Scholars

Roberta Simes 2016-2017 Winner | Master’s Degree: Recipient of the Estelle Massey Osborne Scholarship. Roberta Simes received her BSN from the University of Washington. Upon attaining her registered nursing degree, Roberta worked as a Progressive Care nurse for two years, and then transitioned into... read more.

Priscilla Simmons 1983-1984 Winner | Master’s Degree: Priscilla Simmons was awarded the Nurses Scholarship & Fellowship / F.A. Davis Scholarship. read more.

Elizabeth Sims 1993-1994 Winner | Master’s Degree

Faresha Sims 2012-2013 Winner | Master’s Degree: Faresha Sims, winner of the ESTELLE OSBORNE scholarship, is a native Mississippian who is presently attending Virginia Commonwealth University Nurse Anesthesia Program. After completing her first year of advance practice study in the field of nurse a... read more.

Kristen Sinay 2023-2024 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Kristen Sinay, MSN, RN is the recipient of the Margaret Gould Tyson Scholarship. Kristen earned her BSN in 2008 and MSN in 2012, both from The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) School of Nursing. Being local to the Austin area her whole life,... read more.

Brianna Singleton 2018-2019 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Brianna Singleton is the 2018 recipient of the M. Elizabeth Carnegie African American Scholarship. She is currently enrolled at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) as a second-year student in the nursing PhD doctoral program. Her resea... read more.

Jane C. Slagel 1982-1983 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Jane C. Slagel was awarded the AJN/Thelma Schorr Scholarship. read more.

Cheryl Slater 2023-2024 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Cheryl Slater is the recipient of the 2023 Madeline A. Naegle Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to graduate nurses studying mental health nursing. Cheryl received her undergraduate degree from Endicott College and her MSN from Western Governor... read more.

Ann C. Slone 1977-1978 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee: Ann C. Slone was awarded the Edith M. Pritchard / American Journal of Nursing Scholarship. Degree: BA read more.

Sadie Smalls 1983-1984 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Sadie Smalls was awarded the M. Elizabeth Carnegie African American Scholarship. read more.

Amy Smith 2007-2008 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Originating from a family of patriots and veterans, improving the lives of America's veterans by improving health care in the Department of Veterans Affairs has been the focus of Amy Smith's health care career. Beginning as a caregiver and coordinato... read more.

Barbara Ann Smith 1973-1974 Winner | Unspecified Degree

Bettye Jane Smith 1964-1965 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Bettye Jane Smith was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Dorothy Smith 1984-1985 Winner | Master’s Degree: Dorothy Smith was awarded the Mead Johnson / NSFA / DeLorey Scholarship. read more.

Dorothy Smith 1991-1992 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Dorothy Smith attended NYU. read more.

Nicola A. Smith 2000-2001 Winner | Master’s Degree: Nicola A. Smith was awarded the NEF / Estelle Massey Osborne Scholarship. School attended: Columbia University Degree: FNP read more.

Susan J. Smith 1982-1983 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Susan J. Smith was awarded the Isabel McIsaac Scholarship. read more.

Rhonda Smith Wright 2023-2024 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Rhonda Smith Wright is the honored recipient of the Laura D. Smith National Student Nurses’ Association Scholarship and currently entering her fourth year as a doctoral candidate at Johns Hopkins Univerity School of Nursing. She received a Bachelor o... read more.

Carol A. Soares 1962-1963 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee: Carol A. Soares was awarded the Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. Scholarship. Degree: BA read more.

Kodiak Soled 2020-2021 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Kodiak Soled, MPhil, MSN, RN, is the proud recipient of the Columbia University Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association, Inc./J. Margaret Ada Mutch Scholarship. She is currently a third-year Ph.D. candidate at the Columbia Universi... read more.

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FEATURED SCHOLAR

Renee McLeod-Sordjan

(2013-2014 Winner)

Renee McLeod-Sordjan, NEF Scholarship winner, is a native New Yorker and presently attends Adelphi University in Garden City, New York. She is studying for a PhD in nursing. Her road to a successful nursing car... 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.

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