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Rebecca Crister, a student at IU McKinney pursuing a health law certificate, has been named the recipient of the Richard and Kaye Woltman Endowed Fellowship in Health Communications for the 2017-2018 academic year. The award recognizes her work in bioethics, philosophy, and healthcare law. She also is pursuing a master of arts degree in philosophy from the Department of Philosophy in the IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI. Crister received her bachelor of science degree in animal behavior at Bucknell University and worked in the biotech industry before pursing her graduate studies.

The Richard and Kaye Woltman Endowed Fellowship in Health Communications is a one-year endowed fellowship of $5,000 that enables a graduate student with an interest in palliative and end-of-life communications to attain a higher understanding of strategies to improve communication with seriously ill patients and their loved ones. Through this fellowship, the Woltman family, the RESPECT Center and the IU School of Nursing hope to promote excellence and build upon positive communication with the next generation of nurses and caregivers.