A nursing student at Beaufort County Community College has been chosen to receive a scholarship from an endowment that memorializes a student who died shortly before her graduation from BCCC.
Receiving the scholarship is Kenyetta Lynch. Lynch, 21, of Belhaven is a student in BCCC’s Associate Degree Nursing Porgram. A graduate of Northside High School, she is employed as a Certified Nurse Assistant at Autumfield of Belhaven. She is the daughter of Betty Gatlin of New Bern and Sean Fields of Belhaven. After graduating from BCCC, she hopes to work as a nurse at a hospital in eastern North Carolina.
The Shereda Tremaine Bailey Scholarship is funded by an endowment established with contributions from her friends and family. Bailey, 21 years old when she died in 2006, was a senior in BCCC’s nursing school at the time of her death. Bailey’s mother, Sheila Brooks, and her aunt, Harriet Hickey worked diligently with their entire family and numerous friends to establish this endowment within a very short period of time. They wanted to make sure that other young nursing students had an opportunity to fulfill the same dream that Shereda had – helping others.
Foundation Director, Judy Jennette stated, “Shereda’s family serves as great role models for our entire community. They have taken a tremendous personal tragedy and forged it into a legacy of hope. I stand in awe of their indomitable spirit and love for their fellow man.”
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