Washington Woman’s Club Scholarship awarded

Jessica Pierce has been awarded the Washington Woman’s Club Scholarship to attend Beaufort County Community College this fall.

The scholarship is awarded through the Washington Woman’s Club Endowment, established in 1999. The fund provides an annual scholarship to a second year nursing student living in Beaufort County. Recipients must have a 3.5 grade point average and be willing to work in Beaufort County for one year after they graduate from the nursing program.

Pierce, 28, is a student in BCCC’s Associate Degree Nursing Program. A graduate of Bertie High School, Pierce also holds bachelor’s degrees in exercise and sports science and recreation and leisure studies. She hopes to work as a geriatric nurse after completing her studies at BCCC. She is employed as a consultant in the Memory Care Program at Heartfields of Cary. She and her husband, Al, live in Washington.

“I cannot say ‘thank you’ enough to the Washington Woman’s Club for their generosity and kindness,” she said. “I am honored to receive your assistance to help me pursue my dream of becoming a nurse. I will not let you down.”