New Nursing Student Endowment Honours Life Of Longtime Comox Valley Nurse

A new nursing student endowment at North Island College has been established, honouring the life of a longtime Comox Valley nurse.

To honour her memory and legacy of a life spent caring for others, the family of Renee Robertson has set up a new endowment through the NIC Foundation for students in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.

Every year, five eligible students will each receive $2,000 through the Renee Robertson Memorial Nursing Bursary.

Renee graduated as a registered nurse in 1976, the same year she married her husband Gordon, who says he considers himself lucky to have been able to call her his life-partner for 47 years.

Last June, Renee died shortly after being diagnosed with cancer.

She and Gordon came to Canada in 1987 from Scotland, originally moving to the Prairies before calling the Comox Valley home in 2007.

She worked as a nurse at Cumberland Lodge, retiring after more than 10 years there.

In a release, NIC says her family hopes her passion for nursing, dedication to volunteering and boundless kindness will live on through the endowment they created in partnership with the North Island College Foundation for future BSN students.

“The Renee Robertson Memorial Nursing Bursary is a wonderful tribute to Renee Robertson’s passion for her profession and, through the support these bursaries will offer NIC students in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program, a lasting legacy for our whole community,” said Diane Naugler, NIC Foundation Executive Director.

To learn more, visit North Island College.