<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2026/03/new-endowed-scholarship-creates-lasting-support-fairmont-state-nursing-students.aspx" dsn="blogs"><featured/><pubDate>03/27/2026 03:15:57 PM</pubDate><title>New endowed scholarship creates lasting support for Fairmont State nursing students</title><description>Fairmont State alumna Kim Toothman and her husband, Don, have made a generous gift to the Fairmont State Foundation to establish the Kimberly Lannan Toothman Endowed Nursing Scholarship. Rooted in gratitude, service, and a deep connection to West Virginia, the scholarship reflects a lifetime shaped by nursing, education, and community. This scholarship will provide support for nursing students at Fairmont State University for generations to come.</description><image><img src="/_images/news/fsf_image1_toothmans_20260326-news.jpeg" alt="Kimberly Lannan Toothman seen holding a NICU infant"/></image><tags><tag>Alumni</tag><tag>College of Nursing</tag><tag>Falcons Give Back</tag><tag>News</tag></tags></item>