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This Rebels Give, we invite you to support the UNLV School or Nursing by contributing to scholarships that break down financial barriers. One particularly meaningful opportunity is the Susie Bernhard Scholarship, created by the Bernhard family in honor of Susie Bernhard, a devoted nurse and educator.
Despite losing her eyesight to a rare genetic disease, Susie’s spirit remained unshaken. She was a beacon of strength, humor, and inspiration to those around her. To carry forward her remarkable legacy, the Bernhard family has pledged $20,000 to establish this scholarship, supporting UNLV nursing students who have overcome hardship. We need $10,000 more to fully endow it, ensuring Susie’s influence continues for years!
"My mother, Susie Bernhard, was an all-around star nurse and teacher until her eyesight was cruelly taken from her by a rare genetic disease. This scholarship, dedicated by my family to our matriarch, will go to a student at UNLV who has had to overcome adversity. Here's to those who persevere, against the sometimes unimaginably cruel hands we are dealt, in a way that makes us all Rebels."
-Bo Bernhard, PH.D. '99 '02, Interim Vice President of UNLV's Division of Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement and Interim President, UNLV Foundation