USF Nursing student receives PNAGF scholarship

University of South Florida College of Nursing graduate student, Teresita Hardin, BSN, RN, received the Philippine Nurses Association of Gulf Coast Florida (PNAGF) scholarship. Hardin was recognized for the award during PNAGF’s 2012 Annual Scholarship and Care Awards held at the Innisbrook Golf & Spa Resort in Tampa on Dec. 7.

“I feel blessed of being a PNAGF scholar,” Hardin said. “I believe that in this country nothing will stop an individual from achieving their goal as long as they work hard to accomplish it. Believing in one’s self and giving it your best is the key.”

PNAGF gives these scholarships to nursing students who work hard and share their compassion and knowledge in patient care. In the past few years, more than a dozen students from USF College of Nursing have received this type of award.

Hardin said this grant will help her pay for tuition fees, books and other school supplies. “I appreciate all the efforts of the PNAGF organization in making this possible,” Hardin said. “Through my current membership I hope to help the organization in any possible way and be a part of producing more scholars in the future.”

PNAGF is an organization that helps promote a positive image of nursing to the community, helps unify and strengthen friendships among Filipino and American nurses, help promote professional career advancement and leadership of Filipino nurses, and helps support and provide assistance to worthy causes determined by the PNAGF Executive Board.