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Nursing Receives
$2.5 Million to
Support Scholarships
Gift is second largest in SoN history
The School of Nursing received a $2.5 million gift from the estate of the late
Mary K. Field to support scholarships for undergraduate and professional nursing
students. This is the second largest gift to the School in its 99-year history.
The gift has been approved for matching funds through the President’s
Scholarship Program, which will double the impact of the Field Scholarship.
“The School of Nursing deeply celebrates the generosity and the vision of
Mary K. Field,” said Dean Connie Delaney, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI. “The Mary K.
Field and Cyrus A. Field Scholarship significantly empowers the school to
address the nursing workforce shortage for entry-level nurses, advanced
nurse practitioners, and nursing faculty. This gift is particularly timely as the
school graduated its first classes in two new professional degree programs
in December 2007—the masters of nursing and the doctor of nursing practice
(DNP). This scholarship, which also enhances the resources for students in the
baccalaureate program offered at the Twin Cities and Rochester campuses,
will ultimately add breadth and depth to nurses—and their ability to transform
health care within interprofessional teams.”
Mary Kutz Field was born and raised in Bloomington, Minnesota, where her
parents were truck farmers. She graduated from Bloomington High School
and received her nurse’s training at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital. She became
an Army nurse during World War II. Her service included caring for troops in
Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge. She later became a nurse anesthetist.
Mary and her husband Cyrus Adams Field met and married in Fergus
Falls, Minnesota, where Cyrus practiced law. They were married for 41 years.
A respected lawyer, Cyrus served as president of the Minnesota State Bar
Association during the early 1960s. During their later years, the Fields relocated
to Florida. Following her husband’s death, Mary remained in Florida where
she passed away in June 2007 at the age of 86.
In addition to the gift to SoN, the Fields’ estate also included a $250,000
gift to support the general University of Minnesota Scholarship Fund.
Mary and Cyrus Field have given $2.5 million to support
scholarships for SoN students.
President’s Scholarship Match
Doubles Gift Impact
Gifts of $25,000 or more that meet the qualifications are
eligible for the President’s Scholarship Match. Such a gift
is used to create an endowment fund. About 5 percent of
the fund’s market value is paid out annually to fund the
scholarship. Each year, the University matches this payout
to double the impact of the gift.
For more information, call Laurel Mallon, SoN Director of
Development, at 612-624-2490
Caring for Nursing’s Future
Endowment funds are the financial cornerstone for the
School of Nursing. They provide ongoing support for use
in attracting top students, retaining world-class faculty,
and fueling research and discovery. When a donor makes
an endowment gift, a new fund is created and invested by
the U of M Foundation to benefit the School of Nursing.
Providing a dependable resource for the School of Nursing,
investment returns are added back to the principal to
promote growth. A portion of the fund’s value is paid
annually to support the nursing program.
Typical Gift Amounts for
Endowed Funds*
Faculty Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000,000
Faculty Professorship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000,000
Faculty Fellowship. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $500,000
Named Research Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200,000
Named Lecture Series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100,000
Named Fellowship. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100,000
Named Scholarship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,000
* Endowments also may be established for other purposes.
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