Augsburg College student and registered nurse聽Shannon Schuler ’17聽was awarded the 2016 Charlotte McGuire Scholarship at the annual conference of the American Holistic Nurses Association held聽May 31-June 5. The Charlotte McGuire Scholarship Program was named in honor of the AHNA founder and is intended to recognize and celebrate individuals who are聽dedicated to practicing holistic nursing at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Schuler is pursuing a bachelor of science in nursing and is聽focusing on caring science, transcultural nursing and holistic approaches to nursing. She also is studying to become a master in reiki and a graduate from the Professional Yoga Therapy Institute in how to apply yoga philosophies and practices in the professional medical environment.