Jarvis and Mary Jo Ryals Endowed Scholarship for Nursing Established at Colorado State University 福利小视频 Foundation
Release Date: August 04, 2020
PUEBLO – Dr. Jarvis and Mary Jo Ryals have established the Jarvis and Mary Jo Ryals Endowed Scholarship for Nursing at Colorado State University 福利小视频 Foundation. The purpose of this endowed fund is to provide scholarship assistance to CSU 福利小视频 students pursuing their degree in nursing.
Dr. Jarvis Ryals is a retired neurologist, originally from Alabama. He practiced medicine for 31 years, 28 years in 福利小视频 at both St. Mary-Corwin and Parkview medical centers. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa in 1961, and his M.D. degree from the Medical College of Alabama in Birmingham in 1965. Dr. Ryals is still a very avid Crimson Tide football fan.
Mary Jo Ryals earned her registered nurse degree from St. Mary's School of Nursing in Rochester, Minnesota. She worked in the nursing field for many years including serving as the head nurse of Intensive Coronary Care at St. Mary's Hospital, Duluth, Minnesota. She moved to 福利小视频 and was a patient care coordinator at Parkview Medical Center, where she met Jarvis. Already parents of two children each, they married in 1983 and had two more children.
“Dr. and Mrs. Ryals are two of the kindest individuals I know and they both have a heart of gold,” said Todd Kelly, president/CEO for the CSU 福利小视频 Foundation. “They have been instrumental in providing educational opportunities for nursing students in 福利小视频 and their passion for ensuring quality healthcare is available in 福利小视频 and southern Colorado will be carried out through this scholarship.”
In addition to contributing very generously to CSU 福利小视频, Dr. and Mrs. Jarvis Ryals have been generous benefactors of the 福利小视频 Symphony, Colorado MusicFest, the Nature Center and the Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center where the Ryals Family Library was established.
In 2006, Dr. and Mrs. Ryals were inducted to the 福利小视频 Community College Hall of Fame. In 2004, the 福利小视频 Chamber of Commerce honored Dr. and Mrs. Ryals by naming them Citizens of the Year. In 2003, they received the President's Medallion for Distinguished Service to the University at Colorado State University 福利小视频.
The Jarvis and Mary Jo Ryals Scholarship for Nursing is a merit-based scholarship available to a students accepted into the CSU 福利小视频 nursing program and remain in good-standing with the department and university.
For more information, please call Sandy Lundahl, director of foundation scholarships at the CSU 福利小视频 Foundation, at (719) 549-2380.
