Dear Mr. Larsen:

I am writing to say thank you for your scholarship assistance. I was recently notified that I am this semester’s recipient of the Scottish Rite Scholarship Foundation of Washington Graduate Fellowship in Nursing. I can’t begin to express my joy and gratitude for having been chosen to receive this wonderful award!

It eases my mind to know that I can rid myself of some of my financial worries, and focus more on my classes. This award allows me to keep working only part time, and to borrow less money to pay for my education. I am honored to have someone invest in my future as a Family Nurse Practitioner.

While attending college to obtain my BSN my primary goal was to care for premature infants, however, after graduating in 2003 I took a position as a Float Pool RN in the hospital to gain more experience in other areas. Float pool nurses work in a variety of areas including: orthopedics, pediatrics, advance care, medical, and oncology. That experience, coupled with an ongoing desire to further my education, prompted me to apply to the Family Nurse Practitioner Program in 2007. I want to maintain a close professional relationship with my patients, while gaining more autonomy, and increasing my knowledge of the medical profession.

After graduating with a master’s degree as a Family Nurse Practitioner I want to work in a local clinic or physician’s office to gain experience as a primary care provider. I grew up in Inchelium and I am interested in improving health care on the Colville Indian Reservation. I am designing a research project for my thesis to determine if teen pregnancy is related to Native American educational attainment. In the future, I want to start a child abuse prevention program for at risk populations in order to improve parenting education, and access and continuity of child health care. I am going to continue to live and work in Washington State. It is a good fit, since my goals are ever evolving and changing, just like our weather!

Thank you again; your assistance is truly appreciated. Please express my gratitude to everyone involved for continuing to support those pursuing degrees in the nursing profession.

Sincerely,

Tiffany S. Christianson