Scholars

Erin Whitehouse 2015-2016 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Winner of the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship, is currently enrolled in the PhD program at The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing in Baltimore, Maryland. She earned her masters of public health from University of North Carolina Chapel Hill af... read more.

Alice M. Wilan 1959-1960 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee: Alice M. Wilan was awarded the Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. Scholarship. Degree: BA read more.

Kelsey Wilder 2026-2027 Winner | Master’s Degree: Kelsey Wilder is the proud recipient of the 2026-2027 Joanne V. Pontier Scholarship from Nurses Educational Funds. Eager to serve in the medical field, she began her healthcare journey as a Certified Nursing Assistant while still in high school. This... read more.

Sister Louise Wiley 1965-1966 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Sister Louise Wiley was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Karen Wilkerson 1981-1982 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Karen Wilkerson was awarded the Isabel McIsaac Scholarship. read more.

Maxine R. Wilkerson 1964-1965 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee: Maxine R. Wilkerson was awarded the Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. Scholarship. Degree: BA read more.

Maxine R. Wilkerson 1963-1964 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee: Maxine R. Wilkerson was awarded the NSNA (Laura D. Smith Scholarship). Degree: BA read more.

Judith M. Wilkinson 1995-1996 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Judith M. Wilkinson was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. School attended: University of Kansas Degree: Nursing Education, research and writing read more.

Almenda A. Williams 1966-1967 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Almenda A. Williams was awarded the Pet Milk Scholarship. read more.

Edith Williams 1928-1929 Winner | Unspecified Degree: Edith Williams was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Felicia Williams 2008-2009 Winner | Master’s Degree

Holly A. Williams 1992-1993 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Holly A. Williams was awarded the Mead Johnson/ NSF Scholarship. read more.

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.

Nicole Williams 2022-2023 Winner | Master’s Degree: Nicole Williams is the honored recipient of the Margaret L. McClure 2022-2023 Scholarship. She received her undergraduate degree in Biology from Washington College in 2019 and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from University of Maryland School of N... read more.

Sarah Williams 2020-2021 Winner | Master’s Degree: Sarah Williams, RN, CEN is the recipient of the Edith M. Prichard Memorial Scholarship. She obtained her undergraduate nursing degree at Suffolk Community College, her Bachelor of Science at SUNY Cortland, and is currently enrolled in the Masters’ of... read more.

Zenobia Dawsey Williams 1973-1974 Winner | Unspecified Degree

Abigail Wilpers 2018-2019 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Abigail Wilpers, MSN, WHNP-BC is the 2018 recipient of the Edith M. Pritchard Scholarship. Abigail is a doctoral candidate at Yale University with 10 years of experience working with families whose pregnancies have become complicated by a fetal anoma... read more.

Holly Skodol Wilson 1971-1972 Winner | Unspecified Degree

Rachel Wilson 1998-1999 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Rachel Wilson attended New York University Division of Nursing. read more.

Ray Windmueller 1959-1960 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee: Ray Windmueller was awarded the Bruck’s Scholarship. Degree: BA read more.

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FEATURED SCHOLAR

Jennifer Spezza

(2025-2026 Winner)

Jennifer Spezza, RN, BSN, CWOCN, is a dedicated Wound, Ostomy, and Continence (WOC) nurse with over 15 years of specialized experience providing care across hospital, clinic, and home health settings. Currently... read more.

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