Congratulations - 2008 Scholarship Raffle Prize Winners

Case Manager of the Year and Scholarship Committee

Sue Bartlett, LCSW, CRC, Committee Chairperson

Please think about your colleagues and decide who you believe deserves your nomination to be ”Case Manager of the Year” in 2008!!! The minimum criteria for this award are two years active membership in CMSNE and five years of current work experience in Case Management. Do not be shy, you are encouraged to nominate yourself as well as peers and esteemed others.

The Case Management Society of New England (CMSNE) will provide up to 6 scholarships per year, not to exceed $500.00 each, total scholarships per year not to exceed $3,000.00. Applications for scholarships can be for participation in local, regional and national workshops/conferences, self-study courses, graduate school, review course or certification exam. Applicants must be current members of CMSNE. The committee will accept applications throughout the year and will review each application and respond to the applicant, within 30 days of the application’s receipt in the Chapter office. Please forward your applications to Maureen Ferguson; all six scholarships are still available for 2008.   Download a scholarship application. 

The fund continues to be replenished through fundraising efforts. We have a wonderful raffle each year and give prizes including conference registrations and other items and gifts donated by Vendors and Supporters throughout the region. Nancy Benoit contacted Law Publishers and they are donating a registration to the 2009 Workers Comp Summit Conference, held annually at Sugarloaf Resort in Maine, (a $350.00- $375.00 value). Sandi Lowery has again donated a complimentary Case Management Certification Prep Course valued at $265.00. Liz Dumas will be approaching the publishers for donated copies of the Physicians Desk Reference. We are offering quarter page ads in our conference brochure and opportunities for newsletter articles as incentives for donations. We will be initiating our raffle ticket sales at the March 12, 2008 Building Strategies Conference. We hope to increase raffle ticket sales at chapter meetings and other gatherings throughout the 2008 year prior to our annual conference. Please send ideas for donations to members of the Committee through Maureen Ferguson. Thank you on behalf of the CMOY and Scholarship Committee.

If you are an active CMSNE member and would like to be considered for a scholarship you need to review the eligibility requirements and complete the application process.

THIS IS A MEMBER-ONLY BENEFIT. FUNDING IS AVAILABLE TO ACTIVE & ELIGIBLE CMSNE MEMBERS BASED ON CRITERIA OUTLINED IN POLICY #19-99. APPLY NOW!

Policy #19-99, Educational Scholarship Program can be downloaded by clicking here.  The application form is included in this document.

Scholarship Recipients

2008

       Margaret St. Coeur, received $500 to offset the expense of registration 

       to the CMSA Annual Conference held during June 2008 in Orlando, FL.

       Christine Greenwood, received $500 to offset the expense of registration   

       to the CMSA Annual Conference held during June 2008 in Orlando, FL.

2007

        Judith Goldstein, received $500 to offset the expense of registration to   

       the CMSA Annual Conference held during June 2007 in Denver, CO.

         Nancy Benoit, received $500 to off the expense of lodging and meals 

       associated with her attendance at the 27th annual National Workers' 

       Compensation and Occupational Medicine Conference held during July 2007 

       in Hyannis, MA.

         Wanda Quatrale, received $250 to offset the expense of registration to 

       the CMSA Annual Conference held during June 2007 in Denver, CO.

         Mary Lou Cunningham, received $449 to offset the expense of 

       registration to the CMSA Annual Conference held during June 2007 in 

       Denver, CO.

Fall 2006

Ellen Pothier, received $500 to help defray the cost of registration to The Quality Colloquium to be held on August 20-23, 2006 at Harvard University.

Elizabeth Dumas received funding to cover the cost of an online Cancer Basics online course offered by the Oncology Nursing Society and registration to the 2007 CMSNE Annual conference.

Spring 2006

Alice Muh, received two overnight accommodations at the Sea Crest Resort in No. Falmouth, MA and a complimentary registration to the 2006 CMSNE Annual Conference.

Paula Berry, received two overnight accommodations at the Sea Crest Resort in No. Falmouth, MA and a complimentary registration to the 2006 CMSNE Annual Conference.

Fall 2005

Marilyn Webb, received $500.00 to help defray the costs of attending AASHA annual conference in San Antonio Texas in November, 2005.

Spring 2005

Rita Moriarty of Rhode Island is one of our spring scholarship winners. She has been a Core Planning Committee member of the Rhode Island Extension and a member of CMSNE since 1999. Rita is a full time hospital based Case Manager at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. Her scholarship is for attendance at the CMSNE 16th Annual Conference in Manchester, NH 9/15-16/2005 and two nights accommodations.

Jill Hancock is our other spring scholarship winner. She is a member of the New Hampshire Extension. She has served on the Newsletter committee and has contributed two articles to professional journals. Jill is employed as the Associate Director of Clinical Programs for Best Doctors in Boston, Massachusetts. Her scholarship is $500.00 towards her tuition for a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Medical University of the Americas.

Fall 2004

Shelia Bennion for participation in an MBA online study program through the University of Phoenix. 

Bette Trenholm to assist with expenses for “Quality Through Leadership” conference in October.

Spring 2004

Cheryl Humphrey received $245 to cover the expenses associated with a self-study program entitled Professional Legal Nurse Consulting Course – Essential Independent Study Materials offered through American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants.