Student Secures NJ Sharing Network Scholarship
PARAMUS, N.J. – Bergen Community College respiratory therapy student Karsen Griffin has earned one of six $1,000 health science scholarships from the NJ Sharing Network Foundation recognizing students dedicated to careers that support organ and tissue donation and transplantation.
Griffin, of Teaneck, represented the only community college student to receive one of the six inaugural awards, which NJ Sharing Network employees funded through a donation campaign.
“These remarkable students inspire us with their dedication to making a difference in the lives of others,” Sharing Network Foundation Executive Director Amanda Tibok said. “Their commitment underscores the importance of NJ Sharing Network’s mission, and we are thrilled to support their journey. We are confident that each of these scholarship recipients will contribute significantly in their future careers in healthcare.”
Describing Griffin as “smart and savvy,” Bergen Respiratory Care Program Director Amy Ceconi, Ph.D., offered her congratulations.
“This is a great reflection on the program and I am so proud of her,” Ceconi said.
Griffin, who expects to graduate from Bergen in May 2025, said the scholarship will make a difference in her life.
“I am so grateful to receive this scholarship, as it will help me to pay for my last semester of school,” she said. “Completing this upcoming semester allows me to come one step closer to beginning my career as a respiratory therapist, and helping my patients.”
Located in New Providence, the NJ Sharing Network is a federally designated nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing lives by connecting patients and organ and tissue donations. The Sharing Network Foundation is dedicated to saving lives through clinical advancement, support and education. Learn more at SharingNetworkFoundation.org.
Based in Paramus, Bergen Community College (www.bergen.edu), a public two-year coeducational college, enrolls more than 13,000 students at locations in Paramus, the Philip Ciarco Jr. Learning Center in Hackensack and Bergen Community College at the Meadowlands in Lyndhurst. The College offers associate degree, certificate and continuing education programs in a variety of fields. More students graduate from Bergen than any other community college in the state.
Photo Caption: Bergen Respiratory Care Program Director Amy Ceconi, Ph.D., and Karsen Griffin.
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