" healer they knew, and others should experience it as well. so, I decided to take my children's advice and go back to school. I hadn't been to school for a while. I decided to take some classes to see if I could keep up. surprise! I did great! so, I enrolled in a nursing degree program so that I could obtain my nursing license and my associate's degree in nursing while pursuing my dream. I thought of it as a challenge I would gladly accept. I will begin nursing classes at "Triton College" in the Spring. My current role is working as an infection prevention observer and for a long time, I've been helping others but know I'm asking for some help with my dream of becoming a nurse and providing excellent care. As of now I have completed my first semester at Triton college with a B average and a 3.0 GPA. I am not your average age nurse student who decided to become a nurse just for the fun of it, I love what I do and how my presence effects everyone I touch.
    Jennifer Gephart Memorial Working Mothers Scholarship
    Hello, my name is Lydia. Let me take you on my journey on wanting to become a nurse and why I Deserve to win this scholarship as well as any other person trying to achieve there're goals. Some young children have Specific dreams and for as long as I can remember mines has always been to become a nurse, to be able to help people when they need it the most. But life for me happened sooner than rather than later. and before I knew it, I was working hard towards helping my children achieve their goals while putting mines on hold. Meanwhile, before my altered life began. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself, they must provide excellent patient care and knew I wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life has always been to become a nurse, and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. This Hospital has helped so many in the community. and over time it has continued to improve its programs and has even become affiliated with a large university hospital in a major city and went through a name update. Now named "RUSH" My children constantly told me that I should go back to school to become the nurse I always dreamed of being. they said I was the best" booboo" healer they knew, and others should experience it as well. so, I decided to take my children's advice and go back to school. I hadn't been to school for a while. I decided to take some classes to see if I could keep up. surprise! I did great! so, I enrolled in a nursing degree program so that I could obtain my nursing license and my associate's degree in nursing while pursuing my dream. I thought of it as a challenge I would gladly accept. I will begin nursing classes at "Triton College" in the Spring. My current role is working as an infection prevention observer and for a long time, I've been helping others but know I'm asking for some help with my dream of becoming a nurse and providing excellent care. As of now I have completed my first semester at Triton college with a B average and a 3.0 GPA. I am not your average age nurse student who decided to become a nurse just for the fun of it, I love what I do and how my presence effects everyone I touch.
    Autumn Davis Memorial Scholarship
    Hello, my name is Lydia. Let me take you on my journey on wanting to become a nurse and why I Deserve to win this scholarship as well as any other person trying to achieve there're goals. Some young children have Specific dreams and for as long as I can remember mines has always been to become a nurse, to be able to help people when they need it the most. But life for me happened sooner than rather than later. and before I knew it, I was working hard towards helping my children achieve their goals while putting mines on hold. Meanwhile, before my altered life began. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself, they must provide excellent patient care and knew I wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life has always been to become a nurse, and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. This Hospital has helped so many in the community. and over time it has continued to improve its programs and has even become affiliated with a large university hospital in a major city and went through a name update. Now named "RUSH" My children constantly told me that I should go back to school to become the nurse I always dreamed of being. they said I was the best" booboo" healer they knew, and others should experience it as well. so, I decided to take my children's advice and go back to school. I hadn't been to school for a while. I decided to take some classes to see if I could keep up. surprise! I did great! so, I enrolled in a nursing degree program so that I could obtain my nursing license and my associate's degree in nursing while pursuing my dream. I thought of it as a challenge I would gladly accept. I will begin nursing classes at "Triton College" in the Spring. My current role is working as an infection prevention observer and for a long time, I've been helping others but know I'm asking for some help with my dream of becoming a nurse and providing excellent care. As of now I have completed my first semester at Triton college with a B average and a 3.0 GPA. I am not your average age nurse student who decided to become a nurse just for the fun of it, I love what I do and how my presence effects everyone I touch.
    Linda Fontenot-Williams Memorial Scholarship
    Hello, my name is Lydia. Let me take you on my journey on wanting to become a nurse and why I Deserve to win this scholarship as well as any other person trying to achieve there're goals. Some young children have Specific dreams and for as long as I can remember mines has always been to become a nurse, to be able to help people when they need it the most. But life for me happened sooner than rather than later. and before I knew it, I was working hard towards helping my children achieve their goals while putting mines on hold. Meanwhile, before my altered life began. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself, they must provide excellent patient care and knew I wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life has always been to become a nurse, and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. This Hospital has helped so many in the community. and over time it has continued to improve its programs and has even become affiliated with a large university hospital in a major city and went through a name update. Now named "RUSH" My children constantly told me that I should go back to school to become the nurse I always dreamed of being. they said I was the best" booboo" healer they knew, and others should experience it as well. so, I decided to take my children's advice and go back to school. I hadn't been to school for a while. I decided to take some classes to see if I could keep up. surprise! I did great! so, I enrolled in a nursing degree program so that I could obtain my nursing license and my associate's degree in nursing while pursuing my dream. I thought of it as a challenge I would gladly accept. I will begin nursing classes at "Triton College" in the Spring. My current role is working as an infection prevention observer and for a long time, I've been helping others but know I'm asking for some help with my dream of becoming a nurse and providing excellent care. As of now I have completed my first semester at Triton college with a B average and a 3.0 GPA. I am not your average age nurse student who decided to become a nurse just for the fun of it, I love what I do and how my presence effects everyone I touch.
    Hines Scholarship
    Hello, my name is Lydia. Let me take you on my journey on wanting to become a nurse and why I Deserve to win this scholarship as well as any other person trying to achieve there're goals. Some young children have Specific dreams and for as long as I can remember mines has always been to become a nurse, to be able to help people when they need it the most. But life for me happened sooner than rather than later. and before I knew it, I was working hard towards helping my children achieve their goals while putting mines on hold. Meanwhile, before my altered life began. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself, they must provide excellent patient care and knew I wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life has always been to become a nurse, and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. This Hospital has helped so many in the community. and over time it has continued to improve its programs and has even become affiliated with a large university hospital in a major city and went through a name update. Now named "RUSH" My children constantly told me that I should go back to school to become the nurse I always dreamed of being. they said I was the best" booboo" healer they knew, and others should experience it as well. so, I decided to take my children's advice and go back to school. I hadn't been to school for a while. I decided to take some classes to see if I could keep up. surprise! I did great! so, I enrolled in a nursing degree program so that I could obtain my nursing license and my associate's degree in nursing while pursuing my dream. I thought of it as a challenge I would gladly accept. I will begin nursing classes at "Triton College" in the Spring. My current role is working as an infection prevention observer and for a long time, I've been helping others but know I'm asking for some help with my dream of becoming a nurse and providing excellent care. As of now I have completed my first semester at Triton college with a B average and a 3.0 GPA. I am not your average age nurse student who decided to become a nurse just for the fun of it, I love what I do and how my presence effects everyone I touch.
    Catrina Celestine Aquilino Memorial Scholarship
    Hello, my name is Lydia. Let me take you on my journey on wanting to become a nurse and why I Deserve to win this scholarship as well as any other person trying to achieve there're goals. Some young children have Specific dreams and for as long as I can remember mines has always been to become a nurse, to be able to help people when they need it the most. But life for me happened sooner than rather than later. and before I knew it, I was working hard towards helping my children achieve their goals while putting mines on hold. Meanwhile, before my altered life began. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself, they must provide excellent patient care and knew I wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life has always been to become a nurse, and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. This Hospital has helped so many in the community. and over time it has continued to improve its programs and has even become affiliated with a large university hospital in a major city and went through a name update. Now named "RUSH" My children constantly told me that I should go back to school to become the nurse I always dreamed of being. they said I was the best" booboo" healer they knew, and others should experience it as well. so, I decided to take my children's advice and go back to school. I hadn't been to school for a while. I decided to take some classes to see if I could keep up. surprise! I did great! so, I enrolled in a nursing degree program so that I could obtain my nursing license and my associate's degree in nursing while pursuing my dream. I thought of it as a challenge I would gladly accept. I will begin nursing classes at "Triton College" in the Spring. My current role is working as an infection prevention observer and for a long time, I've been helping others but know I'm asking for some help with my dream of becoming a nurse and providing excellent care. As of now I have completed my first semester at Triton college with a B average and a 3.0 GPA. I am not your average age nurse student who decided to become a nurse just for the fun of it, I love what I do and how my presence effects everyone I touch.
    Gladys Ruth Legacy β€œServiceβ€œ Memorial Scholarship
    Hello, my name is Lydia. Let me take you on my journey on wanting to become a nurse and why I Deserve to win this scholarship as well as any other person trying to achieve there're goals. Some young children have Specific dreams and for as long as I can remember mines has always been to become a nurse, to be able to help people when they need it the most. But life for me happened sooner than rather than later. and before I knew it, I was working hard towards helping my children achieve their goals while putting mines on hold. Meanwhile, before my altered life began. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself, they must provide excellent patient care and knew I wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life has always been to become a nurse, and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. This Hospital has helped so many in the community. and over time it has continued to improve its programs and has even become affiliated with a large university hospital in a major city and went through a name update. Now named "RUSH" My children constantly told me that I should go back to school to become the nurse I always dreamed of being. they said I was the best" booboo" healer they knew, and others should experience it as well. so, I decided to take my children's advice and go back to school. I hadn't been to school for a while. I decided to take some classes to see if I could keep up. surprise! I did great! so, I enrolled in a nursing degree program so that I could obtain my nursing license and my associate's degree in nursing while pursuing my dream. I thought of it as a challenge I would gladly accept. I will begin nursing classes at "Triton College" in the Spring. My current role is working as an infection prevention observer and for a long time, I've been helping others but know I'm asking for some help with my dream of becoming a nurse and providing excellent care. As of now I have completed my first semester at Triton college with a B average and a 3.0 GPA. I am not your average age nurse student who decided to become a nurse just for the fun of it, I love what I do and how my presence effects everyone I touch.
