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Mary Ann Lottes Nursing Scholarship
Mary Lottes was raised on the family farm in
Illmo-Scott City, Missouri. After Mary Ann
graduated from Fornfelt High School, she
remained at home to assist her mother in raising
her three younger sisters, and to help out on the
farm. Mary Ann had a strong aspiration to attend
college and receive a nursing degree. However, due
to the depression, her family was not financially able
to manage the expense of a college education.
Mary Ann and Dennis E. Lottes were married in
1948. Dennis served in the Marine Corps in World
War II and the Korean conflict. In the line of duty
in Korea, Dennis lost his left foot from a grenade
explosion. Mary Ann joined him at a hospital in
California to care for him until he was stable
enough to return home to Scott City.
Before his death in 1985, Dennis suffered from
congestive heart failure and lung cancer. Mary Ann
cared for him while working full time and raising
four daughters. She worked hard to ensure that all
four of her daughters could do what she could
not—receive a college degree.
Mary Ann’s dream of receiving a nursing degree
may not have been realized, but she was a nurse at
heart. Her compassion for
her husband and the
caring for her elderly
in-laws until they passed,
demonstrated what nursing
truly represents.
Compassion, caring and
spiritual guidance are what
Mary Ann portrayed every
day to her family and
friends. She was their advocate when it was time to
make critical health decisions, and she was there to
hold their hands as they passed away.
Upon her death on Januray 26, 2010, the family of
Mary Ann Lottes created this scholarship in memory
of their mother. Their intention is to assist a
nursing student who portrays the qualities of
compassion, caring, advocacy and spiritual guidance—someone
who can make a difference in the
lives of patients and families as their mother did.
The Mary Ann Lottes Nursing Scholarship is an
annual scholarship to be used to assist individuals
enrolled in the SoutheastHEALTH College of
Nursing & Health Sciences in the nursing program.
Tom Welch Radiography Scholarship
The Thomas Welch Radiography Scholarship was
established by the friends of Tom at Southeast-
HEALTH in recognition of Tom’s contributions
in the field of Radiology. Tom retired in 2010 after
nearly 36 years as Southeast’s Director of Radiology.
Tom’s journey at Southeast began in July of 1974.
Since then, he has overseen major improvements in
the Hospital’s Radiology Department. “It has been
an evolutionary process,” Tom says. “Healthcare has
changed drastically since 1974.”
The Radiology Department has expanded from
about 5,000 square feet to its current space of
25,000 square feet. When he joined the staff about
10,000 Radiology exams were performed annually.
Today, that figure is more than 100,000. During
Tom’s tenure he saw the introduction of Ultrasound,
CAT scan and MRI as well as an expanded
Nuclear Medicine Department with state-of-the-art
equipment.
Tom is a lifelong learner and teacher. This scholarship
is dedicated to his spirit of mentoring students
and enhancing the life and health of others.
The Thomas Welch
Radiography
Scholarship was
established in 2010
as an endowed
scholarship to be
used to assist
individuals enrolled
in the Southeast-
HEALTH College of
Nursing & Health
Sciences Radiology
curriculum.
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There are many ways to fund a scholarship.
If you or your family would like to offer a
scholarship to students entering the healthcare
field, please contact Mary Burton-Hitt
at (573) 986-6626 or mburton@sehealth.org.