Scholars

2000s Cycles

Daryl S. Minicucci 2000-2001 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Daryl S. Minicucci was awarded the Judith G. Whitaker/ Eleanor C. Lambertsen Scholarship. School attended: University of Rochester Degree: PhD read more.

Janice A. Montgomery Preston 2000-2001 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Janice A. Montgomery Preston was awarded the Liesel M. Hiemenz / M. Elizabeth Carnegie Scholarship. School attended: University of Virginia Degree: PhD read more.

Caroline Morin 2009-2010 Winner | Master’s Degree: I knew that I wanted to be a nurse from a very young age. I was a sophomore in high school when I shadowed my cousin, a nurse practitioner, for a day. I was inspired by his combination of passion for patients as well as his medical knowledge. I knew... read more.

Helena Morrison 2007-2008 Winner | Doctoral Degree: 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.

Christina Murphey 2008-2009 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Christina Murphey attended the University of Texas, Austin. Degree: PhD read more.

Joseph Napolitano 2003-2004 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Joseph Napolitano was awarded the Eleanor Lambertsen/ Bernhard J. Springer Fellowship/ Edith M. Pritchard Scholarship. School attended: New York University – School of Education/ Division of Nursing Degree: PhD read more.

Huong Q. Nguyen 2002-2003 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Huong Q. Nguyen was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. School attended: University of California, San Francisco Degree: PhD read more.

Ainslie T. Nibert 2001-2002 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Ainslie T. Nibert was awarded the American Journal of Nursing / NEF Scholarship. School attended: Texas Woman’s University Degree: PhD read more.

Katharine K. O'Dell 2005-2006 Winner | Doctoral Degree: 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.

Ukamaka Oruche 2009-2010 Winner | Doctoral Degree: "After obtaining my master's degree in child psychiatric-mental health nursing, I practiced for eight years before deciding to return for a PhD. In my work as a clinical nurse specialist with children and adolescents with serious emotional and behavi... read more.

Tiffany Owens 2007-2008 Winner | Master’s Degree: 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.

Mary T. Parsons 2005-2006 Winner | Doctoral Degree: 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.

Moya C. Peterson 2005-2006 Winner | Doctoral Degree: My name is Moya Peterson, MA, RN, ARNP, CPNP, FNP-BC. I have just completed my third year of doctoral studies at the University of Kansas School of Nursing. I have completed my comprehensive examinations and am now anxious to begin dissertation work.... read more.

Sarah Plunkett 2007-2008 Winner | Doctoral Degree: 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: 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: 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.

Janine Prime 2009-2010 Winner | Master’s Degree: Janine Prime graduated from the University of Virginia Bachelor of Science in Nursing program in 2005. She has practiced in hematology-oncology since her graduation. Her career began on the inpatient adult oncology unit at INOVA Fairfax Hospital. In... read more.

Theresa Puckett 2001-2002 Winner | Master’s Degree: Theresa Puckett was awarded the Liesel M. Hiemenz Scholarship. School attended: University of Akron Degree: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner read more.

Jill R. Quinn 2001-2002 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Jill R. Quinn was awarded the Liesel M. Hiemenz / Lucy Perry Scholarship. School attended: University of Rochester Degree: PhD read more.

Kari Radoff 2009-2010 Winner | Master’s Degree: Kari Radoff is studying to be a nurse midwife at UCSF where she did her basic nursing program. Fluent in Spanish, she has volunteered throughout Latin America in hospitals, midwifery clinics, community health, an indigenous healer's hut and, most rec... read more.

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FEATURED SCHOLAR

Precious “Gem” Inay

(2025-2026 Winner)

Precious “Gem” Inay, MSN, RN, CEN, ONC, is an innovative nurse leader with over two decades of diverse nursing experience. A proud recipient of the Philip D. Raso Scholarship, she is currently pursuing her Doct... read more.

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