Laurie T. Wessel and Lynn Marie Wessel Vickers Scholarship
This scholarship was established in 2013 by Janet Wessel Krejci, dean, Mennonite College of Nursing, to honor her sisters, who both died young from complications of lupus. They were both amazing and fearless fighters, champions, role models, loving sisters, and friends. They are missed daily, but what they taught Janet and others was the enormous and powerful difference nurses and other health care professionals can make when they truly listen and see the complexity of the vulnerable human before them. The purpose of this scholarship is to assist students with financial support so they can focus on becoming the best possible nurse they can be and learn the power of making a difference when focused on advocating for patients and their families in their most vulnerable moments.