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Recognizing that nursing students attending state-funded universities are facing ever-rising costs due to leaner higher education budgets, Emergisoft Corp. has established a $3,000 scholarship fund in the UT Tyler College of Nursing and Health Sciences. For 2004 spring and fall semesters and the 2005 spring semester, two $500 scholarships will be awarded, one each at the undergraduate and graduate level to students in nursing school at UT Tyler. A total of six students will receive scholarships from Texas-based Emergisoft, a leading provider of emergency department information systems applications. With more than 1,000 nurses nationwide utilizing Emergisoft’s EDIS technology, the company continues to be closely aligned to nurses’ educational needs, particularly at the instructional level. Emergisoft provides the information systems that manage emergency department workflow in some of the nation’s leading trauma centers including Mount Sinai and the Giuliani Trauma Center of Saint Vincent’s Hospital in Manhattan. Ash R. Huzenlaub, chairman and CEO of Emergisoft, grew up in Tyler, and his mother is a graduate of the UT Tyler College of Nursing. “We are so pleased to have a former Tyler resident like Ash, who understands the value of strong nursing educational institutions, return to his hometown and offer such a generous scholarship fund to both our undergraduate and graduate nursing programs,’’ said Dr. Linda Klotz, dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences. “With the rising cost of college tuition and related books and materials, our students will most certainly benefit from this scholarship, not only during those specific semesters but throughout their entire educational and career paths.’’ Huzenlaub, a graduate of Robert E. Lee High School, said his growth as a person and as an entrepreneur was strongly influenced by the people of Tyler. “These are people that take an active interest in the youth of the community and you do not always find that in larger cities,’’ he said. “It was the doctors, nurses, educators and other professionals of Tyler who always encouraged me to pursue my goals and to never think that any objective was beyond my reach. Now with our success at Emergisoft, we’re hoping to help others who are working hard to achieve their goals.’’ Emergisoft works daily with nurses across the country, helping hospitals improve patient care by applying cutting-edge technology to emergency departments. “Ensuring that we have highly motivated nurses, particularly given the current nursing shortage, is central to the long-term success of our nation’s healthcare system, which is why I’m very glad to be giving to these emerging healthcare providers,’’ Huzenlaub said. “I would like to encourage others to give to this program and assist these students who might not otherwise have the financial ability to complete their education.’’ Huzenlaub added: “The UT Tyler nursing program plays such a vital role in delivering expertly trained nurses to hospitals across the Southwest. Tyler represents the heart of both healthcare education and healthcare delivery for a major portion of the state of Texas, so Emergisoft is looking forward to beginning this relationship with Dr. Klotz, her college and her students. Because technology is so increasingly critical to the healthcare industry, Emergisoft and Dr. Klotz’s program have much in common, and I see opportunities for expanding our relationship in the future.’’ To qualify for an Emergisoft Scholarship, an applicant must be enrolled full-time (minimum of 12 credit hours for undergraduate students and nine credit hours for graduate students) and have a minimum GPA of 3.00 in the UT Tyler College of Nursing and Health Sciences. Scholarship application forms are available at: http://mail.uttyl.edu/scholar.nsf. Contact person: Emily Battle, (903) 565-5604
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