    Shahjahan Begum Memorial Scholarship
    Hello, my name is Lydia. Let me take you on my journey on wanting to become a nurse and why I Deserve to win this scholarship as well as any other person trying to achieve there're goals. Some young children have Specific dreams and for as long as I can remember mines has always been to become a nurse, to be able to help people when they need it the most. But life for me happened sooner than rather than later. and before I knew it, I was working hard towards helping my children achieve their goals while putting mines on hold. Meanwhile, before my altered life began. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself, they must provide excellent patient care and knew I wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life has always been to become a nurse, and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. This Hospital has helped so many in the community. and over time it has continued to improve its programs and has even become affiliated with a large university hospital in a major city and went through a name update. Now named "RUSH" My children constantly told me that I should go back to school to become the nurse I always dreamed of being. they said I was the best" booboo" healer they knew, and others should experience it as well. so, I decided to take my children's advice and go back to school. I hadn't been to school for a while. I decided to take some classes to see if I could keep up. surprise! I did great! so, I enrolled in a nursing degree program so that I could obtain my nursing license and my associate's degree in nursing while pursuing my dream. I thought of it as a challenge I would gladly accept. I will begin nursing classes at "Triton College" in the Spring. My current role is working as an infection prevention observer and for a long time, I've been helping others but know I'm asking for some help with my dream of becoming a nurse and providing excellent care. As of now I have completed my first semester at Triton college with a B average and a 3.0 GPA. I am not your average age nurse student who decided to become a nurse just for the fun of it, I love what I do and how my presence effects everyone I touch.
    Women in Nursing Scholarship
    Hello, my name is Lydia. Let me take you on my journey on wanting to become a nurse and why I Deserve to win this scholarship as well as any other person trying to achieve there're goals. Some young children have Specific dreams and for as long as I can remember mines has always been to become a nurse, to be able to help people when they need it the most. But life for me happened sooner than rather than later. and before I knew it, I was working hard towards helping my children achieve their goals while putting mines on hold. Meanwhile, before my altered life began. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself, they must provide excellent patient care and knew I wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life has always been to become a nurse, and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. This Hospital has helped so many in the community. and over time it has continued to improve its programs and has even become affiliated with a large university hospital in a major city and went through a name update. Now named "RUSH" My children constantly told me that I should go back to school to become the nurse I always dreamed of being. they said I was the best" booboo" healer they knew, and others should experience it as well. so, I decided to take my children's advice and go back to school. I hadn't been to school for a while. I decided to take some classes to see if I could keep up. surprise! I did great! so, I enrolled in a nursing degree program so that I could obtain my nursing license and my associate's degree in nursing while pursuing my dream. I thought of it as a challenge I would gladly accept. I will begin nursing classes at "Triton College" in the Spring. My current role is working as an infection prevention observer and for a long time, I've been helping others but know I'm asking for some help with my dream of becoming a nurse and providing excellent care. As of now I have completed my first semester at Triton college with a B average and a 3.0 GPA. I am not your average age nurse student who decided to become a nurse just for the fun of it, I love what I do and how my presence effects everyone I touch.
    Rev. and Mrs. E B Dunbar Scholarship
    Hello, my name is Lydia. Let me take you on my journey on wanting to become a nurse and why I Deserve to win this scholarship as well as any other person trying to achieve there're goals. Some young children have Specific dreams and for as long as I can remember mines has always been to become a nurse, to be able to help people when they need it the most. But life for me happened sooner than rather than later. and before I knew it, I was working hard towards helping my children achieve their goals while putting mines on hold. Meanwhile, before my altered life began. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself, they must provide excellent patient care and knew I wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life has always been to become a nurse, and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. This Hospital has helped so many in the community. and over time it has continued to improve its programs and has even become affiliated with a large university hospital in a major city and went through a name update. Now named "RUSH" My children constantly told me that I should go back to school to become the nurse I always dreamed of being. they said I was the best" booboo" healer they knew, and others should experience it as well. so, I decided to take my children's advice and go back to school. I hadn't been to school for a while. I decided to take some classes to see if I could keep up. surprise! I did great! so, I enrolled in a nursing degree program so that I could obtain my nursing license and my associate's degree in nursing while pursuing my dream. I thought of it as a challenge I would gladly accept. I will begin nursing classes at "Triton College" in the Spring. My current role is working as an infection prevention observer and for a long time, I've been helping others but know I'm asking for some help with my dream of becoming a nurse and providing excellent care. As of now I have completed my first semester at Triton college with a B average and a 3.0 GPA. I am not your average age nurse student who decided to become a nurse just for the fun of it, I love what I do and how my presence effects everyone I touch.
    Christina Taylese Singh Memorial Scholarship
    Lydia Jackson: Associate Nursing Degree Triton College Nursing 101 Hello, and welcome to a little piece of my life. My name is Lydia Jackson, and I am a nursing student at Triton College. I would like to tell you about my journey and why I chose nursing as my future profession. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself they must provide excellent patient care there and wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life is to become a nurse and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. But life had a few changes in store for me. and 17 years later I was busy helping my children achieve their goals while putting mine on hold. After I helped my children achieve their goals, I started to focus on mine once more. I always knew I wanted to do more in life, so I applied to that beautiful hospital with the statue on top, which is now RUSH hospital and just like that, my journey began. I began my career at RUSH as a housekeeper and for 6 years, I enjoyed it. I felt like I was doing my part in keeping patients and staff safe. While working in housekeeping. I worked hard to keep everything clean in the patients' rooms; I would help the nurses with their patients when they were busy with other patients. This was when I knew my main goal was to become a nurse. I began to work my way up in the RUSH system. By this time, I was on a mission to complete my goal of becoming a nurse. One day, the director of quality asked my former boss for a position I hold today as an Infection prevention observer in the Clinical Effectiveness Department. I later found out that the chief nursing officer Angela recommended me for the position. Since coming to this department, I've won the award for our 1st annual Founders Day award for giving my all to our patients and staff, the awards are for non-clinical employee of the year, and best team of the year award. I've implemented campaigns to improve our hand hygiene compliance that have been highly successful and much more. As my team would say I hit the ground running. My improvement with the department has made me a better person in general because I have a voice that's heard. This only motivates me more and so do my coworkers. They encouraged me to continue my education and fulfill my goal of becoming a nurse. I took some classes to get used to being in the classroom and it paid off. I am about to start my nursing classes soon, so here I am again following my dream of becoming a nurse to continue to provide excellent the absolute best patent care I look forward to using my method of process improvement to further impact patient safety and to promote the best possible health outcome for my community
    Aktipis Entrepreneurship Fellowship
    Hello, and welcome to a little piece of my life. My name is Lydia Jackson, and I am a nursing student at Triton College. I would like to tell you about my journey and why I chose nursing as my future profession. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself they must provide excellent patient care there and wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life is to become a nurse and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. But life had a few changes in store for me. and 17 years later I was busy helping my children achieve their goals while putting mine on hold. After I helped my children achieve their goals, I started to focus on mine once more. I always knew I wanted to do more in life, so I applied to that beautiful hospital with the statue on top, which is now RUSH hospital and just like that, my journey began. I began my career at RUSH as a housekeeper and for 6 years, I enjoyed it. I felt like I was doing my part in keeping patients and staff safe. While working in housekeeping. I worked hard to keep everything clean in the patients' rooms; I would help the nurses with their patients when they were busy with other patients. This was when I knew my main goal was to become a nurse. I began to work my way up in the RUSH system. By this time, I was on a mission to complete my goal of becoming a nurse. One day, the director of quality asked my former boss for a position I hold today as an Infection prevention observer in the Clinical Effectiveness Department. I later found out that the chief nursing officer Angela recommended me for the position. Since coming to this department, I've won the award for our 1st annual Founders Day award for giving my all to our patients and staff, the awards are for non-clinical employee of the year, and best team of the year award. I've implemented campaigns to improve our hand hygiene compliance that have been highly successful and much more. As my team would say I hit the ground running. My improvement with the department has made me a better person in general because I have a voice that's heard. This only motivates me more and so do my coworkers. They encouraged me to continue my education and fulfill my goal of becoming a nurse. I took some classes to get used to being in the classroom and it paid off. I am about to start my nursing classes soon, so here I am again following my dream of becoming a nurse to continue to provide excellent the absolute best patent care I look forward to using my method of process improvement to further impact patient safety and to promote the best possible health outcome for my community.
    Special Delivery of Dreams Scholarship
    Hello, and welcome to a little piece of my life. My name is Lydia Jackson, and I am a nursing student at Triton College. I would like to tell you about my journey and why I chose nursing as my future profession. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself they must provide excellent patient care there and wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life is to become a nurse and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. But life had a few changes in store for me. and 17 years later I was busy helping my children achieve their goals while putting mine on hold. After I helped my children achieve their goals, I started to focus on mine once more. I always knew I wanted to do more in life, so I applied to that beautiful hospital with the statue on top, which is now RUSH hospital and just like that, my journey began. I began my career at RUSH as a housekeeper and for 6 years, I enjoyed it. I felt like I was doing my part in keeping patients and staff safe. While working in housekeeping. I worked hard to keep everything clean in the patients' rooms; I would help the nurses with their patients when they were busy with other patients. This was when I knew my main goal was to become a nurse. I began to work my way up in the RUSH system. By this time, I was on a mission to complete my goal of becoming a nurse. One day, the director of quality asked my former boss for a position I hold today as an Infection prevention observer in the Clinical Effectiveness Department. I later found out that the Chief Nursing O of Officer of RUSH Oak Park Hospital Angela Cooper recommended me for the position. Since coming to this department, I've won the award for our 1st annual Founders Day award for giving my all to our patients and staff, the awards are for non-clinical employee of the year, and best team of the year award. I've implemented campaigns to improve our hand hygiene compliance that have been highly successful and much more. As my team would say I hit the ground running. My improvement with the department has made me a better person in general because I have a voice that's heard. This only motivates me more and so do my coworkers. They encouraged me to continue my education and fulfill my goal of becoming a nurse. I took some classes to get used to being in the classroom and it paid off. I am about to start my nursing classes soon, so here I am again following my dream of becoming a nurse to continue to provide excellent the absolute best patent care I look forward to using my method of process improvement to further impact patient safety and to promote the best possible health outcome for my community. I have Since Then Taken my First Semester at Triton College and have passed with a GPA of 3.0 and look forward to accomplishing my goal of becoming a nurse and uplift other students in uplifting their dreams to become whatever they put minds to do.
