Published December 19, 2016
MONROE, La. – The dental hygiene program at the University of Louisiana Monroe was
awarded a $10,000 donation from the Morehouse Community Medical Centers’ (MCMC) board
of directors, administrators, and staff to establish the Lauren Lang Memorial Scholarship
Fund. The fund will establish a scholarship fund to support future dental hygiene
students.
Lauren Lang of Bastrop tragically took her own life in January of 2016. Lang was a
senior in the ذكذكتسئµ dental hygiene program and completed an educational rotation with
MCMC’s dental clinic in West Monroe’s Riser Middle School. آ
She is survived by her parents Lisa and Lamar Lang.
“We want to honor Lauren in a way that will keep her memory alive and assist other
students with fulfilling their dreams,†stated Lindsey Murry, a board member at MCMC.آ آ
“MCMC prides itself on giving back to the community and providing a learning environment
for students in a variety of fields in health sciences.آ This is whyآ providing a donation
to establish a scholarship fund in Lauren’s memory is important to our organization,â€
said Katie Parnell, MCMC’s CEO.آ
The donation was presented at an event hosted on Dec. 15th, 2016. Morgan Patrick,
a representative of the ذكذكتسئµ Foundation, and Jordan Anderson, assistant professor of
dental hygiene, accepted the gift on behalf of ذكذكتسئµ.آ آ
Additional support for the scholarship can be directed to the You Caring fund at bit.ly/langyoucaringآ or
through the ذكذكتسئµ Foundation at ulm.edu/foundation/soar.html.آ
About Morehouse Community Medical Centers, Inc.:آ
Morehouse Community Medical Centers, Inc. (MCMC) is a not-for-profit Federally Qualified
Health Center (FQHC) located in Bastrop, Louisiana. MCMC services (both on site and
through referral) include oral health, mental health, substance abuse counseling,
enabling services, specialty care/services, education, and comprehensive outreach..
