Scholars

Jaclyn Rosenthal 2016-2017 Winner | Master’s Degree: Recipient of the Columbia University-Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association, Inc./J. Margaret Ada Mutch Award, is pursuing a master’s degree to become a nurse practitioner specializing in adult/gerontology primary care with a sub-... read more.

Nicole Rouhana 2010-2011 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Winner of the Evelyn Barclay award, Nicole Rouhana, started her career over twenty-five years ago in Saudi Arabia as a Pediatric Registered Nurse. In 1996 she returned to school at Binghamton University to get her Masters and completed a post-Masters... read more.

Kelli Roush 2014-2015 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Kelli Roush, who is the winner of the Lucy C. Perry Scholarship, has been a nurse for six years and for the past five years has worked at Indiana University Health North Hospital. She currently serves as a charge nurse in the adult medical-surgical d... read more.

Sister Callista Roy 1976-1977 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Sister Callista Roy was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Jennifer Roye 2021-2022 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Jennifer Roye, MSN, RN, CHSE, CNE is the 2021 recipient of the NEF M. Louise Fitzpatrick Scholarship. She holds an MSN from the University of Texas at Arlington and is currently obtaining an EdD in Instructional Leadership from the University of Alab... read more.

Sarah Rozychi Giron 2013-2014 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Sarah Giron was awarded the Columbia University Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association/ J. M. Ida Mutch Scholarship. She will use her award to pursue her doctoral degree at the University of San Diego’s Hahn School of Nursing and... read more.

Katherine C. Rubin 1966-1967 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee: Katherine C. Rubin was awarded the C.V. Mosby Scholarship. Degree: BA read more.

Melinda Ruiz 2006-2007 Winner | Master’s Degree: I work at Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women in San Diego, CA. as a RN in Labor and Delivery. I have also worked or floated to the Perinatal Special Care Unit (for high-risk antepartum and high risk postpartum patients), Postpartum, and Women's Acut... read more.

Angela Rule 1960-1961 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee: Angela Rule was awarded the W.B. Saunders Company Scholarship. Degree: BA read more.

Margui Joy Rutherford 2006-2007 Winner | Master’s Degree: As an undergraduate nursing student, the specialty of care that I liked the least was "psych". After completing my undergraduate degree in nursing, I had the opportunity to work in a number of different settings as a nurse. However, throughout all of... read more.

Jana Ryan 2012-2013 Winner | Master’s Degree: Jana Ryan, ISABEL McISAAC Scholarship, is completing her work toward an MSN at St. Louis University in the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner track and plans to test for her ANCC certification in January. For the last 8 years she has wor... read more.

Rosemary Beford Ryan 1970-1971 Winner | Master’s Degree: Rosemary Beford Ryan was awarded the Laura D. Smith – NSNA Scholarship. read more.

Ethel C. Ryckman 1936-1937 Winner | Unspecified Degree: Ethel C. Ryckman was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Jessie E. Ryser 1919-1920 Winner | Unspecified Degree: Jessie E. Ryser was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Sarah Sakala 2019-2020 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Sarah Sakala, BSN, RN is the 2019 recipient of the Laura D. Smith National Student Nurses’ Association (NSNA) Scholarship. She earned a BA in illustration from Rochester Institute of Technology in 2007 and a BS in nursing from the University of Centr... read more.

Anne E. Sales 1987-1988 Winner | Master’s Degree: Anne E. Sales was awarded the NEF Scholarship & Fellowship. read more.

Leva-Jurate Saltenas 1961-1962 Winner | Master’s Degree: Leva-Jurate Saltenas was awarded the Mead Johnson Scholarship. read more.

Dina Salvatore 2011-2012 Winner | Master’s Degree: With NEF scholarship winner Dina Salvatore we have a two time winner. Dina is continuing to pursue her graduate degree at the Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing. One of Dina’s primary concerns is the lack of sufficient medical care in th... read more.

Dina Salvatore 2010-2011 Winner | Master’s Degree: From her start in the health field as an LPN, (Central School of Practical Nursing) Dina Salvatore completed her Associate degree in Nursing in 2008 at Excelsior College.where she is now pursuing her MSN as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Dina lives on... read more.

Perla Sanchez-Perez 2025-2026 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Perla Sanchez-Perez, RN, BSN, CCRN is a nurse anesthesia student and the honored recipient of the prestigious Mariam M. Powell Scholarship. Perla holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Texas at Dallas, an Associate of Applied S... read more.

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FEATURED SCHOLAR

Adrienne Thymes Leflore

(2021-2022 Winner)

Adrienne Thymes Leflore, MN, RN-BC, CCM, APRN-CNS is the recipient of the 2021 Cynthia Davis Sculco Scholarship. Mrs. Leflore received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Dillard University and her Masters... read more.

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Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. (NEF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established by nurses for nurses in 1912, and since then, the organization has awarded over 1,500 scholarships to support the pursuit of advanced degrees in nursing.

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