    Rory J. and Kathryn A. Blanchard Allied Health Scholarship
    Lydia Jackson: Associate Nursing Degree Triton College Nursing 101 Hello, and welcome to a little piece of my life. My name is Lydia Jackson, and I am a nursing student at Triton College. I would like to tell you about my journey and why I chose nursing as my future profession. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself they must provide excellent patient care there and wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life is to become a nurse and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. But life had a few changes in store for me. and 17 years later I was busy helping my children achieve their goals while putting mine on hold. After I helped my children achieve their goals, I started to focus on mine once more. I always knew I wanted to do more in life, so I applied to that beautiful hospital with the statue on top, which is now RUSH hospital and just like that, my journey began. I began my career at RUSH as a housekeeper and for 6 years, I enjoyed it. I felt like I was doing my part in keeping patients and staff safe. While working in housekeeping. I worked hard to keep everything clean in the patients' rooms; I would help the nurses with their patients when they were busy with other patients. This was when I knew my main goal was to become a nurse. I began to work my way up in the RUSH system. By this time, I was on a mission to complete my goal of becoming a nurse. One day, the director of quality asked my former boss for a position I hold today as an Infection prevention observer in the Clinical Effectiveness Department. I later found out that the chief nursing officer Angela recommended me for the position. Since coming to this department, I've won the award for our 1st annual Founders Day award for giving my all to our patients and staff, the awards are for non-clinical employee of the year, and best team of the year award. I've implemented campaigns to improve our hand hygiene compliance that have been highly successful and much more. As my team would say I hit the ground running. My improvement with the department has made me a better person in general because I have a voice that's heard. This only motivates me more and so do my coworkers. They encouraged me to continue my education and fulfill my goal of becoming a nurse. I took some classes to get used to being in the classroom and it paid off. I am about to start my nursing classes soon, so here I am again following my dream of becoming a nurse to continue to provide excellent the absolute best patent care I look forward to using my method of process improvement to further impact patient safety and to promote the best possible health outcome for my community.
    Rossi and Ferguson Memorial Scholarship
    Lydia Jackson: Associate Nursing Degree Triton College Nursing 101 Hello, and welcome to a little piece of my life. My name is Lydia Jackson, and I am a nursing student at Triton College. I would like to tell you about my journey and why I chose nursing as my future profession. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself they must provide excellent patient care there and wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life is to become a nurse and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. But life had a few changes in store for me. and 17 years later I was busy helping my children achieve their goals while putting mine on hold. After I helped my children achieve their goals, I started to focus on mine once more. I always knew I wanted to do more in life, so I applied to that beautiful hospital with the statue on top, which is now RUSH hospital and just like that, my journey began. I began my career at RUSH as a housekeeper and for 6 years, I enjoyed it. I felt like I was doing my part in keeping patients and staff safe. While working in housekeeping. I worked hard to keep everything clean in the patients' rooms; I would help the nurses with their patients when they were busy with other patients. This was when I knew my main goal was to become a nurse. I began to work my way up in the RUSH system. By this time, I was on a mission to complete my goal of becoming a nurse. One day, the director of quality asked my former boss for a position I hold today as an Infection prevention observer in the Clinical Effectiveness Department. I later found out that the chief nursing officer Angela recommended me for the position. Since coming to this department, I've won the award for our 1st annual Founders Day award for giving my all to our patients and staff, the awards are for non-clinical employee of the year, and best team of the year award. I've implemented campaigns to improve our hand hygiene compliance that have been highly successful and much more. As my team would say I hit the ground running. My improvement with the department has made me a better person in general because I have a voice that's heard. This only motivates me more and so do my coworkers. They encouraged me to continue my education and fulfill my goal of becoming a nurse. I took some classes to get used to being in the classroom and it paid off. I am about to start my nursing classes soon, so here I am again following my dream of becoming a nurse to continue to provide excellent the absolute best patent care I look forward to using my method of process improvement to further impact patient safety and to promote the best possible health outcome for my community.
    Priscilla Shireen Luke Scholarship
    Lydia Jackson: Associate Nursing Degree Triton College Nursing 101 Hello, and welcome to a little piece of my life. My name is Lydia Jackson, and I am a nursing student at Triton College. I would like to tell you about my journey and why I chose nursing as my future profession. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself they must provide excellent patient care there and wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life is to become a nurse and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. But life had a few changes in store for me. and 17 years later I was busy helping my children achieve their goals while putting mine on hold. After I helped my children achieve their goals, I started to focus on mine once more. I always knew I wanted to do more in life, so I applied to that beautiful hospital with the statue on top, which is now RUSH hospital and just like that, my journey began. I began my career at RUSH as a housekeeper and for 6 years, I enjoyed it. I felt like I was doing my part in keeping patients and staff safe. While working in housekeeping. I worked hard to keep everything clean in the patients' rooms; I would help the nurses with their patients when they were busy with other patients. This was when I knew my main goal was to become a nurse. I began to work my way up in the RUSH system. By this time, I was on a mission to complete my goal of becoming a nurse. One day, the director of quality asked my former boss for a position I hold today as an Infection prevention observer in the Clinical Effectiveness Department. I later found out that the chief nursing officer Angela recommended me for the position. Since coming to this department, I've won the award for our 1st annual Founders Day award for giving my all to our patients and staff, the awards are for non-clinical employee of the year, and best team of the year award. I've implemented campaigns to improve our hand hygiene compliance that have been highly successful and much more. As my team would say I hit the ground running. My improvement with the department has made me a better person in general because I have a voice that's heard. This only motivates me more and so do my coworkers. They encouraged me to continue my education and fulfill my goal of becoming a nurse. I took some classes to get used to being in the classroom and it paid off. I am about to start my nursing classes soon, so here I am again following my dream of becoming a nurse to continue to provide excellent the absolute best patent care I look forward to using my method of process improvement to further impact patient safety and to promote the best possible health outcome for my community.
    AROC AI/ML Scholarship
    Lydia Jackson: Associate Nursing Degree Triton College Nursing 101 Hello, and welcome to a little piece of my life. My name is Lydia Jackson, and I am a nursing student at Triton College. I would like to tell you about my journey and why I chose nursing as my future profession. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself they must provide excellent patient care there and wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life is to become a nurse and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. But life had a few changes in store for me. and 17 years later I was busy helping my children achieve their goals while putting mine on hold. After I helped my children achieve their goals, I started to focus on mine once more. I always knew I wanted to do more in life, so I applied to that beautiful hospital with the statue on top, which is now RUSH hospital and just like that, my journey began. I began my career at RUSH as a housekeeper and for 6 years, I enjoyed it. I felt like I was doing my part in keeping patients and staff safe. While working in housekeeping. I worked hard to keep everything clean in the patients' rooms; I would help the nurses with their patients when they were busy with other patients. This was when I knew my main goal was to become a nurse. I began to work my way up in the RUSH system. By this time, I was on a mission to complete my goal of becoming a nurse. One day, the director of quality asked my former boss for a position I hold today as an Infection prevention observer in the Clinical Effectiveness Department. I later found out that the chief nursing officer Angela recommended me for the position. Since coming to this department, I've won the award for our 1st annual Founders Day award for giving my all to our patients and staff, the awards are for non-clinical employee of the year, and best team of the year award. I've implemented campaigns to improve our hand hygiene compliance that have been highly successful and much more. As my team would say I hit the ground running. My improvement with the department has made me a better person in general because I have a voice that's heard. This only motivates me more and so do my coworkers. They encouraged me to continue my education and fulfill my goal of becoming a nurse. I took some classes to get used to being in the classroom and it paid off. I am about to start my nursing classes soon, so here I am again following my dream of becoming a nurse to continue to provide excellent the absolute best patent care I look forward to using my method of process improvement to further impact patient safety and to promote the best possible health outcome for my community.
    Tanya C. Harper Memorial SAR Scholarship
    Lydia Jackson: Associate Nursing Degree Triton College Nursing 101 Hello, and welcome to a little piece of my life. My name is Lydia Jackson, and I am a nursing student at Triton College. I would like to tell you about my journey and why I chose nursing as my future profession. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself they must provide excellent patient care there and wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life is to become a nurse and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. But life had a few changes in store for me. and 17 years later I was busy helping my children achieve their goals while putting mine on hold. After I helped my children achieve their goals, I started to focus on mine once more. I always knew I wanted to do more in life, so I applied to that beautiful hospital with the statue on top, which is now RUSH hospital and just like that, my journey began. I began my career at RUSH as a housekeeper and for 6 years, I enjoyed it. I felt like I was doing my part in keeping patients and staff safe. While working in housekeeping. I worked hard to keep everything clean in the patients' rooms; I would help the nurses with their patients when they were busy with other patients. This was when I knew my main goal was to become a nurse. I began to work my way up in the RUSH system. By this time, I was on a mission to complete my goal of becoming a nurse. One day, the director of quality asked my former boss for a position I hold today as an Infection prevention observer in the Clinical Effectiveness Department. I later found out that the chief nursing officer Angela recommended me for the position. Since coming to this department, I've won the award for our 1st annual Founders Day award for giving my all to our patients and staff, the awards are for non-clinical employee of the year, and best team of the year award. I've implemented campaigns to improve our hand hygiene compliance that have been highly successful and much more. As my team would say I hit the ground running. My improvement with the department has made me a better person in general because I have a voice that's heard. This only motivates me more and so do my coworkers. They encouraged me to continue my education and fulfill my goal of becoming a nurse. I took some classes to get used to being in the classroom and it paid off. I am about to start my nursing classes soon, so here I am again following my dream of becoming a nurse to continue to provide excellent the absolute best patent care I look forward to using my method of process improvement to further impact patient safety and to promote the best possible health outcome for my community. I have since finished my first semester at Triton College with a GPA of 3.0. with the help of others who care. I will succeed in my promise to continue to give the best possible care that I can give to others. Making a difference in someone life speaks volumes. if only given the chance to do so.
