RUMFORD — Kellie Lannon is this year’s recipient of the Peg Blouin Scholarship at Rumford Hospital. She is a nursing student at the University of Maine at Augusta, having entered the program in 2009.

Lannon, a graduate of Mexico High School, still resides in Mexico. She achieved GEMS status at Rumford Hospital while she was a CNA there for six years. GEMS is a program that recognizes achievement in clinical excellence, customer service, education and research, leadership and community service. In her free time, Lannon enjoys cooking and kayaking.

The Peg Blouin Nursing Scholarship was established in 2009 upon Blouin’s retirement, after 42 years as a registered nurse at Rumford Hospital. Having been a recipient of the Auxiliary scholarship, which enabled her to earn her nursing diploma, Blouin expressed a wish to give back to her community through this scholarship.

The annual award is $1250 to a basic nursing student, not one studying for an advanced degree or specialization, after that student completes a successful first semester. The recipient is chosen by a Rumford Hospital nursing panel comprising the director of nursing, the nurse manager of med/surg and the nurse manager of the emergency department. The award is based on merit and need.

Applications are open to students who have been accepted into either an associate or bachelor’s nursing program. These students must be residents of Rumford Hospital’s service area.

This is the third year the Blouin Scholarship has been awarded.

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