Our story
The scholarship fund is named in honor of Noble E. Gagucas who served her community as an Operating Room Nurse for 54 years. As a working immigrant to the US from the Philippines she worked for the Veterans Administration in New York and Long Beach, UCI Medical Center, Harbor UCLA, and Kaiser Permanente . She embodied the characteristics of how Nursing professionals should engage with patients, families and other healthcare professionals, with a strong spirit, warm smile, and encouragement.