    Maxwell Tuan Nguyen Memorial Scholarship
    Lydia Jackson: Associate Nursing Degree Triton College Nursing 101 Hello, and welcome to a little piece of my life. My name is Lydia Jackson, and I am a nursing student at Triton College. I would like to tell you about my journey and why I chose nursing as my future profession. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself they must provide excellent patient care there and wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life is to become a nurse and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. But life had a few changes in store for me. and 17 years later I was busy helping my children achieve their goals while putting mine on hold. After I helped my children achieve their goals, I started to focus on mine once more. I always knew I wanted to do more in life, so I applied to that beautiful hospital with the statue on top, which is now RUSH hospital and just like that, my journey began. I began my career at RUSH as a housekeeper and for 6 years, I enjoyed it. I felt like I was doing my part in keeping patients and staff safe. While working in housekeeping. I worked hard to keep everything clean in the patients' rooms; I would help the nurses with their patients when they were busy with other patients. This was when I knew my main goal was to become a nurse. I began to work my way up in the RUSH system. By this time, I was on a mission to complete my goal of becoming a nurse. One day, the director of quality asked my former boss for a position I hold today as an Infection prevention observer in the Clinical Effectiveness Department. I later found out that the chief nursing officer Angela recommended me for the position. Since coming to this department, I've won the award for our 1st annual Founders Day award for giving my all to our patients and staff, the awards are for non-clinical employee of the year, and best team of the year award. I've implemented campaigns to improve our hand hygiene compliance that have been highly successful and much more. As my team would say I hit the ground running. My improvement with the department has made me a better person in general because I have a voice that's heard. This only motivates me more and so do my coworkers. They encouraged me to continue my education and fulfill my goal of becoming a nurse. I took some classes to get used to being in the classroom and it paid off. I am about to start my nursing classes soon, so here I am again following my dream of becoming a nurse to continue to provide excellent the absolute best patent care I look forward to using my method of process improvement to further impact patient safety and to promote the best possible health outcome for my community.
    Robert F. Lawson Fund for Careers that Care
    Lydia Jackson: Associate Nursing Degree Triton College Nursing 101 Hello, and welcome to a little piece of my life. My name is Lydia Jackson, and I am a nursing student at Triton College. I would like to tell you about my journey and why I chose nursing as my future profession. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself they must provide excellent patient care there and wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life is to become a nurse and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. But life had a few changes in store for me. and 17 years later I was busy helping my children achieve their goals while putting mine on hold. After I helped my children achieve their goals, I started to focus on mine once more. I always knew I wanted to do more in life, so I applied to that beautiful hospital with the statue on top, which is now RUSH hospital and just like that, my journey began. I began my career at RUSH as a housekeeper and for 6 years, I enjoyed it. I felt like I was doing my part in keeping patients and staff safe. While working in housekeeping. I worked hard to keep everything clean in the patients' rooms; I would help the nurses with their patients when they were busy with other patients. This was when I knew my main goal was to become a nurse. I began to work my way up in the RUSH system. By this time, I was on a mission to complete my goal of becoming a nurse. One day, the director of quality asked my former boss for a position I hold today as an Infection prevention observer in the Clinical Effectiveness Department. I later found out that the chief nursing officer Angela recommended me for the position. Since coming to this department, I've won the award for our 1st annual Founders Day award for giving my all to our patients and staff, the awards are for non-clinical employee of the year, and best team of the year award. I've implemented campaigns to improve our hand hygiene compliance that have been highly successful and much more. As my team would say I hit the ground running. My improvement with the department has made me a better person in general because I have a voice that's heard. This only motivates me more and so do my coworkers. They encouraged me to continue my education and fulfill my goal of becoming a nurse. I took some classes to get used to being in the classroom and it paid off. I am about to start my nursing classes soon, so here I am again following my dream of becoming a nurse to continue to provide excellent the absolute best patent care I look forward to using my method of process improvement to further impact patient safety and to promote the best possible health outcome for my community.
    Career Test Scholarship
    Lydia Jackson: Associate Nursing Degree Triton College Nursing 101 Hello, and welcome to a little piece of my life. My name is Lydia Jackson, and I am a nursing student at Triton College. I would like to tell you about my journey and why I chose nursing as my future profession. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself they must provide excellent patient care there and wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life is to become a nurse and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. But life had a few changes in store for me. and 17 years later I was busy helping my children achieve their goals while putting mine on hold. After I helped my children achieve their goals, I started to focus on mine once more. I always knew I wanted to do more in life, so I applied to that beautiful hospital with the statue on top, which is now RUSH hospital and just like that, my journey began. I began my career at RUSH as a housekeeper and for 6 years, I enjoyed it. I felt like I was doing my part in keeping patients and staff safe. While working in housekeeping. I worked hard to keep everything clean in the patients' rooms; I would help the nurses with their patients when they were busy with other patients. This was when I knew my main goal was to become a nurse. I began to work my way up in the RUSH system. By this time, I was on a mission to complete my goal of becoming a nurse. One day, the director of quality asked my former boss for a position I hold today as an Infection prevention observer in the Clinical Effectiveness Department. I later found out that the chief nursing officer Angela recommended me for the position. Since coming to this department, I've won the award for our 1st annual Founders Day award for giving my all to our patients and staff, the awards are for non-clinical employee of the year, and best team of the year award. I've implemented campaigns to improve our hand hygiene compliance that have been highly successful and much more. As my team would say I hit the ground running. My improvement with the department has made me a better person in general because I have a voice that's heard. This only motivates me more and so do my coworkers. They encouraged me to continue my education and fulfill my goal of becoming a nurse. I took some classes to get used to being in the classroom and it paid off. I am about to start my nursing classes soon, so here I am again following my dream of becoming a nurse to continue to provide excellent the absolute best patent care I look forward to using my method of process improvement to further impact patient safety and to promote the best possible health outcome for my community.
    Nikhil Desai Reinventing Healthcare Scholarship
    Lydia Jackson: Associate Nursing Degree Triton College Nursing 101 Hello, and welcome to a little piece of my life. My name is Lydia Jackson, and I am a nursing student at Triton College. I would like to tell you about my journey and why I chose nursing as my future profession. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself they must provide excellent patient care there and wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life is to become a nurse and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. But life had a few changes in store for me. and 17 years later I was busy helping my children achieve their goals while putting mine on hold. After I helped my children achieve their goals, I started to focus on mine once more. I always knew I wanted to do more in life, so I applied to that beautiful hospital with the statue on top, which is now RUSH hospital and just like that, my journey began. I began my career at RUSH as a housekeeper and for 6 years, I enjoyed it. I felt like I was doing my part in keeping patients and staff safe. While working in housekeeping. I worked hard to keep everything clean in the patients' rooms; I would help the nurses with their patients when they were busy with other patients. This was when I knew my main goal was to become a nurse. I began to work my way up in the RUSH system. By this time, I was on a mission to complete my goal of becoming a nurse. One day, the director of quality asked my former boss for a position I hold today as an Infection prevention observer in the Clinical Effectiveness Department. I later found out that the chief nursing officer Angela recommended me for the position. Since coming to this department, I've won the award for our 1st annual Founders Day award for giving my all to our patients and staff, the awards are for non-clinical employee of the year, and best team of the year award. I've implemented campaigns to improve our hand hygiene compliance that have been highly successful and much more. As my team would say I hit the ground running. My improvement with the department has made me a better person in general because I have a voice that's heard. This only motivates me more and so do my coworkers. They encouraged me to continue my education and fulfill my goal of becoming a nurse. I took some classes to get used to being in the classroom and it paid off. I am about to start my nursing classes soon, so here I am again following my dream of becoming a nurse to continue to provide excellent the absolute best patent care I look forward to using my method of process improvement to further impact patient safety and to promote the best possible health outcome for my community.
    Cariloop’s Caregiver Scholarship
    Lydia Jackson: Associate Nursing Degree Triton College Nursing 101 Hello, and welcome to a little piece of my life. My name is Lydia Jackson, and I am a nursing student at Triton College. I would like to tell you about my journey and why I chose nursing as my future profession. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself they must provide excellent patient care there and wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life is to become a nurse and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. But life had a few changes in store for me. and 17 years later I was busy helping my children achieve their goals while putting mine on hold. After I helped my children achieve their goals, I started to focus on mine once more. I always knew I wanted to do more in life, so I applied to that beautiful hospital with the statue on top, which is now RUSH hospital and just like that, my journey began. I began my career at RUSH as a housekeeper and for 6 years, I enjoyed it. I felt like I was doing my part in keeping patients and staff safe. While working in housekeeping. I worked hard to keep everything clean in the patients' rooms; I would help the nurses with their patients when they were busy with other patients. This was when I knew my main goal was to become a nurse. I began to work my way up in the RUSH system. By this time, I was on a mission to complete my goal of becoming a nurse. One day, the director of quality asked my former boss for a position I hold today as an Infection prevention observer in the Clinical Effectiveness Department. I later found out that the chief nursing officer Angela recommended me for the position. Since coming to this department, I've won the award for our 1st annual Founders Day award for giving my all to our patients and staff, the awards are for non-clinical employee of the year, and best team of the year award. I've implemented campaigns to improve our hand hygiene compliance that have been highly successful and much more. As my team would say I hit the ground running. My improvement with the department has made me a better person in general because I have a voice that's heard. This only motivates me more and so do my coworkers. They encouraged me to continue my education and fulfill my goal of becoming a nurse. I took some classes to get used to being in the classroom and it paid off. I am about to start my nursing classes soon, so here I am again following my dream of becoming a nurse to continue to provide excellent the absolute best patent care I look forward to using my method of process improvement to further impact patient safety and to promote the best possible health outcome for my community.
