LEWISTON – Kellie Murphy of Auburn, a student at the Central Maine Medical Center School of Nuclear Medicine, has been awarded the Society of Nuclear Medicine’s Paul Cole Scholarship.

Funded by the Society of Nuclear Medicine’s Education and Research Foundation, the scholarship was established in memory of Paul Cole, a champion of student education who died in 1986 while serving as Society of Nuclear Medicine Technologists president. The organization’s Central Chapter funded two of the 2007 scholarships.

The scholarships provides $1,000 to students enrolled in associate, baccalaureate or certificate programs in nuclear medicine technology. The scholarships are based on financial need, statements of goals, academic performance and recommendations from nuclear medicine program directors.

Murphy holds a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., and an associate degree in radiologic technology from Northern Kentucky University in Highland Heights, Ky.

Cole scholarship applicants must submit official transcripts, financial information and write a letter to the society of nuclear medicine that describes their background and goals. Murphy wrote about her educational experience prior to entering the CMMC program and her interest in nuclear medicine technology.