Christian County high school graduates are eligible for a scholarship awarded through the Taylorville Memorial Foundation for students interested in nursing. The Carolyn M. Butterfield Trust Nursing Scholarship is awarded to a student who has graduated from a Christian County high school and is enrolled in a 2 or 4 year college or university.  Applicants must be in or have completed their first year in a nursing program.

Carolyn M. Butterfield was a charter member of the St. Vincent Memorial Hospital Foundation and according to Raedena Ryan, executive director of the Taylorville Memorial Foundation. She also understood the importance of a rural hospital. Butterfield provided an endowment funding annual scholarships.  It was her wish to financially assist Christian County students pursuing a career in health care, in the field of nursing.

The deadline to apply is April 1st. The application is available on the foundation’s website at memorial.health/tmf. For more information contact the foundation office at 217-707-5271.