BRTC Awards Leave A Legacy Scholarship

Angela Island of Jonesboro has been awarded the Leave A Legacy Scholarship.

Island is a 1999 graduate of Rosa Fort High School. She is the daughter of Rosie Dorsey and she is married to Derrick Island. Angela and Derrick have two children, Faith and Derrick Jr. She is seeking a degree in nursing.

The Leave a Legacy Scholarship was founded by the May 2015 Practical Nursing class, who had a goal to leave a legacy for future nursing students at BRTC. They saw the financial hardships nursing students face during the last semester of the nursing program due to licensure fees, and decided to form the scholarship to help offset the cost of the fees. Each graduating class has continued the legacy through fundraising activities and continued donations to the scholarship.

Congratulations, Angela!

For more information about creating or supporting a scholarship, contact Shawna Lepard at (870) 248-4026 or email her at shawna.lepard@blackrivertech.edu.