Carolyn Thornton Memorial Nursing Endowed Scholarship Established at UA Hope-Texarkana
/The family of Carolyn Thornton recently donated $20,000 to establish the Carolyn Thornton Memorial Nursing Endowed Scholarship at the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana. The donation is given in memory of Carolyn Cox Thornton, a longtime nursing instructor at Red River Vocational-Technical College (now UAHT). “Because she was born in Texarkana and lived in or around Hope for most of her life, mom had a deep connection to this area and the people here,” Carolyn’s daughters said. Ms. Thornton helped better the lives of many students through education as an instructor in the Practical Nursing Program at Red River Vo-Tech for 25 years. As a testament to her love for her profession and dedication to her students, Ms. Thornton was named the Hempstead County Teacher of the Year in 1991. “All the Thornton girls and their children were blessed to have her as our nurse, teacher, mother, and grandmother. Our family sincerely hopes this scholarship will inspire each recipient to strive to make the most of life’s opportunities and to be a kind and caring nurse,” the family said.
Hempstead, and Cass Counties benefitted from this event. Express surpassed its goal of 1,500 toys with a total of 2,001 toys. Red River Credit Union, Commercial Manufacturing, Jack Yates Drywall, Texana Bank, Ocean Canyon Properties, JCM Industries, Humco Holding, White Sign Company, Miller County Treasurer, Caraustar Atlanta, Housing Authority of Texarkana, Texas, and Guardians of the Children MC Sulphur River Chapter assisted Express Employment Professionals with this toy drive as well as other individuals in the community.
