CARTERVILLE — John A. Logan College Assistant Professor Crystal Young was preparing for what she believed was a routine visit from the school's Marketing Department when she was met instead with an emotional surprise: the announcement of a new nursing scholarship created in her honor.

The Crystal Young Nursing Scholarship, established by former student and Registered Nurse Hannah Hooks and her father, retired Illinois State Police Lt. Michael Hooks, was unveiled in a heartfelt classroom ceremony this week. The scholarship is believed to be the first of its kind at John A. Logan College to bear the name of a current faculty member.

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