Today, a check presentation was held at MU’s Horner Administration Building – featuring officials from First Citizens Bank and Methodist University. During the presentation, representatives from the Robert P. Holding Foundation announced the $25,000 donation would go towards Methodist University’s Nursing program.
Methodist University’s renowned Nursing program received a $25,000 donation from the Robert P. Holding Foundation.
Today, a check presentation was held at MU’s Horner Administration Building – featuring officials from First Citizens Bank and Methodist University. During the presentation, representatives from the Robert P. Holding Foundation announced the $25,000 donation would go towards Methodist University’s Nursing program.
“The Robert P. Holding Foundation has a strong relationship with Methodist University and its Nursing program,” said Tim Richardson, senior vice president and manager of commercial banking at First Citizens Bank. “We believe this gift will provide a tremendous amount of benefit to our local community.”
The Robert P. Holding Foundation is named after Robert Powell Holding Sr., who served as president and chairman of the First Citizens Bank in Smithfield, N.C. (1935-57). The Robert P. Holding Foundation was incorporated in Smithfield in 1955 and has since contributed millions of dollars to support health care and higher education in North Carolina’s rural and urban communities. MU is proud to partner with the Robert P. Holding Foundation to ensure North Carolina residents have access to essential health care and higher education opportunities.
“It is a wonderful act of kindness and generosity on behalf of the Robert P. Holding Foundation,” said MU President Stanley T. Wearden. “The Holding family have been longtime citizens of this community and I think it is remarkable that they care so much about Fayetteville and the institutions within Fayetteville. We are grateful for their generosity.”
Methodist University’s Nursing program has offered a prelicensure Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree program since 2010 and has since expanded to offer an online RN-to-BSN degree, an online Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program, an online Doctor of Nursing Practice in Executive Leadership (online), and an online Graduate Certificate in Nursing Education (CNE) program.
Graduates from these programs are equipped with the academic, clinical, and leadership skills needed in facilities throughout the state of North Carolina. MU Nursing graduates are typically hired quickly at health facilities in Eastern North Carolina, although a significant number relocate to jobs across the state.
Pictured (left to right): First Citizens Bank’s Tim Richardson (Senior Vice President/Manager of Commercial Banking), Methodist University’s Dr. Stanley T. Wearden (President), First Citizens Bank’s Hank Dunbar (Senior Vice President of Charitable & Philanthropic Services), and Methodist University’s R. Gregory Swanson (Vice President for Institutional Advancement & Senior Counsel).