Iris Meda Memorial Scholarship
The Iris Meda Memorial Scholarship is available through the UCM Alumni Foundation. This scholarship shall be used to provide scholarship support to students pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Nursing. To be eligible, a student must be in good academic standing, have a minimum GPA of 3.0, and submit a 500-word essay on how Iris Meda’s resilience, service, and sacrifice is relevant to your own lived experience or personal goals. This scholarship was generously provided by alumni Michael ’84 and Jill ’82 Johnston.
- Award
- Varies
- Deadline
- 03/15/2024
- Supplemental Questions
- This scholarship has been established in honor of Iris Meda, beloved mother, wife, and sister. Iris is a hero who paid the ultimate price in her dedication to training nurses. She was a registered nurse whose earthly body succumbed to Covid-19 after contracting the virus when she came out of retirement at the age of 70 years, to help train aspiring nurses to meet the needs of our community. Iris graduated from New York City College in 1984 and was devoted to the nursing profession until she retired from North Texas Job Corps in January 2020. With the Covid-19 pandemic beginning shortly after her retirement, and the need for experienced nurses to train aspiring nurses, Iris decided to help teach Nursing Skills for Collin College at Anna High School and Allen High School. It was during this time that she contracted Covid-19 in her classroom. She tested positive on October 14th, 2020 and was hospitalized by October 17th, 2020. Iris transitioned to heaven on November 14th, 2020, exactly one month after testing positive. Please write a 500-word essay on how Iris' resilience, service, and sacrifice is relevant in your own lived experience or personal goals.