NORTON, Mass. — Adeline Takantjas, member of the Wheaton Class of 2029 and an aspiring nurse practitioner, has earned the 2026 Sturdy Health Nursing Scholarship Award. She is a resident of Belmont.
Given annually to a high-achieving sophomore, this award includes a renewable $5,000 scholarship, an opportunity for paid summer employment, internship support and full-time employment after graduation. Takantjas’s achievement was announced during the nursing program’s White Coat Ceremony, which celebrates students’ transition to clinical training.
“It was wonderful to have all that support,” Takantjas said. “And having a guaranteed job at Sturdy really helps me feel that putting in all this work is going to be worth it.”
Like her peers, Takantjas also received the prestigious white coat. The new attire celebrates the nursing program’s sophomores for their extensive academic training as well as their personal commitment to helping others, marking their progress as they build careers in the healthcare industry.For more information, visit wheatoncollege.edu.
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