Recipients of 2026 Susan Peters Nurse Practitioner Scholarships Announced

Published on: September 22, 2026

Watertown, NY — Samaritan Medical Center Foundation of Northern New York is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026 Susan Peters Scholarship: Ashlie Machnaigh and Charlotte Beach, registered nurses in Samaritan’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Machnaigh and Beach are both pursuing their Family Nurse Practitioner degrees.

The Susan Peters Nursing Scholarship was established in 2018 to help cover education costs for registered nurses who are continuing their education, specifically to pursue nurse practitioner degrees. The scholarship awards two $2,000 scholarships each year.

Mrs. Peters graduated from the former House of the Good Samaritan School of Nursing and retired from Samaritan Medical Center as a Certified Oncology Nurse. Prior to that, she served as a staff RN and for more than 20 years as a Nurse Manager of Medical/Surgical, Orthopedic, and Alternate Level of Care Units. Susan passed away in 2020.

Nurse Practitioners can provide many of the same services as physicians, including developing treatment plans for their patients, ordering tests, performing minor procedures, and prescribing medication.

For more information, please contact the Samaritan Medical Center Foundation at 315-785-4584, visit samaritanhealth.com/scholarships, or email [email protected].

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