    B.A.B.Y. L.O.V.E. Scholarship
    Lydia Jackson: Associate Nursing Degree Triton College Nursing 101 Hello, and welcome to a little piece of my life. My name is Lydia Jackson, and I am a nursing student at Triton College. I would like to tell you about my journey and why I chose nursing as my future profession. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself they must provide excellent patient care there and wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life is to become a nurse and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. But life had a few changes in store for me. and 17 years later I was busy helping my children achieve their goals while putting mine on hold. After I helped my children achieve their goals, I started to focus on mine once more. I always knew I wanted to do more in life, so I applied to that beautiful hospital with the statue on top, which is now RUSH hospital and just like that, my journey began. I began my career at RUSH as a housekeeper and for 6 years, I enjoyed it. I felt like I was doing my part in keeping patients and staff safe. While working in housekeeping. I worked hard to keep everything clean in the patients' rooms; I would help the nurses with their patients when they were busy with other patients. This was when I knew my main goal was to become a nurse. I began to work my way up in the RUSH system. By this time, I was on a mission to complete my goal of becoming a nurse. One day, the director of quality asked my former boss for a position I hold today as an Infection prevention observer in the Clinical Effectiveness Department. I later found out that the chief nursing officer Angela recommended me for the position. Since coming to this department, I've won the award for our 1st annual Founders Day award for giving my all to our patients and staff, the awards are for non-clinical employee of the year, and best team of the year award. I've implemented campaigns to improve our hand hygiene compliance that have been highly successful and much more. As my team would say I hit the ground running. My improvement with the department has made me a better person in general because I have a voice that's heard. This only motivates me more and so do my coworkers. They encouraged me to continue my education and fulfill my goal of becoming a nurse. I took some classes to get used to being in the classroom and it paid off. I am about to start my nursing classes soon, so here I am again following my dream of becoming a nurse to continue to provide excellent the absolute best patent care I look forward to using my method of process improvement to further impact patient safety and to promote the best possible health outcome for my community.
    Delon Hampton & Associates African Americans in STEM Scholarship
    Lydia Jackson: Associate Nursing Degree Triton College Nursing 101 Hello, and welcome to a little piece of my life. My name is Lydia Jackson, and I am a nursing student at Triton College. I would like to tell you about my journey and why I chose nursing as my future profession. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself they must provide excellent patient care there and wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life is to become a nurse and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. But life had a few changes in store for me. and 17 years later I was busy helping my children achieve their goals while putting mine on hold. After I helped my children achieve their goals, I started to focus on mine once more. I always knew I wanted to do more in life, so I applied to that beautiful hospital with the statue on top, which is now RUSH hospital and just like that, my journey began. I began my career at RUSH as a housekeeper and for 6 years, I enjoyed it. I felt like I was doing my part in keeping patients and staff safe. While working in housekeeping. I worked hard to keep everything clean in the patients' rooms; I would help the nurses with their patients when they were busy with other patients. This was when I knew my main goal was to become a nurse. I began to work my way up in the RUSH system. By this time, I was on a mission to complete my goal of becoming a nurse. One day, the director of quality asked my former boss for a position I hold today as an Infection prevention observer in the Clinical Effectiveness Department. I later found out that the chief nursing officer Angela recommended me for the position. Since coming to this department, I've won the award for our 1st annual Founders Day award for giving my all to our patients and staff, the awards are for non-clinical employee of the year, and best team of the year award. I've implemented campaigns to improve our hand hygiene compliance that have been highly successful and much more. As my team would say I hit the ground running. My improvement with the department has made me a better person in general because I have a voice that's heard. This only motivates me more and so do my coworkers. They encouraged me to continue my education and fulfill my goal of becoming a nurse. I took some classes to get used to being in the classroom and it paid off. I am about to start my nursing classes soon, so here I am again following my dream of becoming a nurse to continue to provide excellent the absolute best patent care I look forward to using my method of process improvement to further impact patient safety and to promote the best possible health outcome for my community. I have finished my first semester with a 3.0 GPA and very proud that I am on my way to giving back to everyone who has helped me succeed this far in my career. education has never been big in my family growing up, but I knew that I wanted to do and be more in life just never had the encourage until now.
    Sloane Stephens Doc & Glo Scholarship
    Lydia Jackson: Associate Nursing Degree Triton College Nursing 101 Hello, and welcome to a little piece of my life. My name is Lydia Jackson, and I am a nursing student at Triton College. I would like to tell you about my journey and why I chose nursing as my future profession. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself they must provide excellent patient care there and wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life is to become a nurse and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. But life had a few changes in store for me. and 17 years later I was busy helping my children achieve their goals while putting mine on hold. After I helped my children achieve their goals, I started to focus on mine once more. I always knew I wanted to do more in life, so I applied to that beautiful hospital with the statue on top, which is now RUSH hospital and just like that, my journey began. I began my career at RUSH as a housekeeper and for 6 years, I enjoyed it. I felt like I was doing my part in keeping patients and staff safe. While working in housekeeping. I worked hard to keep everything clean in the patients' rooms; I would help the nurses with their patients when they were busy with other patients. This was when I knew my main goal was to become a nurse. I began to work my way up in the RUSH system. By this time, I was on a mission to complete my goal of becoming a nurse. One day, the director of quality asked my former boss for a position I hold today as an Infection prevention observer in the Clinical Effectiveness Department. I later found out that the chief nursing officer Angela recommended me for the position. Since coming to this department, I've won the award for our 1st annual Founders Day award for giving my all to our patients and staff, the awards are for non-clinical employee of the year, and best team of the year award. I've implemented campaigns to improve our hand hygiene compliance that have been highly successful and much more. As my team would say I hit the ground running. My improvement with the department has made me a better person in general because I have a voice that's heard. This only motivates me more and so do my coworkers. They encouraged me to continue my education and fulfill my goal of becoming a nurse. I took some classes to get used to being in the classroom and it paid off. I am about to start my nursing classes soon, so here I am again following my dream of becoming a nurse to continue to provide excellent the absolute best patent care I look forward to using my method of process improvement to further impact patient safety and to promote the best possible health outcome for my community.
    Advancement of Minorities in Finance Scholarship
    Lydia Jackson: Associate Nursing Degree Triton College Nursing 101 Hello, and welcome to a little piece of my life. My name is Lydia Jackson, and I am a nursing student at Triton College. I would like to tell you about my journey and why I chose nursing as my future profession. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself they must provide excellent patient care there and wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life is to become a nurse and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. But life had a few changes in store for me. and 17 years later I was busy helping my children achieve their goals while putting mine on hold. After I helped my children achieve their goals, I started to focus on mine once more. I always knew I wanted to do more in life, so I applied to that beautiful hospital with the statue on top, which is now RUSH hospital and just like that, my journey began. I began my career at RUSH as a housekeeper and for 6 years, I enjoyed it. I felt like I was doing my part in keeping patients and staff safe. While working in housekeeping. I worked hard to keep everything clean in the patients' rooms; I would help the nurses with their patients when they were busy with other patients. This was when I knew my main goal was to become a nurse. I began to work my way up in the RUSH system. By this time, I was on a mission to complete my goal of becoming a nurse. One day, the director of quality asked my former boss for a position I hold today as an Infection prevention observer in the Clinical Effectiveness Department. I later found out that the chief nursing officer Angela recommended me for the position. Since coming to this department, I've won the award for our 1st annual Founders Day award for giving my all to our patients and staff, the awards are for non-clinical employee of the year, and best team of the year award. I've implemented campaigns to improve our hand hygiene compliance that have been highly successful and much more. As my team would say I hit the ground running. My improvement with the department has made me a better person in general because I have a voice that's heard. This only motivates me more and so do my coworkers. They encouraged me to continue my education and fulfill my goal of becoming a nurse. I took some classes to get used to being in the classroom and it paid off. I am about to start my nursing classes soon, so here I am again following my dream of becoming a nurse to continue to provide excellent the absolute best patent care I look forward to using my method of process improvement to further impact patient safety and to promote the best possible health outcome for my community.
