ellowships for summer stud: at heart disease nursing work shops have been awarded to II nurses from eight cities in Lou isiana, it was announced Tues day by the Louisiana Heart As sociation.
Dr. Homer J. Dupuy, associa tion president, said that - the fellowship winners will attenc cardiovascular disease work shops at either Catholic uni versity in Washington, D. C; a the Colorado university school of nursing, Denver, or the Children's hospital at the Houstor Medical center.
Dr. Dupuy said that the fellowships range from $200 tc $275 and are being awarded foi the third consecutive year, "tc assist the Louisiana nursing profession to keep pace with the latest advances in the care of heart patients."
Fellowships were awarded to nurses from Shreveport, New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Monroe, Lafayette, Huston, Jennings and Opelousas.
Sister Henrietta Guyot, R.N., director of the Louisiana State university department of nursing, said that "many of the winners are in supervisory positions, where trfey will be able
to nass nn the infnrmatinn
learned to other nurses."
The fellowship winners, where they are working, and \the inT stitutions at which they will study a^re:
Miss ■ Angela Alvarado, instructor of nursing, Hotel Dieu school of nursing in New Orleans—Catholic- university.
Mrs. Helen R. Bigelow, general staff nurse, Veterans Administration Center in Shreveport—Colorado university.
Sister Mary Bonaventure, supervisor of nursing service, Opelousas General hospital-Catholic university.
Sister Brigida Corcoran, medical-surgical nursing supervisor, St. Francis hospital in Monroe-Colorado university.
Miss Alice Hathaway, staff nurse, Our Lady of the Lake hospital in Baton Rouge—Catholic university.
Mrs. Celie T. Kaplan, head nurse, Lafayette Charity hospital—Colorado university.
Mrs. Margaret LeBlanc, assistant recovery room supervisor, Charity hospital of New Orleans.—Medical Center, Houston.
Mrs. June J. Moore, public health nursing supervisor, Lincoln parish health unit in Huston—Colorado university.
Mrs. Marguerite A. Robinson, supervisor of staff nurses, Jefferson Davis parish health unit in Jennings—Catholic university.
Mrs. Mary Evelyn Tunis, nurse-instructor,. practical nursing program of New Orleans public schools—Catholic university.
