MANSFIELD, PA— Amanda Manning of Rome, PA is the 2015 recipient of the Robert Packer Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Scholarship, given by the Linderman-McGlenn Family Trust, to a student from Bradford County.
Manning, a 2009 Mansfield University graduate, is pursuing her Master’s in Nursing Education at MU, while working at Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre.
The selection committee, using a criteria based on leadership, team work, nursing values, skills and professionalism, work ethic and community involvement, among other factors, selected Manning and awarded her the $10,000 scholarship.
“Being a full-time mom, wife, nurse and part-time student is not easy, but it is rewarding,” Manning said. “I look forward to using my degree to teach both new and experienced nurses and to continue to strive for excellence and to make a difference at Robert Packer Hospital.”
JeanMarie (Linderman) Warpus of Scranton, PA has spearheaded the scholarship effort, which was first awarded last year.
Warpus graduated from the Robert Packer Hospital School of Nursing in 1962, before it was affiliated with Mansfield University, and gives the education and training she received much of the credit for allowing her a rewarding career that included being named national Orthopedic Nurse of the Year in 1979, publishing 16 articles in professional journals and travelling internationally to participate in seminars.
She is the niece of Montague and Amelia Linderman. The Linderman and McGlenn family names go back centuries in Troy and Bradford County, PA and are known for their hard work and love of their community. Thanks to this scholarship fund, their names and their good works will continue and benefit the area for many years to come.
“If you go in the history, we have people tied to this area (Troy and Bradford County) since the 1700s,” Warpus said. “It’s important that this be a continuing part of the family history.”
“When I travelled take part in these seminars, instructors would ask me where I graduated from,” she added. “Almost every one of them knew the reputation of the Robert Packer and Guthrie. I hope this scholarship fund inspires nurses to set goals and reach out and go further because it’s going to help somebody.”
Manning says that she always planned on pursuing an advanced degree and Nursing Education seemed like a natural path, as did attending Mansfield.
“I come from a long line of educators,” she said. “My great-grandmother was a teacher in a one room schoolhouse. She graduated from Mansfield when it was a Normal School. My grandfather also graduated from Mansfield and taught physical-education and driver’s education. My mother graduated from Mansfield with an educational degree and combined her love of learning and quilting and now teaches quilt classes. I think my family history had a little something to do with my path selection and I could not be happier with it.”
“I hope that, through the publicity for this scholarship fund, the public becomes aware of what a nurse needs education-wise, support-wise and finance-wise,” Warpus said. “I also hope it lights a fire in people thinking about nursing and opens doors for them and that it provides a nest egg for somebody who couldn’t have done it otherwise. I know that would make Uncle Monty and Aunt Amelia very happy.”
Contributions to the scholarship fund are welcome and can be sent to the RPH School of Nursing Scholarship Trust, Citizens & Northern Bank, 90-92 Main Street, Wellsboro, PA 16901.