The University of Houston-Victoria School of Nursing recently received a $205,000 grant from the M.G. and Lillie A. Johnson Foundation in Victoria to fund scholarships and purchase state-of-the-art training equipment.

Out of that amount, $130,000 will be used to fund scholarships, and $75,000 will be used to purchase equipment, said Kathryn Tart, founding dean of the School of Nursing.

“One of the greatest needs voiced by our students has been nursing scholarships,” Tart said. “I’m very glad to be able to partner with the Johnson Foundation to meet this need.”

All $130,000 will go directly to UHV nursing students, she said.

The $75,000 will be used to purchase equipment for advanced nursing assessment courses at the Victoria campus, including a SimMan 3G, a human model capable of simulating most functions of a real body to help educate nurses in evaluating and diagnosing patients with a host of conditions.

“The generosity of the Johnson Foundation will improve the overall quality of care for patients across this area by increasing the knowledge and skill base in the nursing profession,” Tart said.

The UHV School of Nursing offers programs to allow nurses to earn bachelor’s or master’s degrees.

For more information about programs and scholarships, contact senior recruiter Tammy Neeley Whatley at 361-570-4297 or whatleyt@uhv.edu, or visit www.uhv.edu/nursing.