“There are no problems we cannot solve together, and very few we can solve by ourselves.”
— Lyndon B. Johnson
Toasts
CHATTANOOGA State Community College recently presented eight nursing students with scholarships provided by Memorial Health Care System, said college spokeswoman Phyllis Mescon. Students Julie Horton, Rose Lovelace, Mary Myers, Angela Fuller, Crystal Martens, Jaclynn Rhodes, Amy Burnett and Tara Tucker were recognized for their outstanding academic performance and commitment to the program, Ms. Mescon said.
According to Dr. Howard Yarbrough, dean of Chattanooga State’s allied health and nursing programs, the financial support provided by Memorial Health Care System allows the college to acknowledge success and encourage excellence in the classroom, Mr. Yarbrough said in a news release.
“The generosity of Memorial Health Care System is imperative because it rewards individuals who strive for scholastic distinction. Providing scholarships removes the financial burdens that most students face and ensures students can focus on their studies and prepare for the challenges they will encounter in the workplace.”
For more information about Chattanooga State Community College and its educational programs, call the Chattanooga State information hotline at 697-4404 or visit chattanoogastate.edu.
Ear to the ground
INTERESTED in learning more about Chattanooga history?
Marlene Payne of the Chattanooga History Center said there’s a downtown walking tour in the Fountain Square area that will educate residents about the history of Chattanooga and its early residents.
Maury Nicely’s Chattanooga Walking Tour and Historic Guide, which begins at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 20, will offer participants a glimpse of Chattanooga in yesteryear.
The center’s executive director and curator, Dr. Daryl Black, will serve as tour guide.
Participants will meet Dr. Black on Walnut Street at Fourth Street.
“This historically rich tour includes sites connected to early white settlement, governmental administration, the justice system, business, education, entertainment, housing, religion and the Civil War,” Ms. Payne said in the release. “From the spot where settlers gathered to name the new town to the one used for commemoration of two local heroes, there is much to see, both in present reality and in the mind’s eye.”
The fee is $3 per person. Registration is required, and the deadline is July 16. Call 265-3247, extension 10, to register.