UNIVERSITY NEWS - OCTOBER 2003

MEDIA CONTACT: Kristine M. McGrath
561-297-1168, kmcgrath@fau.edu

Scholarship Fund Created To Benefit FAU Nursing Students

BOCA RATON, FL (August 28, 2003) - The Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing is pleased to announce that the Mathew Forbes Romer Foundation, Inc. has created a scholarship fund for nursing students committed to the nursing of children with genetic disorders upon their graduation.
The Mathew Forbes Romer Foundation was created in 1998 to help promote and lead critical awareness, testing, counseling, and research initiatives that hold promise for the prevention and eventual cure of fatal children's genetic diseases of the brain.

"The scholarships generated from the Mathew Forbes Romer Foundation will support several of our students who will make a difference in the lives of children they are privileged to nurse…especially those with genetic disorders. We look forward to supporting the goals of this Foundation through education and eventually nursing research" said Anne Boykin, dean of FAU's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing.

For more information on the Mathew Forbes Romer Foundation Scholarship, call Maureen Oliveri at 561-297-3263 or Dr. Anne Boykin at 561-297-3206. For more information on FAU's nursing program, you may visit the College of Nursing website at www.fau.edu/nursing. The scholarship deadline is September 12, 2003.
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