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Marcia Wertz 2007-2008 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: A native to northern California, Marcia Wertz is the married mother of three children. Marcia received her BSN degree in 1982 from the University of San Francisco. Specializing in the care of neonates, Marcia spent her first 12 years in nursing in th... read more.

Michael Williams 2007-2008 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Michael L. Williams, MSN, RN, CCRN, CNE, is an Associate Professo r of Nursing at Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI. During his time at EMU, he has served as BSN Program Coordinator, Faculty Advisor for the EMU Student Nurses Association and... read more.

Abraham Brody 2006-2007 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Abraham (Ab) is currently a third year doctoral student and John A Hartford BAGNC Scholar at the University of California San Francisco School of Nursing. He began his education at New York University where he graduated with a B.A. in Biology. While... read more.

Catherine Dodd 2006-2007 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship: Catherine Dodd's is a nurse and a health policy advocate and expert. She began her career as a maternity nurse helping health babies come into the world and describes the second half of her career as being concerned with how we leave this world. She... read more.

Ann Colleen Falkenberg Olson 2006-2007 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: I have been blessed in many ways in my lifetime... my profession as a nurse allows me to give back in ways that are fulfilling and life-changing. As an undergraduate nursing student in the late 1970s, I chose the opportunity to participate in clinica... read more.

Angela Green 2006-2007 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: I received a BSN from Auburn University in 1986 and a MSN from the University of South Alabama in 1993. Currently, I am a doctoral candidate at the University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences studying quality of life of children post cardiac transpla... read more.

Angela L. Studer 2006-2007 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship: Angela L. Studer is a native of the metro Atlanta area. She received a Bachelor's degree in Art from Agnes Scott College in 1989. She returned to school and graduated cum laude with her Bachelor’s of Nursing from Emory University in 1995. At Emory, A... read more.

Marguerite Baty 2005-2006 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: My entry into the nursing profession has been somewhat circuitous, and yet, I see it as a natural path. Many of my past experiences have been building blocks for me to become a compassionate health care provider. My desire to serve my community has b... read more.

Tasha Beck 2005-2006 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship: As a native of rural Nebraska, Miss Beck is well aware of the unique obstacles to health care that rural Nebraskans endure. In fact, these obstacles have brought Beck to Johns Hopkins University to pursue a Masters of Public Health and a Masters of S... read more.

Laura M. Criddle 2005-2006 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: After graduating from nursing school in a quiet suburban community, Laura Marie Criddle found herself (quite by accident!) employed in a huge medical center in Harlem. Although it was a bit of a culture shock, Laura quickly developed a fascination fo... read more.

Mabel Ezeonwu 2005-2006 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: My life has been tied around the University of Washington where I started my undergraduate nursing degree, and now pursuing my PhD. The great mentorship and support I receive from the best of the world's innovative faculty have catapulted my academic... read more.

Mary E. Gibson 2005-2006 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship: Mary received her undergraduate and her Master's degrees in Nursing from the University of Virginia. She is a doctoral candidate at the University of Pennsylvania and a fellow in the Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing. She also held... read more.

Celestine G. Gochett 2005-2006 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship: Celestine "Trudy" Gochett is currently a research nurse coordinator at the Saint Joseph Healthcare system in Lexington, KY. In this role she is focused on cardiac and oncology clinical trials. She has been a member of the research team since 2003. Pr... read more.

Barbara A. Hotelling 2005-2006 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship: My passion for mothering, service and nursing goes back as far as I can remember. When other little girls were collecting Barbie dolls, I wanted the kind of doll that you could hold and sing to. My favorite doll was one you could feed and she would w... read more.

Sarah A. Johnson 2005-2006 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship: The majority of my nursing experience is in emergency and perianesthesia nursing. My undergraduate degrees are from Augusta State University (AAS) and the Medical College of Georgia (BSN) in Augusta, Georgia. My Master of Science in Nursing degree is... read more.

Catherine Lamb 2005-2006 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship: Growing up, I remember considering an array of options for what I wanted to be when I grew up. I think the longest lasting profession was that of a rock star! Despite witnessing first hand the caring and compassion my mother showed as a nurse, I chos... read more.

Gwen Latendresse 2005-2006 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship: Gwen Latendresse has provided many years of direct clinical care, primarily to women and babies, while steadily continuing to advance her education, skills, and knowledge. The importance of continuing education has been reflected in Ms. Latendresse'... read more.

Katherine Mannahan 2005-2006 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship: From childhood I knew that I would grow up to be a nurse. This may be due in part to the example of my mother, who is a nurse, but from a young age I simply could not imagine myself with any other career. Nursing has always seemed like an ideal caree... read more.

Katharine K. O'Dell 2005-2006 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Kate grew up in Duluth, Minnesota and attended undergraduate school at the University of Michigan to study physical anthropology. She found working with old bones a little too dry, and switched to nurses' training at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN, as... read more.

Mary T. Parsons 2005-2006 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: My educational background began with a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work from SU in 1985. Soon thereafter, I was married, raising two daughters, and running a home-based business. After getting through the early years of motherhood, I returned to scho... read more.

FEATURED SCHOLAR

Adriane Burgess

(2016-2017 Winner)

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... read more.

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