Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio has announced Allison Vermillion of Ada and Catherine Meyer of Jenera are recipients of this year's Barbara Fleming Scholarship.

This scholarship goes to students pursuing a career in nursing. This is the ninth year that this scholarship has been presented. It was founded by her family in honor of Barbara Fleming, a nurse and resident of the Mennonite Memorial Home. This year the committee was able to give away two $500 nursing scholarship.

MHCO awarded one $500 scholarship to Vermillion, a full-time nursing student at Mount Carmel College of Nursing, Columbus. Meyer attends Bethel College in Indiana. Both recipients are pursuing a BSN in nursing.