School of Nursing & Health Studies <\/a>in their daughter\u2019s name. \u201cI was so proud Jessica had just graduated as a nurse, as we all know nurses are heroes,\u201d Hammons said. \u201cI am a social worker and Conrad worked in health care and I was so glad she went into the field. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cThis scholarship is a celebration of that \u2014 and it will also give us \u2018gazillions of grandchildren.\u2019\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because of their generosity and the impact their scholarship will make on future students, Hammons and Brown have been named recipients of UW Bothell\u2019s 2022 Legacy Award. The annual award recognizes individuals or families who contribute their time, service and philanthropy \u2014 and who encourage others to similarly support the University. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Support for struggling students <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The scholarship is intended to help students who are struggling financially, as Hammons herself was a struggling single mother when she pulled herself through college and graduate school in the 1980s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI raised Jessica myself, before I met Conrad when she was 10 years old,\u201d Hammons said. \u201cThere were times when I had to decide whether to pay rent or afford to eat. I can\u2019t tell you how poor we were. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhenever we wanted a treat, we would go down to the local Pizza Hut,\u201d she recalled. \u201cI still remember the personal pan pizzas were $1.75, and we would split it. That was our big \u2018splurge,\u2019\u201d she laughed, \u201cbut we loved it and we had a good time.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
She hopes that this scholarship will give other people more good memories, like the trips she had to Pizza Hut with her daughter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI don\u2019t want it to just go to tuition,\u201d she said. \u201cI hope it helps pay a utility bill, puts gas in someone\u2019s car or gives someone their own personal pan pizza when they need it.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mentors make an impact <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Hammons and Brown are happy to support students at UW Bothell \u2014 a school with which they feel a deep connection. \u201cJessica didn\u2019t just get a great education, she also got great mentors in professors,\u201d Hammons said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
One in particular stands out in Hammons\u2019 memory, Andrea Kovalesky, associate professor emeritus from the School of Nursing & Health Studies. \u201cJessica confided in her and told her things she didn\u2019t even tell me,\u201d Hammons said. \u201cShe told her that she was struggling with her sobriety, which I never knew.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kovalesky also had a relationship with Hammons. A former veteran, Kovalesky had always included a chapter about veteran health in her classes. When Jessica heard about this, she immediately thought of her mother who spent a significant portion of her career working at the Veterans Administration Hospital. \u201cAfter Jessica told Andrea about my history, Andrea invited me to speak to two of her classes about my experience with veterans from a clinical standpoint,\u201d Hammons said. \u201cSo after Jessica died, I felt comfortable reaching out to Andrea, and she helped me get her diploma. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cInside the envelope that held the diploma,\u201d she recalled, \u201cwas a handwritten letter from David Allen, the dean of NHS at the time. It just oozed compassion \u2014 it\u2019s actually what first sparked the idea of the endowment.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The scholarship has already helped one student and will continue to help many more. \u201cWe are so grateful to Mary and Conrad for their support of UW Bothell and our students,\u201d said Rebecca Ehrlichman Blume, vice chancellor for Advancement. \u201cThey are an integral part of the School of Nursing & Health Studies community, and their gift will result in generations of future nurses and health care leaders.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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