LAFAYETTE, La., Sept. 17 -- The University of Louisiana at Lafayette issued the following news release:
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette's College of Nursing & Health Sciences has announced the inaugural recipients of the Dolores Bess Scholars award, established through a significant bequest from the estate of Dolores Bess, a 25-year faculty member and devoted advocate for nursing education, who passed away at 91 in 2024.
Bess and her husband, William, established the Dolores C. Bess Endowed Scholarship in Nursing in 2012 to support upper-level nursing students through the rigorous demands of clinical coursework. After she passed away, her estate substantially increased the endowment, enabling the College to award larger ...