laura noldLaura Nold, assistant professor of nursing at Missouri Western State University, recently received a scholarship from the Mosaic Life Care Foundation. 

The 2023 Lowell C. Kruse Healthy Choices. Healthy Lives. Scholarship provides financial assistance to a first-year, full-time graduate student studying in areas leading to improved quality of life for the residents of the Mosaic Life Care service region. This includes careers in health care administration, early childhood development, not-for-profit management and educational leadership. 

Nold is currently pursuing her Doctorate of Nursing Practice with a focus on leadership and innovations in healthcare. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2010 and a Master of Science in Nursing-Health Care Leadership in 2014, both from Missouri Western. She is currently pursuing her Doctorate of Nursing Practice with a focus on leadership and innovations in healthcare. 

Missouri Western State University is a student-centered learning community preparing individuals for lives of excellence through applied learning. Missouri Western is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit missouriwestern.edu.