May 02, 2023

In October of 2021 Pat Patton and Julia Miller began deciding how best to give back to their community and who would be best served by these gifts. Moved by the heroic efforts of healthcare workers throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and inspired by the incredible care they have received from nurses over the years, they established the $10,000 Grace M Patton and Gloria J Haveman Nursing Scholarship. Named in honor of their mothers, the purpose of the scholarship is to be an incentive to beginning or completing an educational career path in nursing.

In the fall of 2022, the inaugural Patton & Haveman scholarship award was given to April Thomas, a nursing student at Miami University and employee of TriHealth. Pat & Julia had the opportunity to meet April Thomas recently and discuss the impact of this scholarship and her plans for her future. Pictured in the upper left are Pat Patton, April Thomas and Julia Miller (left to right)

The next round of the Patton & Haveman Scholarship is currently accepting applications – due date May 15th. More information about this scholarship is below.