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Scholarship Details will be announced to staff in June 2026. Voted on in July and recipient announced in August.A little history regarding Teresa Andre Scholarship of Excellence.
Teresa’s legacy lives on in the lives of our staff recipients:
2023- Erin Remboldt - UMary Speech Pathology Graduate Program:
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2024 - Doug Morse - BSC Nursing:
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2025 - Olivia Koch - UMary Nursing:
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Teresa Andre Obituary:
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Cassia's 2022 Gratitude Report spotlight story was on our amazing nurse Teresa Andre who passed away in September 2022 after a short and hard-fought cancer battle.
The Privilege of Serving: A Nurse’s Legacy
Teresa Andre wasn’t focused on getting awards. She thought it was a privilege to serve residents at Baptist Health and Rehabilitation in Bismarck, North Dakota, where she worked for nineteen years. Yet she received multiple awards from the North Dakota Long-term Care Association, the Bismarck Tribune and a variety of reader polls and other community programs:
• North Dakota Long-term Caregiver of the Year
• Best of The Best #1 nurse
• Best of the Best Favorite Nurse
Training Makes a Crucial Difference
Teresa passed away from cancer in 2022, but her extraordinary legacy lives on. Not only will Teresa be remembered as a remarkable nurse, but she was also a generous donor who inspired nursing scholarships in her name.
“Teresa was one of the best nurses I ever worked with,” says Baptist Health and Rehabilitation Administrator Deanna Berg. “She was so on top of residents’ needs and medications and her advocacy has saved lives.”
Deanna recalls how Teresa persuaded a resident to restart an antibiotic he felt initially hadn’t worked for him. After taking the antibiotic again, the resident improved, recovered fully and was back at the same capacity he enjoyed before getting sick. It is that kind of skilled attention and knowledge—being able to observe patients over time and understand what they need—that shows the importance of training scholarships.
Ripples of Kindness
Teresa was known for her sense of humor, kindness, and her collection of angel figurines—as well as giving as much personal time off as she possibly could to coworkers who fell ill. When she herself became ill, she would accept no donations herself. She was pleased, however, to learn that Baptist nurses would benefit from the Teresa Andre Nursing Scholarship of Excellence.
“Walking through the halls, we look for her,” says Director of Marketing Development Shelle Aberle. “She touched a lot of people, sending out ripples of kindness to create oceans of greatness. That’s who she really was.”
Thank you! What a legacy!!!
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