As he applied to the SIUE School of Nursing, a plaque hanging in the hallway caught the eye of Joseph Strohmeyer. Upon further inspection, the freshman student realized the plaque announced a scholarship that had been named in honor of his grandmother, Shirley Strohmeyer, in 1996.
During her tenure as an advisor in the School, Shirley Strohmeyer was endearingly referred to as “mother hen.” Her family always knew she was a committed staff member who was devoted to helping students. However, they had never heard of the School’s almost 20-year-old scholarship paying tribute to their mother and grandmother: the Shirley Strohmeyer Memorial Nursing Scholarship. Read more about the revitalized scholarship.