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Mary Ann McLaughlin 2015-2016 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Is a two-time NEF Scholarship winner and has been a nurse for over 24 years. Ms. McLaughlin completed her undergraduate (BSN) and graduate (MSN) studies at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing in 1990 and 1993 respectively. Mary Ann ‘s gr... read more.

Megan Pfitzinger 2015-2016 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Winner of the Mathy Mezey Scholarship, is a fourth year doctoral student at the University of Texas at Austin, where she also completed her MSN (’11) and BSN (’09). Her research area focuses on palliative care, end-of-life care, and nursing education... read more.

Laura Starbird 2015-2016 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Recipient of the Henry Spencer Scholarship, is a public health nurse and PhD student at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing in Baltimore. She earned her Master of Science in Advanced Practice Public Health Nursing with a minor in HIV/AIDS from University... read more.

Erin Whitehouse 2015-2016 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Winner of the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship, is currently enrolled in the PhD program at The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing in Baltimore, Maryland. She earned her masters of public health from University of North Carolina Chapel Hill af... read more.

Andrea Adimondo 2014-2015 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: NEF Scholarship winner, earned her MSN at Yale University in 2006 and an MS in nutrition from the University of Bridgeport’s Nutrition Institute. After working in numerous clinical roles Andrea realized her greatest fulfillment was from teaching and... read more.

Uba Backonja 2014-2015 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Winner of the Barbara Tate Scholarship, is pursuing her doctorate in the early entry PhD program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing, where she also earned her masters degree. She plans to do research in and teach the following t... read more.

Martha Badger 2014-2015 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: NEF Scholarship winner, is a bilingual (English/French) dual citizen (United States/Canada) who discovered her passion for nursing while volunteering at a health clinic in Cameroon, West Africa, twenty-five years ago. Upon earning her RN diploma in N... read more.

Nakia Best 2014-2015 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Awarded the Miriam Powell Scholarship, is in her third year of pursuing a doctoral degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. For four years Nakia taught undergraduate nursing courses at UNC Chapel Hill. While education plays an impor... read more.

Maura Brain 2014-2015 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Maura Brain is a two-time Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. Scholarship winner – this year she was awarded a NEF Scholarship and last year she received the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. Maura is completing her doctoral degree at the University of Mas... read more.

Renee Clark 2014-2015 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship: Renee Clark, awarded a Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. (NEF) Scholarship, is pursuing her masters in nursing (MSN) in nurse midwifery and women’s health at Frontier Nursing University. A nurse for nine years, she has provided nursing care in the Unite... read more.

Amanda Combs 2014-2015 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship: Amanda Combs, one of the 2014 - 2015 NEF Scholarship winners is pursuing her MSN degree at the University of Arkansas in the Medical Science College of Nursing. She plans to use her scholarship to further her plans to be an adult gerontology nurse pr... read more.

Gordana Dermody 2014-2015 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: The first nurse to win the Mathey Mezey Scholarship, is pursuing her doctorate at the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Her commitment to gerontology nursing is demonstrated by her research interests which... read more.

Arica Dixon 2014-2015 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Winner of the M. Elizabeth Carnegie Scholarship, received a juris doctorate (JD) degree in 2006. After working as an attorney focusing on medical malpractice and public interest law for three years she decided to return to her first love and passion... read more.

Hayley Eichlin 2014-2015 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship: Hayley Eichlin, NEF Scholarship award winner, developed an early interest in nursing after hearing a family friend talk about her experiences as a labor and delivery nurse. Hayley earned her BSN at Drexel University and went to work in the neonatal/i... read more.

Musetta Fu 2014-2015 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Musetta Fu, who won the Evelyn Barclay Scholarship, is a third year doctoral degree student in nursing science at the University of Washington School of Nursing. Musetta has several years of clinical experience as a critical care nurse. Prior to beco... read more.

Kelli Hardin 2014-2015 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship: Kelli Hardin, a NEF Scholarship recipient, received her bachelor of nursing degree (BSN) from Kennesaw State University, Georgia. Following her graduation she worked as a registered nurse in the emergency department in a rural setting. Despite loving... read more.

Whitney Harris 2014-2015 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship: Whitney Harris, winner of the Estelle Massey Osborne Scholarship, is a Mattel Children’s Center Pediatric Intensive Care Nurse. A master’s degree candidate at the University of California, Los Angeles, she is pursuing a dual degree as a pediatric cli... read more.

Ashley Henneghan 2014-2015 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Ashley Henneghan is celebrating her second NEF scholarship win with the award of the Margaret Gould Tyson Scholarship this year. Pursuing her doctoral degree at the University of Texas at Austin, Ashley intends to secure a nursing faculty position an... read more.

Nicole Hockenberry 2014-2015 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship: Nicole Hockenberry, a NEF Scholarship winner, decided upon her chosen career path in high school. After graduating from a local community college she went on to earn her BSN degree in nursing from Colorado State University in Pueblo, Colorado. While... read more.

Elizabeth Hughett 2014-2015 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship: Elizabeth Hughett, winner of an NEF Scholarship, knew from age three that she wanted to be a nurse. While studying at St. Louis University on scholarship, she fell in love with cardiovascular and critical care nursing and knew she wanted, one day, to... read more.

FEATURED SCHOLAR

Noelene Jeffers

(2019-2020 Winner)

Noelene K. Jeffers, CNM, MSN, is the recipient of the Cynthia Davis Sculco Scholarship. She is currently a third year PhD Candidate and a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Future of Nursing Scholar at Johns Hopkin... read more.

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