October 3, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MCCC AWARDS THE HELEN M. AND
EUGENE W. BEACH SCHOLARSHIP

MONROE, Mich. – Monroe County Community College has awarded the Helen M. and Eugene W. Beach Scholarship to Seemi Fatima, Ron Heiserman, Anjaya Vanslambrouck and Judith Bert.  The $1,000 scholarship may be used for tuition, books and fees.

• Fatima, originally from India, is a Monroe resident and is pursuing a degree in respiratory therapy.
• Heiserman, of Monroe, is a 1983 graduate of Monroe Catholic Central and is pursuing a degree in respiratory therapy.
• Bert is a resident of Erie and is pursuing a degree in nursing.  She is also a recipient of the Mercy Memorial Hospital Nursing Scholarship.
• Vanslambrouck, of Monroe, is pursuing a degree in nursing.

This scholarship was established by Eugene W. and Helen M. Beach to assist second-year nursing or respiratory therapy students.  Since it was established, the scholarship has been awarded to 81 students.

Helen Beach graduated as a registered nurse through a program at Maumee Valley Hospital School of Nursing that provided room, board and a small stipend.  She and her husband Eugene, a graduate of Worshem Mortuary Science School in Chicago, started a business of caring for the elderly that became the Beach Nursing Home in 1950 and grew to 192 patients. 

For more information on available scholarships and financial aid, please contact the MCCC Financial Aid Office at (734) 384-4135.  If you are interested in information about funding a scholarship, contact The Foundation at MCCC at (734) 384-4206.