sealThis Memorial Award was established in 1988 to honor Lynn Steppig who was a 1985 LSSU nursing graduate.  At the time of her death, she was a nurse at the Kinross Correctional Facility, in Kincheloe, Michigan. The endowment fund provides financial support to defray the cost of nursing board examinations, purchase of textbooks or other educational expenses as determined by the LSSU nursing faculty. Successful candidates must be a full time non-traditional student of at least junior status.