Edith M. Pritchard Scholarship
Scholarship
For Graduate Nursing Students Pursuing Nursing Education or Public Health
This historic NEF scholarship is awarded to graduate nursing students pursuing nursing education or public health.
Featured Edith M. Pritchard Scholarship Recipients
Graduate nursing students who received this scholarship, including the following three featured scholars, showed leadership of initiatives in nursing education and/or public health, including teaching, authoring articles, presenting research, and founding new programs or association chapters.
Jocelyn Marx, DNP
2024-2025 Winner | Doctoral Degree
- Embeds holistic nursing into all aspects of her nursing practice, including medical-surgical nursing and critical care, as a nursing supervisor and nationally-certified holistic nurse
- Managed a robust nursing residency program
- Was adjunct professor at Georgian Court University in the BSN and ABSN programs
- Podium presented at a Sigma Healthy Workplace Environment Conference and an ANCC Transition to Practice symposium
Tiffany N. Bell, DNP, FNP-C
2022-2023 Winner | Doctoral Degree
- Practiced as a board-certified family nurse practitioner, empowering individuals to take control of their health through education and patient-focused care
- Conducted community wellness programs, coordinated health fairs, and spoke at various health symposiums for healthy living
- Served as a founding member and president of the Interprofessional Leaders in Healthcare Association, the University of St. Augustine’s student chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives
Kathryn Burger, MN, RN-BC
2019-2020 Winner | Master’s Degree
- Worked as a nurse at a public county trauma hospital in Seattle, specializing in the continuity of care after patients are discharged from the hospital
- Undertook a scholarly project on examining disparities in maternal mortality in the United States through a reproductive justice lens.
- Co-authored “Reproductive Justice and Black Lives: A Concept Analysis for Public Health Nursing” in the Journal of Public Health Nursing