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NEF Events

Apr
23
2024

NEF Celebrates M. Elizabeth Carnegie During the Month of April

Dr. Carnegie was an educator and author in the field of nursing, known for breaking down racial barriers. She was the first black nurse to serve as a voting member on the board of a state nursing association. She was later president of the American A... read more.
NEF General
May
19
2022

2022 NEF Gala Reception Honoring Rita Reis Wieczorek, EdD, RN, PNP, FAAN

Rita Reis Wieczorek and Family ( Pictured above from left to right are ) Randa Trivisonno, Rita’s daughter, Rita, Robert Wieczorek, her husband, and son, Bob Wieczorek, II Nurses Educational Funds honored Rita Reis Wieczorek, Thursday, May 19, 2022 a... read more.
NEF General
Nov
04
2020

Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. Honored Margaret L. McClure, EdD, RN, FAAN on Wednesday, November 4, 2020 with a Zoom Virtual Celebration

Dr. Margaret “Maggie” McClure was honored by NEF on November 4, 2020 during a Zoom virtual event celebrating her distinguished career and the establishment of the Margaret L. McClure Scholarship Fund. This award is dedicated to nurses in graduate nur... read more.
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Nov
12
2019

Gala Reception on November 13, 2019

Wednesday, November 13, 2019, NEF honored Dr. Madeline Naegle, PhD, CNS-PMH, BC, FAAN, for her distinguished career in psychiatric-mental health nursing practice and education and for establishing the NEF Madeline A. Naegle Scholarship. Also honored... read more.
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Nov
07
2018

Gala Reception on November 7, 2018

Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. Honors Donald and the late, Barbara Jonas & The Recipients of the 2018-2019 NEF Graduate Nursing Scholarships More than 75 guests gathered to celebrate Nurses Educational Funds, Inc., its honorees and scholarship recipi... read more.
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Nov
01
2017

Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. Honors Norman and Alicia Volk and The 2017-2018 NEF Scholarship Recipients at the 2017 NEF Gala

More than 55 guests gathered to celebrate Nurses Educational Funds, Inc., its honorees and scholarship recipients on November 1, 2017, at the Griffis Faculty Club in New York City. The setting as always was lovely and the harpist, Sarah Loveland Gill... read more.
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Nov
02
2016

Honoring Recent NEF Endowed Scholarships Donors With a Gala Reception on November 2, 2016

More than 50 guests assembled to celebrate Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. and two new Endowed Scholarships and their respective honorees on November 2, 2016, at the Griffis Faculty Club in New York City. The setting was truly elegant with a harpist p... read more.
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Oct
22
2014

Honoring Recent NEF Endowed Scholarships Donors With a Gala Reception on October 22, 2014

Despite the daunting challenges of a Nor-Easter that prevented and inhibited travel, NEF's Cocktail Reception honoring three donors of NEF Endowed Scholarships, was a lovely, warm event. The relatively small attendance of 36 included representatives... read more.
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Oct
24
2012

The Nurses Educational Funds Centennial Celebration

Honoring our Past - Funding our Future October 24, 2012, board members and friends of the Nurses Educational Funds Organization celebrated NEF’s centennial with an elegant occasion at the Griffis Faculty Club at Cornell Weill Medical College. Board M... read more.
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FEATURED SCHOLAR

Annie George

(2018-2019 Winner)

Dr. Annie George is the Senior Director of Nursing Excellence and Research at the Office of Patient Centered Care NYC Health+ Hospitals, the largest muncipal health system in the country. In her current role at... read more.

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