Wilson family nursing scholarship open for applications

In memory of the late Roger and Sandy Wilson, the Wilson family of Aitkin created the Roger and Sandy Wilson Scholarship to help individuals better themselves. The fund is administered by Riverwood Foundation at Riverwood Healthcare Center. These scholarship funds are intended to ease the burden of tuition costs so that aspiring students or health […]

Foundation announces Zilverberg scholarship awards

Registered Nurse Adam Burke and Licensed Practical Nurses Brooke Mickelson and Allison Paquette, Riverwood Healthcare Center employees, are this year’s recipients of Riverwood Foundation’s Michael Zilverberg Healthcare Education Scholarship. Each has received an award of $3,000 to support his or her pursuit of advanced nursing education. Burke, Mickelson and Paquette were selected by Riverwood Foundation’s […]

Local nurse receives Wilson scholarship

A selection committee at Riverwood Foundation awarded the first scholarship for the Roger D. Wilson Scholarship Fund.  Rhonda Hamann-Lease, Riverwood clinic triage nurse,  received a $2,000 scholarship for pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Nursing at the College of  St. Scholastica. Pictured from left are Steve Wilson, Rhonda Hamann-Lease and Sandy Wilson. The scholarship fund was created […]