Southern Student Awarded Morning Pointe Scholars Endowment Scholarship
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Southern Adventist University celebrates Ethan David, junior health services and senior
living administration major, who was awarded the 2023-2024 Morning Pointe Scholars
Endowment Scholarship this month. Southern alumni Franklin Farrow, co-founder and
chief executive officer, and Scott Edens, vice president for professional development,
both of Morning Pointe Senior Living, presented the scholarship during an event hosted
by the university’s School of Business.
“I’m passionate about the administration of health services and senior living because
I believe it significantly impacts society, particularly as the population ages,”
David said. “Southern’s program provides a distinct fusion of business and healthcare
while specifically teaching the operational and financial aspects of services for
seniors.”
Established in 2017, the scholarship supports the education of future caregivers and
healthcare administrators while increasing awareness of occupations within senior
living communities. Southern’s academic program parallels Morning Pointe’s mission
of providing affordable, compassionate senior care throughout the Southeast.
“Ethan David provides an enthusiastic view toward life, education, and his potential
career,” Farrow said. “This, coupled with the desire to be of service, is a match
that impressed Morning Pointe when reviewing the candidates, and we are pleased that
we can award David with a scholarship.”
Southern remains a leader in preparing competent young professionals to enter the
industry by exposing students to every facet of the field through in-depth courses
on administration, finance, human resources, and marketing that are specific to the
health services environment. Students also each complete 1,000 internship hours, split
between the different areas of care.
The School of Business at Southern offers the longest-running program accredited by
the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards and the only Health
Services Executive accredited program in the state of Tennessee. This year marked
the 38th Annual Health Services and Senior Living Professionals Banquet on campus,
which the school coordinates.