    Rebecca Hunter Memorial Scholarship
    Lydia Jackson: Associate Nursing Degree Triton College Nursing 101 Hello, and welcome to a little piece of my life. My name is Lydia Jackson, and I am a nursing student at Triton College. I would like to tell you about my journey and why I chose nursing as my future profession. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself they must provide excellent patient care there and wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life is to become a nurse and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. But life had a few changes in store for me. and 17 years later I was busy helping my children achieve their goals while putting mine on hold. After I helped my children achieve their goals, I started to focus on mine once more. I always knew I wanted to do more in life, so I applied to that beautiful hospital with the statue on top, which is now RUSH hospital and just like that, my journey began. I began my career at RUSH as a housekeeper and for 6 years, I enjoyed it. I felt like I was doing my part in keeping patients and staff safe. While working in housekeeping. I worked hard to keep everything clean in the patients' rooms; I would help the nurses with their patients when they were busy with other patients. This was when I knew my main goal was to become a nurse. I began to work my way up in the RUSH system. By this time, I was on a mission to complete my goal of becoming a nurse. One day, the director of quality asked my former boss for a position I hold today as an Infection prevention observer in the Clinical Effectiveness Department. I later found out that the chief nursing officer Angela recommended me for the position. Since coming to this department, I've won the award for our 1st annual Founders Day award for giving my all to our patients and staff, the awards are for non-clinical employee of the year, and best team of the year award. I've implemented campaigns to improve our hand hygiene compliance that have been highly successful and much more. As my team would say I hit the ground running. My improvement with the department has made me a better person in general because I have a voice that's heard. This only motivates me more and so do my coworkers. They encouraged me to continue my education and fulfill my goal of becoming a nurse. I took some classes to get used to being in the classroom and it paid off. I am about to start my nursing classes soon, so here I am again following my dream of becoming a nurse to continue to provide excellent the absolute best patent care I look forward to using my method of process improvement to further impact patient safety and to promote the best possible health outcome for my community.
    Robert Lawyer Memorial Scholarship
    Hello, my name is Lydia. Let me take you on my journey on wanting to become a nurse and why I Deserve to win this scholarship as well as any other person trying to achieve there're goals. Some young children have Specific dreams and for as long as I can remember mines has always been to become a nurse, to be able to help people when they need it the most. But life for me happened sooner than rather than later. and before I knew it, I was working hard towards helping my children achieve their goals while putting mines on hold. Meanwhile, before my altered life began. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself, they must provide excellent patient care and knew I wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life has always been to become a nurse, and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. This Hospital has helped so many in the community. and over time it has continued to improve its programs and has even become affiliated with a large university hospital in a major city and went through a name update. Now named "RUSH" My children constantly told me that I should go back to school to become the nurse I always dreamed of being. they said I was the best" booboo" healer they knew, and others should experience it as well. so, I decided to take my children's advice and go back to school. I hadn't been to school for a while. I decided to take some classes to see if I could keep up. surprise! I did great! so, I enrolled in a nursing degree program so that I could obtain my nursing license and my associate's degree in nursing while pursuing my dream. I thought of it as a challenge I would gladly accept. I will begin nursing classes at "Triton College" in the Spring. My current role is working as an infection prevention observer and for a long time, I've been helping others but know I'm asking for some help with my dream of becoming a nurse and providing excellent care. As of now I have completed my first semester at Triton college with a B average and a 3.0 GPA. I am not your average nurse who decided to become a nurse just for the fun of it, I love what I do and how my presence effects everyone I touch.
    MedLuxe Representation Matters Scholarship
    Hello, my name is Lydia. Let me take you on my journey on wanting to become a nurse and why I Deserve to win this scholarship as well as any other person trying to achieve there're goals. Some young children have Specific dreams and for as long as I can remember mines has always been to become a nurse, to be able to help people when they need it the most. But life for me happened sooner than rather than later. and before I knew it, I was working hard towards helping my children achieve their goals while putting mines on hold. Meanwhile, before my altered life began. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself, they must provide excellent patient care and knew I wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life has always been to become a nurse, and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. This Hospital has helped so many in the community. and over time it has continued to improve its programs and has even become affiliated with a large university hospital in a major city and went through a name update. Now named "RUSH" My children constantly told me that I should go back to school to become the nurse I always dreamed of being. they said I was the best" booboo" healer they knew, and others should experience it as well. so, I decided to take my children's advice and go back to school. I hadn't been to school for a while. I decided to take some classes to see if I could keep up. surprise! I did great! so, I enrolled in a nursing degree program so that I could obtain my nursing license and my associate's degree in nursing while pursuing my dream. I thought of it as a challenge I would gladly accept. I will begin nursing classes at "Triton College" in the Spring. My current role is working as an infection prevention observer and for a long time, I've been helping others but know I'm asking for some help with my dream of becoming a nurse and providing excellent care. As of now I have completed my first semester at Triton college with a B average and a 3.0 GPA. I am not your average nurse who decided to become a nurse just for the fun of it, I love what I do and how my presence effects everyone I touch.
    Debra S. Jackson New Horizons Scholarship
    Hello, my name is Lydia. Let me take you on my journey on wanting to become a nurse and why I Deserve to win this scholarship as well as any other person trying to achieve there're goals. Some young children have Specific dreams and for as long as I can remember mines has always been to become a nurse, to be able to help people when they need it the most. But life for me happened sooner than rather than later. and before I knew it, I was working hard towards helping my children achieve their goals while putting mines on hold. Meanwhile, before my altered life began. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself, they must provide excellent patient care and knew I wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life has always been to become a nurse, and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. This Hospital has helped so many in the community. and over time it has continued to improve its programs and has even become affiliated with a large university hospital in a major city and went through a name update. Now named "RUSH" My children constantly told me that I should go back to school to become the nurse I always dreamed of being. they said I was the best" booboo" healer they knew, and others should experience it as well. so, I decided to take my children's advice and go back to school. I hadn't been to school for a while. I decided to take some classes to see if I could keep up. surprise! I did great! so, I enrolled in a nursing degree program so that I could obtain my nursing license and my associate's degree in nursing while pursuing my dream. I thought of it as a challenge I would gladly accept. I will begin nursing classes at "Triton College" in the Spring. My current role is working as an infection prevention observer and for a long time, I've been helping others but know I'm asking for some help with my dream of becoming a nurse and providing excellent care. As of now I have completed my first semester at Triton college with a B average and a 3.0 GPA. I am not your average nurse who decided to become a nurse just for the fun of it, I love what I do and how my presence effects everyone I touch.
    Marie Jean Baptiste Memorial Scholarship
    Hello, my name is Lydia. Let me take you on my journey on wanting to become a nurse and why I Deserve to win this scholarship as well as any other person trying to achieve there're goals. Some young children have Specific dreams and for as long as I can remember mines has always been to become a nurse, to be able to help people when they need it the most. But life for me happened sooner than rather than later. and before I knew it, I was working hard towards helping my children achieve their goals while putting mines on hold. Meanwhile, before my altered life began. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself, they must provide excellent patient care and knew I wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life has always been to become a nurse, and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. This Hospital has helped so many in the community. and over time it has continued to improve its programs and has even become affiliated with a large university hospital in a major city and went through a name update. Now named "RUSH" My children constantly told me that I should go back to school to become the nurse I always dreamed of being. they said I was the best" booboo" healer they knew, and others should experience it as well. so, I decided to take my children's advice and go back to school. I hadn't been to school for a while. I decided to take some classes to see if I could keep up. surprise! I did great! so, I enrolled in a nursing degree program so that I could obtain my nursing license and my associate's degree in nursing while pursuing my dream. I thought of it as a challenge I would gladly accept. I will begin nursing classes at "Triton College" in the Spring. My current role is working as an infection prevention observer and for a long time, I've been helping others but know I'm asking for some help with my dream of becoming a nurse and providing excellent care. As of now I have completed my first semester at Triton college with a B average and a 3.0 GPA. I am not your average nurse who decided to become a nurse just for the fun of it, I love what I do and how my presence effects everyone I touch. Winners and Finalists
    Dashanna K. McNeil Memorial Scholarship
    Hello, my name is Lydia. Let me take you on my journey on wanting to become a nurse and why I Deserve to win this scholarship as well as any other person trying to achieve there're goals. Some young children have Specific dreams and for as long as I can remember mines has always been to become a nurse, to be able to help people when they need it the most. But life for me happened sooner than rather than later. and before I knew it, I was working hard towards helping my children achieve their goals while putting mines on hold. Meanwhile, before my altered life began. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself, they must provide excellent patient care and knew I wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life has always been to become a nurse, and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. This Hospital has helped so many in the community. and over time it has continued to improve its programs and has even become affiliated with a large university hospital in a major city and went through a name update. Now named "RUSH" My children constantly told me that I should go back to school to become the nurse I always dreamed of being. they said I was the best" booboo" healer they knew, and others should experience it as well. so, I decided to take my children's advice and go back to school. I hadn't been to school for a while. I decided to take some classes to see if I could keep up. surprise! I did great! so, I enrolled in a nursing degree program so that I could obtain my nursing license and my associate's degree in nursing while pursuing my dream. I thought of it as a challenge I would gladly accept. I will begin nursing classes at "Triton College" in the Spring. My current role is working as an infection prevention observer and for a long time, I've been helping others but know I'm asking for some help with my dream of becoming a nurse and providing excellent care. As of now I have completed my first semester at Triton college with a B average and a 3.0 GPA. I am not your average nurse who decided to become a nurse just for the fun of it, I love what I do and how my presence effects everyone I touch.
    Sara Jane Memorial Scholarship
    Hello, my name is Lydia. Let me take you on my journey on wanting to become a nurse and why I Deserve to win this scholarship as well as any other person trying to achieve there're goals. Some young children have Specific dreams and for as long as I can remember mines has always been to become a nurse, to be able to help people when they need it the most. But life for me happened sooner than rather than later. and before I knew it, I was working hard towards helping my children achieve their goals while putting mines on hold. Meanwhile, before my altered life began. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself, they must provide excellent patient care and knew I wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life has always been to become a nurse, and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. This Hospital has helped so many in the community. and over time it has continued to improve its programs and has even become affiliated with a large university hospital in a major city and went through a name update. Now named "RUSH" My children constantly told me that I should go back to school to become the nurse I always dreamed of being. they said I was the best" booboo" healer they knew, and others should experience it as well. so, I decided to take my children's advice and go back to school. I hadn't been to school for a while. I decided to take some classes to see if I could keep up. surprise! I did great! so, I enrolled in a nursing degree program so that I could obtain my nursing license and my associate's degree in nursing while pursuing my dream. I thought of it as a challenge I would gladly accept. I will begin nursing classes at "Triton College" in the Spring. My current role is working as an infection prevention observer and for a long time, I've been helping others but know I'm asking for some help with my dream of becoming a nurse and providing excellent care. As of now I have completed my first semester at Triton college with a B average and a 3.0 GPA. I am not your average age nurse student who decided to become a nurse just for the fun of it, I love what I do and how my presence effects everyone I touch.
