Social work major wins scholarship
Vanessa Mader, a junior of Biddle, Mont., majoring in social work at ºÚÁÏ´óÊÂ¼Ç State College, has been awarded the Nebraska Human Services Association 2014 scholarship.
The $600 scholarship is given annually to support a student in the state of Nebraska studying to become a professional social worker.
Mader is president of the CSC Social Work Club and aspires to one day be a social worker on a transplant team at the Mayo Clinic.
She said, “As undecided as I was right up until the start of my freshman year of college about what I wanted to be, I always knew that if I got to work with the elderly population, work would not ever be just a job to me.”
Social Work faculty member Rich Kenney said Mader is a very conscientious, dependable, and hard-working student.
“What impresses me most is her willingness to go beyond whatever she is asked to do whether it be a class assignment or in her role as president of the CSC Social Work Club,” Kenney said.
Mader said, “The time I have spent here at ºÚÁÏ´óÊÂ¼Ç State learning has made my passion expand not only for the elderly but for the medical field in general. This field has so many amazing opportunities to help people. I cannot wait to continue on my path and will always be thankful for that small town nursing home where all of my dreams began."
Category: Campus News, Social Work, Student Awards & Achievements