Food City donates to BSN scholarships

Posted by Susan Espiritu | Apr 4, 2025 | Our Town Business | 0

UTMC BSN student, Alisa Poe (UTMC program director), Betsi James (Food City special events manager), Nicole Pazdziorko (Food City registered dietitian), Dr. Sandy Leake (UTMC chief nursing officer) and UTMC BSN student

It has been projected than more than one million registered nurses will retire from the workforce by 2030. (See Health Affairs blog). To address the nursing shortage, Food City is proud to support UT Medical Center’s BSN scholarship program with a $50,000 contribution.

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Susan Espiritu

Susan Espiritu is a lifelong Tennessean, born and raised in Fountain City with a short stint in Hawaii where she met her husband of now 50 years, Charlie. Susan graduated with a BS degree in Elementary Education from the University of Tennessee plus Master’s and Ed.S. degrees in Educational Leadership from University of Tennessee and Lincoln Memorial University, respectively. She taught in Knox County schools for over twenty years and served as principal of two schools for a combined 16 years. After retirement, her love of writing led to a connection with Sandra Clark and KnoxTNToday evolving into a dream retirement of managing the online news in Clark’s semi-retirements. Susan’s down time is spent with her two daughters and son who have blessed her with nine grandchildren involved in multiple local and distant sports.

Food City donates to BSN scholarships

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