{"id":301,"date":"2013-03-06T00:00:40","date_gmt":"2013-03-06T05:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/voice\/?p=301"},"modified":"2013-09-16T12:19:41","modified_gmt":"2013-09-16T16:19:41","slug":"scholarship-in-nursing-excellence-a-continuation-of-levys-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/voice\/2013\/03\/06\/scholarship-in-nursing-excellence-a-continuation-of-levys-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Scholarship in Nursing Excellence a Continuation of Levy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Support"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dr. Louis Levy<\/p><\/div>\n

Coming from a family background in health care, it comes as no surprise that Dr. Louis Levy, former provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at VSU, took an interest in the subject.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153My dad was a cardiologist in New Orleans,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Levy said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153My mother was a registered nurse, and my wife was a registered nurse. It was only natural that I would become passionate about health care.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Levy, who served as VSU interim president from 2011-2012, recognized VSU\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s need for a new building for nursing students and became an active part in securing funds for VSU\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Health Sciences and Business Administration Building during his last years before retirement.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153For some of my time here at VSU, I was head of a department that shared a building with the College of Nursing,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153So I know their shortages and needs are acute. A new facility has been needed for some time.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

According to Levy, a considerable amount of his time as interim president was spent making others aware of the need for a new facility and securing the required funds.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It was both a campus-wide and community effort,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I encouraged local legislators, government officials, and university officials to support the construction of the Health Sciences and Business Administration Building.”<\/p>\n

The new Health Science and Business Administration Building will be located on North Campus. According to Dr. Anita Hufft, dean of the College of Nursing, the new facility is necessary to prepare the health professions programs offered at VSU.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It will facilitate improved collaborations with South Georgia Medical Center and growth opportunities for inter-professional education, practice, and research,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Hufft said.<\/p>\n

Levy also recognized a high degree of need for more nurses in the Georgia and Florida area and began working on bringing a new nursing scholarship to VSU.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The average age of current nurses is 40,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Levy said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153That means in 10 years we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll have a lot of nurses retiring. But what happens if our nursing students are up to their nose in student loans or the Pell grant runs out?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Hufft has also noticed a shortage of nurses in South Georgia and North Florida.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Institute of Medicine has called for an 80 percent Bachelor of Science in Nursing-prepared nursing workforce by 2020 in order for the nation to effectively provide access to quality health care among all Americans,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Hufft said.<\/p>\n

According to Levy, the Dorothy Cobb Levy Scholarship in Nursing Excellence, named after his mother, will provide funds for high-achieving nursing students admitted into the profession.<\/p>\n

The idea for the Dorothy Cobb Levy Scholarship was sparked by a research professorship in cardiology named after Levy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s father at Louisiana State University medical school.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153A few of his friends and colleagues were able to come up with the funds for a substantial professorship,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Levy said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153That started me thinking about developing a nursing scholarship in my mother\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s name.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Funding for the Dorothy Cobb Levy Scholarship in Nursing Excellence was initiated by Levy and his siblings. Their efforts were then matched by donors.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153In the future, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d like to see the scholarship funded at $100,000,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153That was the goal from the beginning.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

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Coming from a family background in health care, it comes as no surprise that Dr. Louis Levy, former provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at VSU, took an interest in the subject. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153My dad was a cardiologist in New Orleans,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Levy said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153My mother was a registered nurse, and my wife was a registered…

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