Scholars

Clifton Thornton 2021-2022 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Clifton Thornton, MSN, BS, RN, CPNP is the proud recipient of the first Rita Reis Wieczorek Maternal-Infant & Pediatric Nursing Scholarship. He is currently a 3rd year PhD Candidate at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, a NIH NCATS predo... read more.

Whitney Thornton 2022-2023 Winner | Master’s Degree: Whitney Thornton is the first recipient of the Terry Fulmer Scholarship. Dr. Terry Fulmer is a leading expert in the field of geriatrics both nationally and internationally. Whitney received a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Health from Georgia... read more.

Marion E. Thuma 1940-1941 Winner | Unspecified Degree: Marion E. Thuma was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Adrienne Thymes Leflore 2021-2022 Winner | Doctoral Degree: 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 in Nursing from the Louisiana State Univ... read more.

June A. Tierney 1998-1999 Winner | Doctoral Degree: June A. Tierney attended Case Western Reserve University. read more.

Nicholas Till 2007-2008 Winner | Master’s Degree: Since I was a junior in high school, my professional goal was to become a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA). I have been consistently motivated to achieve this goal by organizing my educational and professional experiences toward this out... read more.

Frances T. Tomasuna 1948-1949 Winner | Unspecified Degree: Frances T. Tomasuna was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Mary Tombes 1985-1986 Winner | Unspecified Degree: Mary Tombes was awarded the Squibbs & Sons / F.A. Davis Scholarship. read more.

Josefina Torres 1961-1962 Winner | Master’s Degree: Josefina Torres was awarded the Mead Johnson Scholarship. read more.

Hilda M. Torrop 1936-1937 Winner | Unspecified Degree: Hilda M. Torrop was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Marie Toupou 2025-2026 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Marie Toupou, BSN, RN is the proud recipient of the Liesel M. Hiemenz Scholarship. Receiving this scholarship affirms Marie’s commitment to advancing her education to improve community and global health through nursing leadership, education, and advo... read more.

Lelin B. Townsend 1927-1928 Winner | Unspecified Degree: Lelin B. Townsend was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Emily Trester 2019-2020 Winner | Master’s Degree: Emily Trester, RN-BC, CCLS is the recipient of the Laura D. Smith NSNA Scholarship. Emily will complete her MSN Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Primary Care degree from Duke University in December 2019 and plans to continue with the program to complete... read more.

Rita Trivette 2016-2017 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Rita Trivette recipient of a NEF Scholarship has been a registered nurse for 33 years. She began working in a hospital upon graduation from high school with the intention of becoming a physician. It did not take long for her to realize that her calli... read more.

Kylie Trone 2026-2027 Winner | Master’s Degree: Kylie Trone, BSN, RN, CPEN, is the grateful recipient of the 2026-2027 Barbara L. Tate Scholarship from Nurses Educational Funds. Kylie is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania in the Pediatric Acute Care... read more.

Paula Tucker 2023-2024 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Paula Tucker, DNP, FNP-BC, ENP-C, FAANP, is the recipient of the inaugural Nurses Educational Funds/Johnson & Johnson 2023 Health Equity Scholarship. Paula obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Georgia Baptist College of Nursing at Me... read more.

Carrie Tudor 2011-2012 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Winner of the Isabel Hampton Robb scholarship Carrie Tudor is currently enrolled in the PhD Program at The John Hopkins University School of Nursing. Her previous experience includes working as a public health professional with health providers and m... read more.

Katherine Rochelle Tufts 1995-1996 Winner | Master’s Degree: Katherine Rochelle Tufts was awarded the Isabel McIsaac Scholarship. School attended: Case Western Reserve University Degree: Nurse-Midwifery read more.

Carly Turner 2014-2015 Winner | Master’s Degree: Carly Turner who won an NEF Scholarship, began college focused on a career in graphic design but in her junior year changed her major and went on to earn a BSN degree. Her first job was in the neurological ICU at Johns Hopkins and later as “travel” n... read more.

Rosemary J. Turner 1995-1996 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Rosemary J. Turner attended Case Western Reserve University. Degree: Geriatrics read more.

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FEATURED SCHOLAR

Natalie Kasper

(2025-2026 Winner)

Natalie Kasper, MSN, CPNP-PC, PMHS, is honored to have received the M. Louise Fitzpatrick Scholarship from the Nurses Educational Fund, Inc. Natalie is currently working towards her Doctor of Nursing Practice (... read more.

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