CHICAGO, IL (August 2, 2007) \u2013 Reflecting a similar commitment to higher education as reflected in scholarships awarded to dependents of employees, Covenant Retirement Communities CRC) has awarded Paul V. Peterson Scholarships to four of its employees.
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\nThe Paul V. Peterson Scholarship is awarded to employees enrolled in a class or program that supports and is beneficial to his\/her employment with CRC, an individual campus and\/or its residents.<\/p>\n
The award was created in recognition of past CRC President Paul V. Peterson and his years of commitment to the senior community. The scholarship is funded by CRC and Covenant Ministries of Benevolence (CMB).\u00a0 Total value of this year\u2019s awards is $5,000.<\/p>\n
The 2007 recipients include:<\/p>\n
Cheryl Day<\/em>, a human resources director at Covenant Village of Cromwell. The scholarship is worth $1,000 and will fund her education at the University Connecticut School of Business in Storrs, Connecticut, where she is currently working toward her certificate program for long-term care.<\/p>\n Mary Therese Brown<\/em>, the assisted living director at The Samarkand, located in Santa Barbara, Califfornia. The scholarship is worth $1,000 and will fund her education at the University of La Verne in La Verne, California, where she will pursue a master\u2019s degree in gerontology.<\/p>\n