Scholars


Joanne M. Sharkey 1968-1969 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee
Joanne M. Sharkey was awarded the AJN/Thelma Schorr Scholarship. Degree: BA read more.

Kathy A. Sharp 2002-2003 Winner | Master’s Degree
Kathy A. Sharp attended the University of Michigan. read more.

Judy K. Shaw 1997-1998 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Judy K. Shaw was awarded the M. Elizabeth Carnegie African American Scholarship. read more.

Judy K. Shaw 1998-1999 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Judy K. Shaw attended New York University Division of Nursing. read more.

Susan Shea 1991-1992 Winner | Master’s Degree
Susan Shea attended the University of Cal/SFO. read more.

Dorothy A. Sheahan 1973-1974 Winner | Unspecified Degree

Helen E. Shearston 1936-1937 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Helen E. Shearston was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Meredith Sheehan 2022-2023 Winner | Master’s Degree
Meredith Sheehan, BSN, RN, is the grateful recipient of the 2022 Geraldine Labecki/Nurses Educational Funds Scholarship. She obtained her bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania and is currently completing her master’s degree to become... read more.

M.H. Shellenberger 1926-1927 Winner | Unspecified Degree
M.H. Shellenberger was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Mary E. Shepard 1935-1936 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Mary E. Shepard was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Elizabeth Sheridan 1924-1925 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Elizabeth Sheridan was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Vanessa Shields-Haa 2020-2021 Winner | Master’s Degree
Vanessa Shields-Haas is the recipient of the Isabel McIssac Memorial Scholarship. She is enrolled in the Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner program, at Frontier Nursing University. Vanessa attended the accelerated BSN at Louisian... read more.

Leigha Shilhanek 2017-2018 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Leigha has been awarded the Edith M. Pritchard Fund Scholarship. She received her BSN from Carroll College in Montana in 2012, and is currently in the DNP-FNP program at Arizona State University. As an RN, she has worked primarily in cardiology and m... read more.

Lorada Shrawder 2000-2001 Winner | Master’s Degree
Lorada Shrawder was awarded the Liesel M. Hiemenz Scholarship. School attended: University of Colorado Degree: FNP read more.

Sandra S. Shumway 1962-1963 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee
Sandra S. Shumway was awarded the Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. Scholarship. Degree: BA read more.

Mary Ann Siciliano McLaughlin 2014-2015 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Awarded the Eleanor Lambertsen Scholarship, has been a nurse for over twenty-four years. She completed her undergraduate (BSN) and graduate (MSN) studies at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. Currently she is pursuing her doctorate at... read more.

Hildegard Siegel 1966-1967 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Hildegard Siegel was awarded the AJN/Thelma Schorr Scholarship. read more.

Esther Sikorski 2005-2006 Winner | Doctoral Degree
ESTHER CASINELLI SIKORSKI, B.S.N., C.P.N.P., is currently the School Health Leader for the East Detroit Public School District. She is particularly recognized for her work in coordinating an interdisciplinary School Health Team for the school distric... read more.

Debra Silberstein 1986-1987 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Debra Silberstein was awarded the American Journal of Nursing / FA Davis Scholarship. read more.

Italia Simconcini 1957-1958 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Italia Simconcini was awarded the Preen Fellowship. read more.

FEATURED SCHOLAR

Alexa Hartnett

Alexa Hartnett

(2023-2024 Winner)

Alexa Hartnett is a senior doctoral student at The University of South Florida College of Nursing, studying for her Doctorate of Nursing Practice in Nurse Anesthesiology degree. Before her graduate studies, she... 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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NEF’s named scholarships, created with a minimum donation of $50,000, honor and memorialize nurse leaders, from Isabel Hampton Robb to Thelma Schorr to Susan Bowar-Ferres. 100% of donations help to keep NEF scholarships funded in perpetuity; organization expenses are covered by prudent management of NEF’s investments.