Vivian L. Gilbert Memorial Endowed Scholarship in Nursing

Vivian L. Gilbert immigrated to the United States from Finland in 1909 and found a home in Tonopah, Nevada in 1922. There were two sons in the family when they moved to Reno in 1936. Her son Dick has established this fund in her memory. Vivian was very outgoing, had many friends, and served as a volunteer at St. Mary’s Hospital for more than fifty years. Recipients shall be juniors or seniors majoring in the Orvis School of Nursing and have a minimum 3.0 GPA.