AdventHealth University
Associate's degree program
2024 – 2026
Majors:
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Christine Thompson
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FinalistChristine Thompson
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FinalistBio
Christine Thompson- Born in Conway SC to her mother Angela Jones while she was stationed in the military. Christine is studying to become a Registered Nurse, Previously a medical Assistant in the oncology unit and currently A Specialty Support Advocate. Holds Licenses as a Phlebotomist, Certified Medical Assistant and Pharmacy technician. Overcame Child Abuse, Domestic Violence, & Homelessness both as a child and an adult. Challenged roads that seemed like dead ends but were in turn learning guides. Personal traits are such a caring spirit, a golden heart and staying positive. Always smiling and helping everyone around her. Never judging anyone as everyone comes from different walks of life and she has been down many of her own learning paths. Never letting anyone see her as another statistic of a single mother of three. Always reminding others that your past creates your character. She is known for chasing her wildest dreams and making sure she absorbs all the knowledge that she can hold. Understands that materialistic things come and goes but knowledge is power and also something that can never be taken away. Making her more motivated and determined to be the best person/mother and nurse she can be.
Education
Miscellaneous
Desired degree level:
Bachelor's degree program
Medical school interest:
No
Career
Miscellaneous
Dream career field:
Medical Practice
Has nursing license:
No
Linda Fontenot Memorial Scholarship
Three months before the pandemic I lost it all. I was married with three children and working as a lab medical assistant. Due to domestic violence I had to leave my job and seek shelter. I was living in a new environment at a domestic violence shelter with my three kids in one room. As I was
transitioning the world shut down. I was beyond devastated. Being in a new area with no
resources, no family, no friends and we were now not allowed outside. I had no transportation so I had to walk to the store and could only buy groceries daily as we couldn’t have food in our rooms, and they were to be stored in the community pantry. The community pantry was constantly empty as many other families were stealing each other’s food. I overcame the cards that I was dealt in such an unexpected pandemic. I could have given up, I thought about giving up many times. I decided to try my best to move forward and stay positive.
Afterall my 3 reasons why in life for everything are my kids: Christian, Faith & Grace. I’m tearing up thinking about how far I have come now with a roof over my head. I strive to not only give my children a better life but to beat the generational curses that are bestowed upon me. I have such a caring spirit, a golden heart as I call it. I was always meant to be the nurse that you remembered and helped you in your mist of need. I was always meant to help others, love on others and be the support in the hospital that is very much needed. This scholarship will allow me to achieve my goals of being the nurse that I know I am supposed to be. It will allow me to have a brighter future as I do desire to be a homeowner and provide my kids with a stable environment. Dreams are meant to be
chased and come true.
I want to be the person my children look up to and want to be like when they grow up. I never wanted to be their superhero more until life made me understand, patience, gratitude and a new outlook on life. This scholarship would allow me to not be called a statistic aka divorced single mother of three instead I would be called Christine Thompson Registered Nurse.