Scholars


Hina Raheel 2023-2024 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Hina Raheel, MSc, BScN, RN, is the recipient of the M. Louise Fitzpatrick Scholarship. She is a third year PhD candidate at the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing (NHWSON) at Emory University. Ms. Raheel is originally from Pakistan and received... read more.

Brooke Rakes 2020-2021 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Brooke Rakes is the recipient of the 2020-2021 combined NEF Barbara L. Tate and Evelyn J. Barclay Scholarships. She completed her BSN from Point Loma Nazarene University in 2013 and is a doctoral student at the University of San Diego (USD) Hahn Scho... read more.

Nicole Ramirez 2020-2021 Winner | Master’s Degree
Nicole Ramirez is the recipient of the Columbia University Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association, Inc./J. Margaret Ada Mutch Scholarship. Nicole currently attends Columbia University pursuing her master’s degree in nurse anesthes... read more.

Rafael Jose Ramos 2012-2013 Winner | Master’s Degree
Rafael Jose Ramos is using his NEF scholarship award as a graduate student of Nursing Anesthesia at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn. He worked for 3 years at a Cardio-thoracic Intensive Care Unit at Stanford Hospitals in California before d... read more.

Margaret L. Randall 1946-1947 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Margaret L. Randall was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Geraldine G. Rang 1926-1927 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Geraldine G. Rang was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Jane Reardon 1986-1987 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Jane Reardon was awarded the NEF/ BOC Scholarship. read more.

Nancy S. Redeker 1987-1988 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Nancy S. Redeker was awarded the NEF Scholarship & Fellowship / Liesel M. Hiemenz Scholarship. read more.

Kimether Redmon 2020-2021 Winner | Master’s Degree
Kimether Redmon is the recipient of the NEF Estelle Massey Osborne Memorial Scholarship. Kimether earned her bachelor’s degree in Public Health from Temple University, her bachelor’s degree in Nursing from the University of Maryland, her master’s deg... read more.

Janet Reed 1965-1966 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee
Janet Reed was awarded the Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. Scholarship. Degree: BA read more.

Tashika Reeves 2009-2010 Winner | Master’s Degree
Tashika Reeves was the first in her family of 13 to graduate from high school and the only one to graduate from college. When her older brother died at the age of 10 from an undiagnosed brain aneurysm, she witnessed what she knows now was world-class... read more.

Norma J. Regan 1977-1978 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee
Norma J. Regan was awarded the AJN/Thelma Schorr Scholarship. Degree: BA read more.

Barbara Rehmann 1976-1977 Winner | Master’s Degree
Barbara Rehmann was awarded the Isabel McIsaac Scholarship. read more.

Jessie Reich 2016-2017 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Jessie Reich is the recipient of the 2016 “American Journal of Nursing Scholarship.” Jessie received both her BSN and MSN degrees from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. Her graduate area of study was Health Administration. In addition... read more.

Grace Leona Reid 1917-1918 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Grace Leona Reid was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Cheryl A. Reilly 1995-1996 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Cheryl A. Reilly attended the University of California at San Francisco. Degree: Nursing Administration read more.

Lynne Reilly 2002-2003 Winner | Master’s Degree
Lynne Reilly attended the University of Pennsylvania. read more.

Patricia Reineke 2004-2005 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Patricia Reineke started her nursing career with a bachelor of science degree in nursing from Wagner College and later earned a master of science degree in family nursing from Mercy College. Currently she is a doctoral student in nursing at New York... read more.

Barbara Reinhold 1981-1982 Winner | Master’s Degree
Barbara Reinhold was awarded the Edith M. Pritchard Scholarship. read more.

Carol Renkwitz 1961-1962 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee
Carol Renkwitz was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. Degree: BA read more.

FEATURED SCHOLAR

Abigail Wilpers

Abigail Wilpers

(2018-2019 Winner)

Abigail Wilpers, MSN, WHNP-BC is the 2018 recipient of the Edith M. Pritchard Scholarship. Abigail is a doctoral candidate at Yale University with 10 years of experience working with families whose pregnancies... read more.

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