Poplar Bluff, Missouri - Kristen Mraz, a Nursing student at Three Rivers College, has received the Allison Grace Daughhetee Memorial Scholarship. Mraz, a Poplar Bluff native, is a non-traditional (over the age of 25) student, and a returning student to Three Rivers. She received a $1,000 scholarship for the 2017-2018 school year.

“Nursing has always been a passion I have wanted to pursue,” wrote Mraz in her scholarship essay. “Nursing is not a career that just anybody should choose. Nursing is a personality. Nursing is a field that calls to you because you have the need to help others. Not only is it a rewarding and gratifying field, but becoming a nurse will give me a higher purpose as an individual.”

The scholarship was endowed in memory of Allison “Ally” Grace Daughhetee, the daughter of Three Rivers nursing graduates Ronnie and Melissa Daughhetee, who were in the process of completing their degrees when their daughter was killed in a car accident. Three Rivers College created the scholarship fund as a gift to Allison Daughhetee’s parents, announcing the endowment to the couple as they received their degrees in nursing. The scholarship is awarded annually to a non-traditional student in Three Rivers’ nursing programs.

Kristen Mraz, a non-traditional student in the Nursing program at Three Rivers College was presented with the Allison Grace Daughhetee Scholarship in August. From L-R: Michelle Reynolds, Director of Development; Kristen Mraz, scholarship recipient; Allen Brooks, board member, Three Rivers Endowment Trust; and Dr. Wesley Payne, President of Three Rivers College.