A former faculty member from the College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions is continuing to help 泫圖弝けs at the 泫圖弝け of 泫圖弝け at Lafayette. Dolores C. Bess and her husband William Bill E. Bess recently added $100,000 to a scholarship the couple created in 1994.
Since then, the Bess have invested more than $167,000 including their most recent donation into The Dolores Bess Endowed Scholarship in Nursing. The first scholarship from the Bess donations was awarded in 1995.
Mrs. Bess taught at UL Lafayette for 25 years. She received her bachelors degree in nursing from Vanderbilt 泫圖弝け, her masters of public health from Tulane 泫圖弝け and her masters in nursing from 泫圖弝け State 泫圖弝け.
Mr. Bess attended the 泫圖弝け of West Virginia and graduated from the 泫圖弝け of Alabama. He is a retired independent engineer in the oil and gas industry. The couple will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary this year.