Betsy Watson Scholarship awarded to Truckee nursing student - 2010

The $1,000 scholarship grant honors the memory of Elizabeth “Betsy” Watson, a long-time professional nurse, nursing educator and nursing administrator at Tahoe Forest Hospital in Truckee.

Mr. Amundsen graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno in December 2010 with a Bachelors of Nursing Degree, and is currently attending a preceptorship in the perioperative department at Tahoe Forest Hospital. He plans to work locally as a registered nurse.

“My wife and I have lived in Truckee for over 25 years. She has worked in the emergency department at Tahoe Forest Hospital for as long as I have known her. The positive work environment and dedication to patient care our hospital offers to our town is a blessing from which we all benefit,” Amundsen said. “I look forward to having the opportunity to be able to serve the people of our town as soon as possible.”

His selection was made by a panel comprised of Anne Knudsen, recently retired from Tahoe Forest Hospital, Kathy Bender and Tom Watson of the Truckee Sunrise Rotary Club and Janet Van Gelder of the Truckee Rotary Club.

The Betsy Watson Nursing Scholarship has now been established as a fund within the Truckee Rotary Foundation. Tax-deductible contributions will grow within an endowment which will allow an increasing number of scholarships to be awarded in the future.

Tax-deductible contributions may be sent to the Truckee Rotary Foundation, P. O. Box 3210, Truckee, CA 96160. Please indicate the desired intention of the contribution.

— Submitted to aedgett@sierrasun.com

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