Victoria F. Alcantara Memorial Scholarship
Victoria Faye Alcantara was a loving daughter, JMU aKDPhi sister, and devoted student of the JMU Nursing program. She passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2009 following a car accident. She is remembered as a caring, loving, and hardworking daughter, nursing student, and sister of alpha Kappa Delta Phi, and is dearly missed by all who knew her.
Soon after her passing, JMU alpha Kappa Delta Phi became a lead donor in establishing a memorial scholarship endowment to keep her giving spirit and dedication to nursing alive. Our goal is to support nursing students at JMU in becoming successful nurses who help others, thus fulfilling the dream that Victoria could never fulfill herself.
Today, the Victoria F. Alcantara '10 Memorial Scholarship in Nursing is gifted to a junior or senior undergraduate nursing student at JMU who demonstrates excellent academic performance, leadership skills, and nursing care.​
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In Loving Memory
Victoria "ReNu" Alcantara
January 27, 1988 - January 25, 2009
Victoria Alcantara Outstanding Nursing Student Award
This award is presented to a graduating senior each semester at the Pinning Ceremony. It is considered the top faculty award and nominations are solicited from the nursing faculty, with voting conducted by the faculty.
The award was renamed in 2011 to honor the memory of Victoria Alcantara, a junior nursing student known for qualities such as dedication, compassion, academic excellence, and involvement in both the University and the community.