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Andrea LeClaire 2017-2018 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: The Eleanor C. Lambertsen Scholarship recipient has been a nurse for 32 years focusing on education and administration to proactively work with our mentally ill children and adolescents. Andrea initially received a bachelor of science degree in Psych... read more.

Devon McCabe 2017-2018 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship: My name is Devon McCabe and it is with much gratitude that I am accepting the Laura D. Smith National Student Nurses Association scholarship. I received my undergraduate Bachelor’s in Science (BSN) from Binghamton University, and I am currently enrol... read more.

Joshua O’Floinn 2017-2018 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship: Recipient of a Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. Scholarship, Joshua O’Floinn is pursuing a Master of Science degree in Community and Public Health Nursing at Worcester State University in Massachusetts. Joshua received his ADN in 2000 from Butler Commu... read more.

Carrie Rewakowski 2017-2018 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: The recipient of the 2017 Judith G. Whitaker Scholarship is Carrie Rewakowski, who has practiced as a registered nurse for 19 years in a wide variety of roles. Carrie has held positions in acute care, oncology, clinical research, geriatric home care,... read more.

Kristen Selig 2017-2018 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Winner of the Mathy Mezey Scholarship, Kristen is currently enrolled in the PhD program at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. The Mathy Mezey Scholarship is dedicated to nurses engaged in graduate geriatric nursing programs. Kristen graduated wit... read more.

Leigha Shilhanek 2017-2018 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Leigha has been awarded the Edith M. Pritchard Fund Scholarship. She received her BSN from Carroll College in Montana in 2012, and is currently in the DNP-FNP program at Arizona State University. As an RN, she has worked primarily in cardiology and m... read more.

Jennifer Withall 2017-2018 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Jennifer Withall is the recipient of the 2017 American Journal of Nursing Scholarship. She is currently a PhD Candidate at the Barbara H. Hagan School of Nursing at Molloy College in Rockville Centre, NY. Jennifer received her AAS in Nursing from Uls... read more.

Melanie Applegate 2016-2017 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Winner of the Margaret Gould Tyson Memorial Scholarship, Melanie Applegate completed her bachelor’s degrees at University of Rochester in health and society and in music, and spent a semester interning at the Department of Health in London, UK. She c... read more.

Tayyebeh Borogerdi 2016-2017 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Tayyebeh is the winner of Lucy C. Perry Fund Scholarship for public health. She is currently a doctoral candidate at Binghamton University, and her research focuses on high-risk pregnant patients, and rural health. She speaks four languages fluently,... read more.

Adriane Burgess 2016-2017 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Recipient of the Barbara L. Tate Scholarship earned her BSN from Villanova University in 1997 and has been a nurse for 19 years specializing in women’s health and obstetrical nursing. She earned her MSN degree in nursing education from Drexel Univers... read more.

Maan Isabella Cajita 2016-2017 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Recipient of the Mathy Mezey Endowed Scholarship Fund, is a PhD Candidate at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing in Baltimore. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Illinois at Chicago. In addition, Mia is ANCC-certified... read more.

Andrew Corley 2016-2017 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship: Andrew Corley, awarded the Isabel McIsaac Memorial Scholarship, is studying to receive a joint degree of Master of Science in Nursing and Master of Public Health (MSN/MPH) from Johns Hopkins University’s Schools of Nursing and Public Health in Baltim... read more.

Rachel Eakley 2016-2017 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship: Recipient of a Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. scholarship, Rachel received her undergraduate degree in nursing from NYU Rory Meyer College of Nursing in 2012. In addition, she holds a bachelor degree in English and Psychology from Boston University a... read more.

Jennifer D. Eccles 2016-2017 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: The Evelyn J. Barclay Fund Scholarship recipient began her career in nursing with an Honours Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario, in 1994. She then went on to complete a Master of Education at Lakehead Univ... read more.

Sylvia Fallon 2016-2017 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship

Michelle G. Glowny 2016-2017 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Recipient of the Judith G. Whitaker Fund for doctoral study in research, Ms. Glowny is a staff nurse at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA where she has enjoyed a comprehensive career in Cardiovascular Nursing for the past 20 years working in... read more.

Karen Grace 2016-2017 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Recipient of the Cynthia Davis Sculco Scholarship, Ms. Grace is a Certified Nurse-Midwife at Mary’s Center in Washington, DC, an Adjunct Faculty member at Georgetown University, and a PhD student at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing in Baltimore. She e... read more.

Ricardo Gray 2016-2017 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship: Ricardo Gray is a junior student in the Nurse Anesthesia Program at Columbia University and has won the Columbia University-Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association, Inc./J. Margaret Ada Mutch Award. Ricardo obtained his Bachelor of... read more.

Matthew Hickling 2016-2017 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship: Recipient of the Edith M. Pritchard Fund, Matt obtained his undergraduate baccalaureate nursing degree from Russell Sage College in Troy, NY in 2012. Matt always knew he wanted to continue on for an advanced practice degree in the nursing field after... read more.

Melissa Kurtz 2016-2017 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: During my healthcare career, the most satisfying moments always seem to be the simple moments…a simple thank you for making someone more comfortable, a simple smile for explaining a patient’s medication schedule or a simple hug for making a patient l... read more.

FEATURED SCHOLAR

Phoebe Lim-Vuong

(2022-2023 Winner)

Phoebe Lim-Vuong, the recipient of the Georgette Viellion Scholarship – awarded to nurses who intend to support future nurse educators and leaders, is currently studying for her doctoral degree, specializing as... read more.

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