SCRANTON, PA-May 5, 2008.

Marywood University will increase the number of future nurses that it prepares to enter the northeastern Pennsylvania workforce, thanks to a $50,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Higher Education Foundation (PHEF) and its Nurse Faculty Lines Program. Marywood University earned the grant after participating in a competitive application process through PHEF, made possible by support from Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania.

From left to right: Dr. Ron Bulbulian, dean of the College of Health and Human Services, Marywood University; Dr. Thomas Curry, medical director-network management & provider advocacy, Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania; Dr. Peter Cimbolic, provost and vice president for academic affairs, Marywood University; and Michael Hershock, president and CEO, Pennsylvania Higher Education Foundation.