Jane F. Shearer Memorial Scholarship Fund
Blessed. We were blessed to call Jane Shearer our friend and colleague. Taken from us too soon, Jane was an ardent supporter of the mission of the Foundation and served Suffolk County Community College with a big, bright spirit that reflected generosity, warmth and love for those around her. We celebrate her life and convey our deepest sympathies to her family, including her husband, Doug, and son, Bryce. A scholarship has been established in Jane’s name.
THE JANE F. SHEARER SCHOOL OF NURSING
We are thankful for the warm memories we have of Jane and are delighted to share exciting news with you. Your generous contribution to the Jane F. Shearer Memorial Scholarship Fund made a very big difference in the lives of some of the most promising nursing students in Suffolk County!
Thank you for helping us keep Jane’s passion for higher education and the students at SUNY Suffolk County Community College burning bright.
Since October 2019, eight nursing students have received a scholarship from Jane’s fund and have been named Shearer Scholars. Your support helped these nursing students get started in their career, complete their licensing exam, or advance their education. With continuing donations to Jane’s scholarship fund, this year we increased the amount of each annual award by 50%!
Jane’s interest in the nursing program began when she observed health care professionals at work. She appreciated and respected the care she and her parents received at home, in hospitals and by the Certified Nursing Assistants at her mom’s memory community. Jane always reciprocated with a big smile, encouraging words, and usually something sweet-to-eat.
Our family, the Suffolk Community College Foundation and our college community is grateful and overwhelmed by the financial contributions received from Jane’s friends, colleagues, alumni and even students. The generosity of Jane’s donors has endowed her scholarship to forever benefit the College’s nursing students.
Throughout Jane’s 30-year career at Suffolk County Community College, she was a champion for a vibrant campus environment. Jane was Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and President of the Guild of Administrative Officers when her career tragically ended from cancer in 2019. We are humbled and overjoyed to share that Jane’s life and legacy will be forever recognized through the Jane F. Shearer School of Nursing at Suffolk Community College. Jane’s memory will now play an even more prominent role in training generations of qualified and skilled nurses.
Jane’s focus on nursing students has guided our direction and we are committed to expanding her vision. Increasing healthcare services for an aging population is driving the need for highly skilled, trained and educated nurses. Growing contributions to Jane’s scholarship fund will provide additional resources for students and programs at the Jane F. Shearer School of Nursing.
Please take a moment right now to consider another gift to this amazing and transformative scholarship fund and thank you for keeping Jane’s unbridled energy alive!
A new gift to the scholarship fund will be used creatively to expand access to the Jane F. Shearer School of Nursing, especially for promising students in need of financial support to follow their dreams of success through a caring career in nursing and healthcare. Thanks again!
Gratefully yours,
Doug and Bryce Shearer
Jane’s Husband and Son
PS – Please use the QR code or link below to make your gift to the Jane F. Shearer Memorial Scholarship today. It is secure, easy and convenient to make an online gift.
PPS – You may also consider a recurring gift…only $25 monthly adds up to significant support for these deserving students. Use the QR code and navigate directly to the Foundation’s secure giving page. Thanks again!
May 1, 2021
Dear Friend of Jane Shearer,
We have exciting news to share. As a result of your generosity, the inaugural recipients of the Jane F. Shearer Memorial Scholarship were awarded for the Fall 2020 semester. Our family is extremely humbled and honored that Jane’s passion to help nursing students lives on.
One student, a 42-year-old married mother of three children set a goal to return to Suffolk County Community College to obtain a Nursing degree. Jane’s scholarship is making her dream a reality.
The other recipient shared the following with us, “There are not enough words to thank you for helping me achieve my educational goals of becoming a nurse. I can’t wait to continue my education knowing that Dean Shearer is smiling down on me. I hope I make her proud.”
Jane appreciated the vital role that nurses perform. That is why her memorial scholarship assists talented and deserving students complete the Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) Certificate Program at Suffolk County Community College.
Our angel also served tirelessly as President of the Guild of Administrative Officers at Suffolk County Community College until her untimely passing in 2019. Jane was an exceptional Guild President and loved representing her members throughout the college community.
We are delighted to announce the Guild has established The Jane F. Shearer Challenge Grant and will provide a gift of $5,000 to support Jane’s scholarship fund. Our family is determined to raise an additional $5,000 to reach the challenge.
Please join us to achieve the Guild’s challenge and honor Jane’s memory by visiting the following link http://sunysuffolk.thankyou4caring.org/donate and select the Jane F. Shearer Memorial Scholarship from the drop-down menu.
If you prefer a check, please include on the memo "Jane F. Shearer Memorial Scholarship" and mail it to the Suffolk Community College Foundation at 533 College Road, The Cottage, Selden, NY 11784.
The need for nurses has never been greater. If you know others who would like to support students pursuing a nursing education, please share this information with them. We look forward to accepting The Jane F. Shearer Challenge Grant and keeping Jane’s mission alive.
Wishing you a safe and healthy Spring. Thank you for celebrating Jane’s memory.
With appreciation,
Doug Shearer John Vidovich
Jane’s husband Jane’s brother
June 8, 2020
Dear Friend of Jane Shearer,
We hope this note finds you well during this historic time.
May is Jane’s birthday month. Yes, that is right. Jane with her beautiful hair, youthful smile and contagious energy would have been 64 years young.
We are very fortunate to have known Jane’s professionalism, caring ways, and considerate personality. In reflecting over the Coronavirus impact on the life of Suffolk County Community College and its students, we can only speculate that it would have had a profound effect on her.
As you can imagine, social distancing would be difficult for Jane to embrace. Because she was such a people person, she would have found the 6-foot exclusion zone, with no hugs from her, to be problematic.
Most importantly, Jane was a visionary. As you know, our society’s focus over the last few months has been on first line workers including nurses. Jane always appreciated the vital role that nurses perform. That is why her memorial scholarship concentrates on nursing students.
Jane can see today, more than ever, we need a greater number of students in the nursing profession. Her wish was to assist talented and deserving students meet their goal of completing the Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) Certificate Program. Jane was so proud the Suffolk County Community College nursing program excels in this endeavor.
What better way to celebrate Jane’s birthday, and the need for the nurses she visualized, than by contributing to the Jane F. Shearer Memorial Scholarship.
If you would like to celebrate Jane’s birthday and honor her memory, please visit the following link http://sunysuffolk.thankyou4caring.org/donate and select the Jane F. Shearer Memorial Scholarship from the drop-down menu. If you would like to make a monthly contribution, kindly click the "Recurring gift" option. If you would prefer check please include memo "Jane F. Shearer Memorial Scholarship" and send to the Suffolk Community College Foundation at 533 College Road, The Cottage, Selden, NY 11784.
Wishing you a safe and healthy summer.
With appreciation,
Doug Shearer John Vidovich
Jane’s husband Jane’s brother
P.S. The more people who know about the scholarship, the more students we help! Please feel free to share the link and this letter with anyone you know who might be interested in supporting our future nurses.
For information on donating funds plesae contact the SCC Foundation directly at 631-451-4846 and a staff member will assist you.
