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Stephanie Gilbertson-White 2007-2008 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Research The support I received in 2006-2007 from Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. was put toward my attendance at the Summer Genetics Institute at the National Institutes of Health. This in-residence program is geared toward nurse scholars interested... read more.

Tatyana Grimaylo 2007-2008 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship: I, Tatyana Grimaylo, was born on the 20th of February, 1978 in Ukraine, former USSR. I immigrated to the US together with my parents in 1997 when I was 18 years old. We came directly to Boston area, where I have lived for the last eleven years. I sta... read more.

Daurice Grossniklaus 2007-2008 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: After 15 fulfilling years as a psychiatric/mental health nurse, I left bedside nursing to pursue a masters of education degree in instructional technology. Upon graduation, I collaborated with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention nutritional ep... read more.

Jeanne B. Jenkins 2007-2008 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Jeanne B. Jenkins, RN, MSN, MBA has been a Registered Nurse for 13 years. She graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 1994. During her undergraduate program, she worked as a Nursing Assi... read more.

Christina M. Kirk 2007-2008 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship: Christina Kirk is a research specialist in the Nursing Research and Education Department at the City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, CA. She has been an Oncology nurse for the past 6 years. Christina received her Associate's Degree from Cy... read more.

Jennifer Knaebel 2007-2008 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship: After completing my bachelor's degree in nursing at Indiana University, I worked as a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit nurse for several years, most of that time as a travel RN. After four years of bedside practice, I choose to pursue a different direct... read more.

Greta Krapohl 2007-2008 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Greta was born and raised on Long Island, NY. She attended the University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware for her BSN and awarded a MSN as a Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist from Georgetown University in Washington D.C. She is currently in her s... read more.

Gay Landstrom 2007-2008 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Gay Landstrom began her nursing career with a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing program with Rush University in Chicago, Illinois. After working 3 years as a staff and charge nurse in Pediatric Oncology and motivated by a love of empowerment models for nu... read more.

Kerrie Lansing 2007-2008 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship: Kerrie Lansing has been employed by the Department of Transplantation at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida as a Clinical Research Coordinator since May 2006. Prior to this, she was also involved in clinical research for the Division of Transpl... read more.

Ashley N. Leak 2007-2008 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Ashley has practiced nursing for almost 5 years and has spent most of her time in oncology and geriatric nursing. For 2 years, Ashley was a Clinical Instructor in the Accelerated BSN Program at Duke University School of Nursing. Ashley received her B... read more.

Dana Manley 2007-2008 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Dana Manley, MSN, ARNP, received a BSN and a MSN from Murray State University and is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. She is a third year student beginning data collection for a pedometer... read more.

Helena Morrison 2007-2008 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: I am currently a second year doctoral student in a BSN to PhD nursing program at the University Of Arizona College Of Nursing. Please allow me to explain my motivation toward becoming a nurse scientist and educator. My winding path in nursing educati... read more.

Tiffany Owens 2007-2008 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship: Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, Tiffany currently lives in Edwardsville, Illinois to be close to Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, where she is currently a graduate student pursuing her MSN in Anesthesia. From 1998-1999, she lived in... read more.

Sarah Plunkett 2007-2008 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Sarah Plunkett is currently an Assistant Professor in the Division of Nursing at Tulsa Community College in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Being a member of a large family of 15 children in rural Oklahoma, Sarah quickly fell in love with the birthing process and t... read more.

Ann Popkess 2007-2008 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Ms. Popkess has a long history of service and leadership in nursing. She began her career at Evanston Hospital nearly 22 years ago in an adult medical unit after receiving her baccalaureate degree from the University of Iowa. Once relocating to St. L... read more.

Cathlin Poronsky 2007-2008 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Nursing has been a wonderfully rewarding career for me in so many ways for over thirty years. My professional roles have included staff, management, and director in hospital and clinic settings, advanced practice as a family nurse practitioner, and f... read more.

David A. Self 2007-2008 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship: Nursing is a second career for me following my retirement from the Air Force. I began a career as an Air Force officer in 1977 after graduating from college. I went through flying training, and flew KC-135 refueling missions in support of SR-71 recon... read more.

Amy Smith 2007-2008 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Originating from a family of patriots and veterans, improving the lives of America's veterans by improving health care in the Department of Veterans Affairs has been the focus of Amy Smith's health care career. Beginning as a caregiver and coordinato... read more.

Carolyn Terry 2007-2008 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship: Carolyn L. Terry has been a Registered Nurse for 30 years and has practiced in a variety of settings. Over the last 18 years, she has provided expert care to high-risk neonates and their families a Level III NICU and in the home care setting. She is... read more.

Nicholas Till 2007-2008 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship: Since I was a junior in high school, my professional goal was to become a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA). I have been consistently motivated to achieve this goal by organizing my educational and professional experiences toward this out... read more.

FEATURED SCHOLAR

Laura Mood

(2012-2013 Winner)

Laura Mood who won the Margaret Tyson scholarship, has been a registered nurse for 17 years working in a peri-operative setting in multiple capacities. After earning her MSN from the University of Michigan she... read more.

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