Memorial scholarship helps regional female health students

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A $3000 scholarship is available for continuing female students who are completing any health-related undergraduate degree in the Charles Sturt Faculty of Science and Health in Orange, in regional New South Wales.

The Jill Salter Memorial Women in Rural Health Scholarship was created after the radiographer’s sudden death in a motor vehicle accident in 1988. Since then, the prize has brought hope to Charles Sturt University health sciences students for 36 years and is made possible thanks to Salter’s family and the Zonta Club of Orange, where Salter was a member.

Chief Executive of the Charles Sturt University Foundation Trust, Sarah Ansell, thanks Jill’s family and the Zonta Club of Orange for their generous and ongoing support of the University.

“Jill was greatly respected by her peers and had a lasting impact on patients and those around her, and her death was a terrible tragedy,” Ansell says.

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“We are very grateful and honoured that Jill’s memory can live on through this scholarship support in her name.”

Honouring a much-loved local

The Zonta Club’s Frances Young says it is important to the club to continue to pay tribute to Salter through the scholarship.

“Jill was a much-loved member of the club who gave so much that she became president soon after she joined,” Young says.

“We will always remember her, and this scholarship is a way we can continue to encourage health students to maximise their studies to hopefully one day contribute to health care the way Jill did.”

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Development Manager of the Charles Sturt Advancement Office Justin Williams says the relationships Charles Sturt has with its community of supporters are extremely valuable.

“The Charles Sturt community is so grateful for the generous support of our donors,” he says.

“Without it, many students would not be able to achieve their dreams of obtaining a university education.

“For our students, the university has made the scholarship application process very smooth and accessible for anyone who is curious to find out what scholarship options are available to them.

“It’s easy to find out what students might be eligible for by visiting our Charles Sturt scholarships page to view the extensive list of scholarships available.”

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Applications are open now for the Jill Salter Memorial Scholarship and close 5pm on Monday 10 February 2025.

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