MSU-Meridian nursing student awarded Mississippi Nurses Foundation scholarship
Contact: Marianne Todd
MERIDIAN, Miss.—Mississippi State University-Meridian School of Nursing graduate student Tasi Ransom is being recognized for her leadership skills with a $1,000 Mississippi Nurses Foundation scholarship.
Besides its nine donor-advised scholarships, the MNF awards scholarships to at least one nursing student each fall and spring semester in each nursing school in Mississippi.
“It was so unexpected. I’m honored. The program is challenging, but I’m loving it. I love being here. This will help with childcare and with commuting every day,” said Ransom, a Meridian native who lives in Pearl with her husband and four children.
Ransom’s MNF scholarship is the second for the MSU inaugural cohort, which was seated last fall and is due to graduate Aug. 7. The program’s first recipient was Latrina Sherman in 2024.
Cindy Luther, teaching professor, said Ransom was selected based on her academic standing and leadership characteristics.
“She has consistently demonstrated a positive attitude and eagerness to learn,” Luther said.
David Buys, associate vice provost for health sciences and interim head of campus, said the outpouring of assistance from foundations such as the MNF has proved crucial to success for some students.
“It’s said ‘it takes a village,’ and these scholarships provide assistance in enumerable ways by helping students with the everyday expenses that can be a hardship for some,” he said. “We’re grateful to the Mississippi Nurses Foundation for its insight, dedication and determination to help students to succeed and ultimately fill critical roles in our healthcare systems.”
The MSU School of Nursing was approved by the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning to help address Mississippi’s critical healthcare personnel shortages by expanding education. The program’s inaugural cohort is comprised of 34 student nurses and is expected to grow to accommodate up to 60 students.
For more information on MSU-Meridian’s accelerated Master of Science in Nursing degree program, call 601-696-2277 or visit www.nursing.msstate.edu.
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