Scholars

2000s Cycles

Leslie-Faith Taub 2001-2002 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Leslie-Faith Taub was awarded the Edith M. Pritchard / Bernard J. Springer Scholarship. School attended: Columbia University Degree: PhD read more.

Carolyn Terry 2007-2008 Winner | Master’s Degree: Carolyn L. Terry has been a Registered Nurse for 30 years and has practiced in a variety of settings. Over the last 18 years, she has provided expert care to high-risk neonates and their families a Level III NICU and in the home care setting. She is... read more.

Elizabeth A. Thomas 2002-2003 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Elizabeth A. Thomas was awarded the American Journal of Nursing / Margaret G. Tyson / Evelyn J. Barclay Scholarship. School attended: University of Arizona College of Nursing Degree: PhD read more.

Lindsay Thomas 2008-2009 Winner | Master’s Degree: Lindsay Thomas attended UCSF. 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.

Amy L. Valderrama 2005-2006 Winner | Master’s Degree: Ms. Valderrama is currently a fourth year PhD student at the Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing in Atlanta, Georgia. Her training is in cardiovascular nursing and she has a special interest in symptoms of patients with cardiac a... read more.

Elyssa Vasas 2005-2006 Winner | Master’s Degree: I come from a long line of nurses; women who have encouraged me over the years and given me the confidence to discover my own professional path. In my undergraduate nursing program at Boston College, I was given the opportunity to travel with a group... read more.

Patrice R. Villars 2003-2004 Winner | Master’s Degree: Patrice R. Villars was awarded the Lucy C. Perry/ Edith M. Pritchard Scholarship. School attended: University of California, San Francisco Degree: Oncology Gerontology Nurse Practitioner read more.

Lisa P. Viveiros 2005-2006 Winner | Master’s Degree: My name is Lisa Viveiros. I am a registered nurse currently at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston Massachusetts. In addition to working full-time, I am seeking a Master of Science in Nursing at the University of Massachusetts, Boston; the Family... read more.

Maureen Elizabeth Wassef 2003-2004 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Maureen Elizabeth Wassef was awarded the American Journal of Nursing / Margaret G. Tyson / Evelyn J. Barclay Scholarship. School attended: University of Massachusetts Graduate School of Nursing Degree: PhD read more.

Penny Watts 2008-2009 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Penny Watts attended the University of Alabama at Birmingham. read more.

Lauri Welch 2009-2010 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Lauri Welch is a nurse practitioner concerned with the cost of medications and the ability of patients to pay for them, particularly in a period of economic downturn. She is a doctoral candidate at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, where she al... read more.

John C. Wendell 2002-2003 Winner | Master’s Degree: John C. Wendell was awarded the Estelle Massey Osborne Scholarship. School attended: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill read more.

Marcia Wertz 2007-2008 Winner | Doctoral Degree: A native to northern California, Marcia Wertz is the married mother of three children. Marcia received her BSN degree in 1982 from the University of San Francisco. Specializing in the care of neonates, Marcia spent her first 12 years in nursing in th... read more.

Felicia Williams 2008-2009 Winner | Master’s Degree

Michael Williams 2007-2008 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Michael L. Williams, MSN, RN, CCRN, CNE, is an Associate Professo r of Nursing at Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI. During his time at EMU, he has served as BSN Program Coordinator, Faculty Advisor for the EMU Student Nurses Association and... read more.

Patricia Wright 2008-2009 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Patricia Wright attended Loyola University. read more.

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FEATURED SCHOLAR

Jasmine Perkins

(2019-2020 Winner)

Jasmine Perkins is the recipient of the Estelle Massey Osborne Scholarship which is awarded to students interested in clinical nursing education. Miss. Perkins currently attends Texas Woman’s University and is... read more.

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