JRMC names 2026 scholarship recipients supporting future health care students

JRMC is using two memorial scholarships to help build the next generation of health care workers in Jamestown and beyond, naming students who plan to study nursing, sonography and medicine. The 2026 awards connect local schools, regional graduates and JRMC’s own workforce needs through a program funded by the JRMC Foundation.

Aubrey Krapp of Jamestown High School was among the recipients of both the $500 Bailey Bernstein Memorial Scholarship and one of the $1,000 Delores “Darcy” Lipp Memorial Scholarships. Krapp plans to study nursing at the University of Jamestown. Claire Langenwalter of Wahpeton High School received the Bailey Bernstein scholarship and plans to study sonography at Bismarck State College. JRMC says the Bailey Bernstein award is intended for students who show a desire to serve in health care and a commitment to community service.

The Lipp scholarship is aimed at graduating North Dakota seniors who plan to study nursing at a North Dakota college or university, and JRMC says five $1,000 awards are given annually. This year’s named recipients also included Kelsi Neuman of Carrington High School, who plans to study biology before medical school; Mylehe Kastet of Montpelier High School, who plans to study nursing; and Jayelyn Neys of Jamestown High School, who plans to study nursing at the University of Jamestown. For Jamestown, the awards give a clearer picture of how local students can move from high school into the health professions and, eventually, into area clinics, hospitals and long-term care settings.

The scholarships are tied to the lives of Bailey Bernstein and Delores “Darcy” Lipp, two people whose legacies centered on care and service. Bernstein was born Nov. 15, 2002, graduated from Wahpeton High School in 2021 and pursued nursing and occupational therapy at the North Dakota State College of Science. JRMC has described her as someone whose compassion left a lasting impression on family and friends. The Bailey Bernstein scholarship, first announced in 2024, previously required four volunteer hours at JRMC or a clinical site, and scholarship funds may be used for tuition and educational expenses.

Lipp was born and raised in Linton, graduated from St. Joseph’s School of Nursing in Dickinson in 1971 and worked at JRMC for more than 35 years. JRMC says her husband, Silas Lipp, pledged a $100,000 endowment in her name to support nursing education and patient care for generations to come. JRMC says the Foundation’s mission is to secure philanthropic gifts that advance the hospital’s mission and strategic objectives, and the scholarship cycle reflects that goal by linking donor generosity to students preparing for careers in health care. Applications for both scholarships opened earlier this year, with deadlines of March 31 for the Lipp scholarship and April 30 for the Bernstein award, and winners are announced during National Hospital Week.