Scholarships
Jean Farrell Kehm Nursing Scholarship - Consists of three $750 scholarships awarded by the Medical Society Alliance to full-time students who have a financial need in the second semester junior year or first semester senior year. Awarded at Medical Society Alliance Reception.
Jack E. Barger Memorial Scholarship - Scholarship to student who is a military veteran, on active duty, or the child of a person who is a veteran or on active duty. Selected by the Nursing Foundation. Sponsored by and presented by Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW.)
Pam Abel Scholarship - To the student who has shown the greatest courage in overcoming personal obstacles in the pursuit of the nursing degree. Students nominate the candidates. Monetary award to be credited toward fall semester tuition. Selected in the spring and awarded at the Fall Scholarship Reception.
Florence deHaven Stick Memorial Scholarship - Offered each year by the Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) of Hanover and Spring Grove. Awarded on the basis of financial need, academic performance, extracurricular activities, and professional goals. Recipient must live in the service area of the VNA of Hanover & Spring Grove area, greater Hanover area, or Adams County.
Awards
Anna M. Sanderson Award - To the senior student who demonstrated the highest clinical proficiency in long-term nursing courses. Selected by the NUR 307/308/309 faculty. Presented at the April Recognition Ceremony.
Evelyn Petay Lyon Award - To the senior student with the highest overall cumulative grade point average. Only seniors who have completed 75 credits at YCP are eligible. Presented by the York County Medical Society Alliance at Spring Convocation.
Dr. William C. Langston Award - To the senior student with the highest average in Parent-Child Nursing (NUR 317/318/319) during the junior year. Selected by NUR 317/318/319 faculty. A monetary award given by the York Hospital Department of Obstetrics and awarded at Spring Convocation.
Mary E. Yeagle Award - To the graduating senior adjudged to have had the highest amount of integrity during his student nursing career. Presented at the April Recognition Ceremony.
Departmental Recognition Awards - To students who served the profession, department, or class. Not based on GPA. Nominated by faculty. Awarded at Fall and Spring Convocations.