Giving back is a practice deeply rooted in the Chitty family. In 1990, an anonymous family member founded the Mary Seymour Kittrell Scholarship to support undergraduate nursing students. Other members of the Chitty family have given passionately to the scholarship for over three decades. This past spring, another anonymous continued the family’s philanthropic legacy as they bequeathed a generous gift to the Mary Seymour Kittrell Scholarship.

The donor grew up in a home where nursing and generosity were celebrated. “I learned the importance of nurses in the health care system at an early age,” says the donor. Over the years, they watched the Chitty family take their advocacy for nursing a step further with monetary donations. The anonymous donor is proud to honor this family by giving to the student scholarship.

“Nurses are on the front lines every day with regard to community health and well being. They have the difficult job of delicately balancing the human emotional side and the clinical side of health care for their patients and families. I am pleased to support the future nursing workforce by supporting nursing students,” shares the anonymous donor. 

Along with relieving the financial burden for BSN students, the donor hopes that the recipients of the Mary Seymour Kittrell Scholarship will one day have the chance and be inspired to participate in the virtuous cycle of giving themselves.

For more information on how you can support the College of Nursing, contact Monica Cromer, Lead Senior Director of Development.