    Wieland Nurse Appreciation Scholarship
    Hello, my name is Lydia. Let me take you on my journey on wanting to become a nurse and why I Deserve to win this scholarship as well as any other person trying to achieve there're goals. Some young children have Specific dreams and for as long as I can remember mines has always been to become a nurse, to be able to help people when they need it the most. But life for me happened sooner than rather than later. and before I knew it, I was working hard towards helping my children achieve their goals while putting mines on hold. Meanwhile, before my altered life began. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself, they must provide excellent patient care and knew I wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life has always been to become a nurse, and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. This Hospital has helped so many in the community. and over time it has continued to improve its programs and has even become affiliated with a large university hospital in a major city and went through a name update. Now named "RUSH" My children constantly told me that I should go back to school to become the nurse I always dreamed of being. they said I was the best" booboo" healer they knew, and others should experience it as well. so, I decided to take my children's advice and go back to school. I hadn't been to school for a while. I decided to take some classes to see if I could keep up. surprise! I did great! so, I enrolled in a nursing degree program so that I could obtain my nursing license and my associate's degree in nursing while pursuing my dream. I thought of it as a challenge I would gladly accept. I will begin nursing classes at "Triton College" in the Spring. My current role is working as an infection prevention observer and for a long time, I've been helping others but know I'm asking for some help with my dream of becoming a nurse and providing excellent care. As of now I have completed my first semester at Triton college with a B average and a 3.0 GPA. I am not your average nurse who decided to become a nurse just for the fun of it, I love what I do and how my presence effects everyone I touch.
    Amelia Boynton and S.W. Boynton Scholarship
    Lydia Jackson: Associate Nursing Degree Triton College Nursing 101 Hello, and welcome to a little piece of my life. My name is Lydia Jackson, and I am a nursing student at Triton College. I would like to tell you about my journey and why I chose nursing as my future profession. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself they must provide excellent patient care there and wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life is to become a nurse and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. But life had a few changes in store for me. and 17 years later I was busy helping my children achieve their goals while putting mine on hold. After I helped my children achieve their goals, I started to focus on mine once more. I always knew I wanted to do more in life, so I applied to that beautiful hospital with the statue on top, which is now RUSH hospital and just like that, my journey began. I began my career at RUSH as a housekeeper and for 6 years, I enjoyed it. I felt like I was doing my part in keeping patients and staff safe. While working in housekeeping. I worked hard to keep everything clean in the patients' rooms; I would help the nurses with their patients when they were busy with other patients. This was when I knew my main goal was to become a nurse. I began to work my way up in the RUSH system. By this time, I was on a mission to complete my goal of becoming a nurse. One day, the director of quality asked my former boss for a position I hold today as an Infection prevention observer in the Clinical Effectiveness Department. I later found out that the chief nursing officer Angela recommended me for the position. Since coming to this department, I've won the award for our 1st annual Founders Day award for giving my all to our patients and staff, the awards are for non-clinical employee of the year, and best team of the year award. I've implemented campaigns to improve our hand hygiene compliance that have been highly successful and much more. As my team would say I hit the ground running. My improvement with the department has made me a better person in general because I have a voice that's heard. This only motivates me more and so do my coworkers. They encouraged me to continue my education and fulfill my goal of becoming a nurse. I took some classes to get used to being in the classroom and it paid off. I am about to start my nursing classes soon, so here I am again following my dream of becoming a nurse to continue to provide excellent the absolute best patent care I look forward to using my method of process improvement to further impact patient safety and to promote the best possible health outcome for my community.
    Women in Healthcare Scholarship
    Lydia Jackson: Associate Nursing Degree Triton College Nursing 101 Hello, and welcome to a little piece of my life. My name is Lydia Jackson, and I am a nursing student at Triton College. I would like to tell you about my journey and why I chose nursing as my future profession. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself they must provide excellent patient care there and wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life is to become a nurse and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. But life had a few changes in store for me. and 17 years later I was busy helping my children achieve their goals while putting mine on hold. After I helped my children achieve their goals, I started to focus on mine once more. I always knew I wanted to do more in life, so I applied to that beautiful hospital with the statue on top, which is now RUSH hospital and just like that, my journey began. I began my career at RUSH as a housekeeper and for 6 years, I enjoyed it. I felt like I was doing my part in keeping patients and staff safe. While working in housekeeping. I worked hard to keep everything clean in the patients' rooms; I would help the nurses with their patients when they were busy with other patients. This was when I knew my main goal was to become a nurse. I began to work my way up in the RUSH system. By this time, I was on a mission to complete my goal of becoming a nurse. One day, the director of quality asked my former boss for a position I hold today as an Infection prevention observer in the Clinical Effectiveness Department. I later found out that the chief nursing officer Angela recommended me for the position. Since coming to this department, I've won the award for our 1st annual Founders Day award for giving my all to our patients and staff, the awards are for non-clinical employee of the year, and best team of the year award. I've implemented campaigns to improve our hand hygiene compliance that have been highly successful and much more. As my team would say I hit the ground running. My improvement with the department has made me a better person in general because I have a voice that's heard. This only motivates me more and so do my coworkers. They encouraged me to continue my education and fulfill my goal of becoming a nurse. I took some classes to get used to being in the classroom and it paid off. I am about to start my nursing classes soon, so here I am again following my dream of becoming a nurse to continue to provide excellent the absolute best patent care I look forward to using my method of process improvement to further impact patient safety and to promote the best possible health outcome for my community.
    Noble E. Gagucas Nursing Scholarship
    Lydia Jackson: Associate Nursing Degree Triton College Nursing 101 Hello, and welcome to a little piece of my life. My name is Lydia Jackson, and I am a nursing student at Triton College. I would like to tell you about my journey and why I chose nursing as my future profession. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself they must provide excellent patient care there and wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life is to become a nurse and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. But life had a few changes in store for me. and 17 years later I was busy helping my children achieve their goals while putting mine on hold. After I helped my children achieve their goals, I started to focus on mine once more. I always knew I wanted to do more in life, so I applied to that beautiful hospital with the statue on top, which is now RUSH hospital and just like that, my journey began. I began my career at RUSH as a housekeeper and for 6 years, I enjoyed it. I felt like I was doing my part in keeping patients and staff safe. While working in housekeeping. I worked hard to keep everything clean in the patients' rooms; I would help the nurses with their patients when they were busy with other patients. This was when I knew my main goal was to become a nurse. I began to work my way up in the RUSH system. By this time, I was on a mission to complete my goal of becoming a nurse. One day, the director of quality asked my former boss for a position I hold today as an Infection prevention observer in the Clinical Effectiveness Department. I later found out that the chief nursing officer Angela recommended me for the position. Since coming to this department, I've won the award for our 1st annual Founders Day award for giving my all to our patients and staff, the awards are for non-clinical employee of the year, and best team of the year award. I've implemented campaigns to improve our hand hygiene compliance that have been highly successful and much more. As my team would say I hit the ground running. My improvement with the department has made me a better person in general because I have a voice that's heard. This only motivates me more and so do my coworkers. They encouraged me to continue my education and fulfill my goal of becoming a nurse. I took some classes to get used to being in the classroom and it paid off. I am about to start my nursing classes soon, so here I am again following my dream of becoming a nurse to continue to provide excellent the absolute best patent care I look forward to using my method of process improvement to further impact patient safety and to promote the best possible health outcome for my community.
    Cindy J. Visser Memorial Nursing Scholarship
    Winner
    Lydia Jackson: Associate Nursing Degree Triton College Nursing 101 Hello, and welcome to a little piece of my life. My name is Lydia Jackson, and I am a nursing student at Triton College. I would like to tell you about my journey and why I chose nursing as my future profession. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself they must provide excellent patient care there and wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life is to become a nurse and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. But life had a few changes in store for me. and 17 years later I was busy helping my children achieve their goals while putting mine on hold. After I helped my children achieve their goals, I started to focus on mine once more. I always knew I wanted to do more in life, so I applied to that beautiful hospital with the statue on top, which is now RUSH hospital and just like that, my journey began. I began my career at RUSH as a housekeeper and for 6 years, I enjoyed it. I felt like I was doing my part in keeping patients and staff safe. While working in housekeeping. I worked hard to keep everything clean in the patients' rooms; I would help the nurses with their patients when they were busy with other patients. This was when I knew my main goal was to become a nurse. I began to work my way up in the RUSH system. By this time, I was on a mission to complete my goal of becoming a nurse. One day, the director of quality asked my former boss for a position I hold today as an Infection prevention observer in the Clinical Effectiveness Department. I later found out that the chief nursing officer Angela recommended me for the position. Since coming to this department, I've won the award for our 1st annual Founders Day award for giving my all to our patients and staff, the awards are for non-clinical employee of the year, and best team of the year award. I've implemented campaigns to improve our hand hygiene compliance that have been highly successful and much more. As my team would say I hit the ground running. My improvement with the department has made me a better person in general because I have a voice that's heard. This only motivates me more and so do my coworkers. They encouraged me to continue my education and fulfill my goal of becoming a nurse. I took some classes to get used to being in the classroom and it paid off. I am about to start my nursing classes soon, so here I am again following my dream of becoming a nurse to continue to provide excellent the absolute best patent care I look forward to using my method of process improvement to further impact patient safety and to promote the best possible health outcome for my community.
