Scholars

Jeanette Polaschek 1985-1986 Winner | Unspecified Degree: Jeanette Polaschek was awarded the Mead Johnson / NEF Scholarship. read more.

Jennifer Poliwka 2014-2015 Winner | Master’s Degree: Jennifer Poliwka, winner of the Edith Prichard Scholarship, is pursuing a masters of science in public health nursing at Johns Hopkins University. She has worked in a number of settings that spurred her interest in public health including: Uganda whe... read more.

Maribeth Pomerantz 1998-1999 Winner | Master’s Degree: Maribeth Pomerantz attended Yale University. read more.

Ammlisbeth Poore-Bowman 1996-1997 Winner | Master’s Degree: Ammlisbeth Poore-Bowman attended Virginia Commonwealth University. Degree: Family Health 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.

Iris Posner 1967-1968 Winner | Master’s Degree: Iris Posner was awarded the Mead Johnson Scholarship. read more.

John Pozar 2006-2007 Winner | Master’s Degree: With a nursing career that has encompassed a broad variety of practice settings and responsibilities, John Pozar has been continuously on the move. After completing his undergraduate training and beginning his career working as a nurse in the critica... read more.

Diane S. Pravikoff 1995-1996 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Diane S. Pravikoff attended the University of California at San Francisco. Degree: Cardiac Rehabilitation read more.

Kelly Preti 2024-2025 Winner | Doctoral Degree: The recipient of the Henry B. Spencer Scholarship is Kelly Preti, a board-certified Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner who has worked with the oncologic population in New York, NY for the past 8 years. Kelly is currently pursuing her Doc... read more.

Destinee Price 2023-2024 Winner | Master’s Degree: Destinee “Desti” Price, received the Nurses Educational Funds Inc. Scholarship. Ms. Price graduated with a BSN from Saint Louis University in 2019 and is continuing her education at Duke University. She is currently enrolled in the Duke University Ma... read more.

Marva L. Price 1994-1995 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Marva L. Price was awarded the M. Elizabeth Carnegie African American Scholarship. School attended: University of North Carolina 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.

Bobbie Primus-Heath 1982-1983 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Bobbie Primus-Heath was awarded the M. Elizabeth Carnegie African American Scholarship. 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.

Linda Punch 1979-1980 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee: Linda Punch was awarded the Nurse's scholarship / Isabel McIsaac Scholarship. Degree: BA read more.

Elayne M. Puzan 1996-1997 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Elayne M. Puzan attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Degree: Women’s Health read more.

Wayne Quashie 2020-2021 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Wayne Quashie is the recipient of the M. Elizabeth Carnegie Scholarship Click here to read his most recent bio. read more.

Wayne Quashie 2021-2022 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Wayne Quashie is the first recipient of the Georgette Viellion NEF Scholarship as well as the recipient of the NEF M. Elizabeth Carnegie Scholarship last year. He attained his Master’s Degree in Nursing from Indiana State University, Master of Public... 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.

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FEATURED SCHOLAR

Jennifer DalMonte

(2020-2021 Winner)

Jennifer (Jenny) DalMonte is the honored recipient of the 2020-2021 Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. Journal of Nursing/Thelma Schorr Scholarship. Jenny received her undergraduate BSN degree at the University of... read more.

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