    Community Health Ambassador Scholarship for Nursing Students
    Lydia Jackson: Associate Nursing Degree Triton College Nursing 101 Hello, and welcome to a little piece of my life. My name is Lydia Jackson, and I am a nursing student at Triton College. I would like to tell you about my journey and why I chose nursing as my future profession. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself they must provide excellent patient care there and wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life is to become a nurse and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. But life had a few changes in store for me. and 17 years later I was busy helping my children achieve their goals while putting mine on hold. After I helped my children achieve their goals, I started to focus on mine once more. I always knew I wanted to do more in life, so I applied to that beautiful hospital with the statue on top, which is now RUSH hospital and just like that, my journey began. I began my career at RUSH as a housekeeper and for 6 years, I enjoyed it. I felt like I was doing my part in keeping patients and staff safe. While working in housekeeping. I worked hard to keep everything clean in the patients' rooms; I would help the nurses with their patients when they were busy with other patients. This was when I knew my main goal was to become a nurse. I began to work my way up in the RUSH system. By this time, I was on a mission to complete my goal of becoming a nurse. One day, the director of quality asked my former boss for a position I hold today as an Infection prevention observer in the Clinical Effectiveness Department. I later found out that the chief nursing officer Angela recommended me for the position. Since coming to this department, I've won the award for our 1st annual Founders Day award for giving my all to our patients and staff, the awards are for non-clinical employee of the year, and best team of the year award. I've implemented campaigns to improve our hand hygiene compliance that have been highly successful and much more. As my team would say I hit the ground running. My improvement with the department has made me a better person in general because I have a voice that's heard. This only motivates me more and so do my coworkers. They encouraged me to continue my education and fulfill my goal of becoming a nurse. I took some classes to get used to being in the classroom and it paid off. I am about to start my nursing classes soon, so here I am again following my dream of becoming a nurse to continue to provide excellent the absolute best patent care I look forward to using my method of process improvement to further impact patient safety and to promote the best possible health outcome for my community.
    William A. Stuart Dream Scholarship
    Lydia Jackson: Associate Nursing Degree Triton College Nursing 101 Hello, and welcome to a little piece of my life. My name is Lydia Jackson, and I am a nursing student at Triton College. I would like to tell you about my journey and why I chose nursing as my future profession. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself they must provide excellent patient care there and wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life is to become a nurse and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. But life had a few changes in store for me. and 17 years later I was busy helping my children achieve their goals while putting mine on hold. After I helped my children achieve their goals, I started to focus on mine once more. I always knew I wanted to do more in life, so I applied to that beautiful hospital with the statue on top, which is now RUSH hospital and just like that, my journey began. I began my career at RUSH as a housekeeper and for 6 years, I enjoyed it. I felt like I was doing my part in keeping patients and staff safe. While working in housekeeping. I worked hard to keep everything clean in the patients' rooms; I would help the nurses with their patients when they were busy with other patients. This was when I knew my main goal was to become a nurse. I began to work my way up in the RUSH system. By this time, I was on a mission to complete my goal of becoming a nurse. One day, the director of quality asked my former boss for a position I hold today as an Infection prevention observer in the Clinical Effectiveness Department. I later found out that the chief nursing officer Angela recommended me for the position. Since coming to this department, I've won the award for our 1st annual Founders Day award for giving my all to our patients and staff, the awards are for non-clinical employee of the year, and best team of the year award. I've implemented campaigns to improve our hand hygiene compliance that have been highly successful and much more. As my team would say I hit the ground running. My improvement with the department has made me a better person in general because I have a voice that's heard. This only motivates me more and so do my coworkers. They encouraged me to continue my education and fulfill my goal of becoming a nurse. I took some classes to get used to being in the classroom and it paid off. I am about to start my nursing classes soon, so here I am again following my dream of becoming a nurse to continue to provide excellent the absolute best patent care I look forward to using my method of process improvement to further impact patient safety and to promote the best possible health outcome for my community.
    John J Costonis Scholarship
    Lydia Jackson: Associate Nursing Degree Triton College Nursing 101 Hello, and welcome to a little piece of my life. My name is Lydia Jackson, and I am a nursing student at Triton College. I would like to tell you about my journey and why I chose nursing as my future profession. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself they must provide excellent patient care there and wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life is to become a nurse and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. But life had a few changes in store for me. and 17 years later I was busy helping my children achieve their goals while putting mine on hold. After I helped my children achieve their goals, I started to focus on mine once more. I always knew I wanted to do more in life, so I applied to that beautiful hospital with the statue on top, which is now RUSH hospital and just like that, my journey began. I began my career at RUSH as a housekeeper and for 6 years, I enjoyed it. I felt like I was doing my part in keeping patients and staff safe. While working in housekeeping. I worked hard to keep everything clean in the patients' rooms; I would help the nurses with their patients when they were busy with other patients. This was when I knew my main goal was to become a nurse. I began to work my way up in the RUSH system. By this time, I was on a mission to complete my goal of becoming a nurse. One day, the director of quality asked my former boss for a position I hold today as an Infection prevention observer in the Clinical Effectiveness Department. I later found out that the chief nursing officer Angela recommended me for the position. Since coming to this department, I've won the award for our 1st annual Founders Day award for giving my all to our patients and staff, the awards are for non-clinical employee of the year, and best team of the year award. I've implemented campaigns to improve our hand hygiene compliance that have been highly successful and much more. As my team would say I hit the ground running. My improvement with the department has made me a better person in general because I have a voice that's heard. This only motivates me more and so do my coworkers. They encouraged me to continue my education and fulfill my goal of becoming a nurse. I took some classes to get used to being in the classroom and it paid off. I am about to start my nursing classes soon, so here I am again following my dream of becoming a nurse to continue to provide excellent the absolute best patent care I look forward to using my method of process improvement to further impact patient safety and to promote the best possible health outcome for my community.
    Law Family Single Parent Scholarship
    Lydia Jackson: Associate Nursing Degree Triton College Nursing 101 Hello, and welcome to a little piece of my life. My name is Lydia Jackson, and I am a nursing student at Triton College. I would like to tell you about my journey and why I chose nursing as my future profession. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself they must provide excellent patient care there and wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life is to become a nurse and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. But life had a few changes in store for me. and 17 years later I was busy helping my children achieve their goals while putting mine on hold. After I helped my children achieve their goals, I started to focus on mine once more. I always knew I wanted to do more in life, so I applied to that beautiful hospital with the statue on top, which is now RUSH hospital and just like that, my journey began. I began my career at RUSH as a housekeeper and for 6 years, I enjoyed it. I felt like I was doing my part in keeping patients and staff safe. While working in housekeeping. I worked hard to keep everything clean in the patients' rooms; I would help the nurses with their patients when they were busy with other patients. This was when I knew my main goal was to become a nurse. I began to work my way up in the RUSH system. By this time, I was on a mission to complete my goal of becoming a nurse. One day, the director of quality asked my former boss for a position I hold today as an Infection prevention observer in the Clinical Effectiveness Department. I later found out that the chief nursing officer Angela recommended me for the position. Since coming to this department, I've won the award for our 1st annual Founders Day award for giving my all to our patients and staff, the awards are for non-clinical employee of the year, and best team of the year award. I've implemented campaigns to improve our hand hygiene compliance that have been highly successful and much more. As my team would say I hit the ground running. My improvement with the department has made me a better person in general because I have a voice that's heard. This only motivates me more and so do my coworkers. They encouraged me to continue my education and fulfill my goal of becoming a nurse. I took some classes to get used to being in the classroom and it paid off. I am about to start my nursing classes soon, so here I am again following my dream of becoming a nurse to continue to provide excellent the absolute best patent care I look forward to using my method of process improvement to further impact patient safety and to promote the best possible health outcome for my community.
    Joseph Joshua Searor Memorial Scholarship
    Lydia Jackson: Associate Nursing Degree Triton College Nursing 101 Hello, and welcome to a little piece of my life. My name is Lydia Jackson, and I am a nursing student at Triton College. I would like to tell you about my journey and why I chose nursing as my future profession. There was this hospital with a beautiful statue on top of the building and I thought to myself they must provide excellent patient care there and wanted to be a part of it. One of my main goals in life is to become a nurse and I thought this would be a beautiful place to start. But life had a few changes in store for me. and 17 years later I was busy helping my children achieve their goals while putting mine on hold. After I helped my children achieve their goals, I started to focus on mine once more. I always knew I wanted to do more in life, so I applied to that beautiful hospital with the statue on top, which is now RUSH hospital and just like that, my journey began. I began my career at RUSH as a housekeeper and for 6 years, I enjoyed it. I felt like I was doing my part in keeping patients and staff safe. While working in housekeeping. I worked hard to keep everything clean in the patients' rooms; I would help the nurses with their patients when they were busy with other patients. This was when I knew my main goal was to become a nurse. I began to work my way up in the RUSH system. By this time, I was on a mission to complete my goal of becoming a nurse. One day, the director of quality asked my former boss for a position I hold today as an Infection prevention observer in the Clinical Effectiveness Department. I later found out that the chief nursing officer Angela recommended me for the position. Since coming to this department, I've won the award for our 1st annual Founders Day award for giving my all to our patients and staff, the awards are for non-clinical employee of the year, and best team of the year award. I've implemented campaigns to improve our hand hygiene compliance that have been highly successful and much more. As my team would say I hit the ground running. My improvement with the department has made me a better person in general because I have a voice that's heard. This only motivates me more and so do my coworkers. They encouraged me to continue my education and fulfill my goal of becoming a nurse. I took some classes to get used to being in the classroom and it paid off. I am about to start my nursing classes soon, so here I am again following my dream of becoming a nurse to continue to provide excellent the absolute best patent care I look forward to using my method of process improvement to further impact patient safety and to promote the best possible health outcome for my community.