Scholars

Nancy Wise 2013-2014 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Nancy Wise, a doctoral student at Villanova University in Radnor Township, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the first student to be awarded the Cynthia Davis Sculco Scholarship. Nancy’s primary area of interest is the number of pregnant ado... read more.

Jennifer Withall 2017-2018 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Jennifer Withall is the recipient of the 2017 American Journal of Nursing Scholarship. She is currently a PhD Candidate at the Barbara H. Hagan School of Nursing at Molloy College in Rockville Centre, NY. Jennifer received her AAS in Nursing from Uls... read more.

Carolyn Sue Witt 1982-1983 Winner | Master’s Degree: Carolyn Sue Witt was awarded the Micheal Kelly / E. Brooks Scholarship. read more.

Lulu Kathryn Wolf 1936-1937 Winner | Unspecified Degree: Lulu Kathryn Wolf was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Anne I. Wolk 1966-1967 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee: Anne I. Wolk was awarded the W.B. Saunders Company Scholarship. Degree: BA read more.

Elizabeth Wolotira 2021-2022 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Elizabeth Wolotira, MSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, CFRN is the recipient of the 2021-2022 Eleanor C. Lambertsen Scholarship. Elizabeth completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) on the La Grande campus in eas... read more.

Andrea Marie Wolper 1973-1974 Winner | Unspecified Degree

Lai Sze Wong 2006-2007 Winner | Master’s Degree: Lai Sze Wong was awarded the Edith M. Pritchard Scholarship. School attended: Johns Hopkins Degree: FNP read more.

Lisa Woodley 2018-2019 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Lisa K. Woodley, MSN, RN, CNE, CHPN is the 2018 recipient of the Cynthia Davis Sculco Scholarship. Lisa is a fourth year PhD student at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Greensboro, N.C., as well as an Assistant Professor at UNC at Chapel Hil... read more.

Loralie Woods 2019-2020 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Loralie Woods MSN, RN-BC is the recipient of the 2019 Madeline Naegle Scholarship Fund Award for Mental Health Nursing. Loralie obtained her Bachelor of Nursing from Memorial University Faculty of Nursing in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. In 1999,... read more.

Helen L. Woodworth 1931-1932 Winner | Unspecified Degree: Helen L. Woodworth was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Edward Wray 1958-1959 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee: Edward Wray was awarded the Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. Scholarship. Degree: BA read more.

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

Arlene Wynbeek 1972-1973 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee: Arlene Wynbeek was awarded the Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. Scholarship. Degree: BA read more.

Mary Wyper 1984-1985 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Mary Wyper was awarded the Liesel M. Hiemenz Scholarship. read more.

Genevieve C. Yenz 1920-2921 Winner | Unspecified Degree: Genevieve C. Yenz was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Naomi Yoshimoto 1982-1983 Winner | Master’s Degree

Mary Sedona Young 1919-1920 Winner | Unspecified Degree: Mary Sedona Young was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Amanda Younger 2011-2012 Winner | Master’s Degree: NEF scholarship winner Amanda Younger is completing her Adult Nurse Practitioners degree at Madonna University on Livonia, MI. Her primary goal is to work within a primary care setting to actively promote health and prevent chronic disease. Her long... read more.

Julia Yurcich 2011-2012 Winner | Doctoral Degree: The Miriam M. Powell scholarship went to Julia Yurcich who received her BS degree from Grand Canyon University in Arizona in 2008. She continued on to the DNP program with an emphasis in geriatrics at Arizona State University. While working on her ed... read more.

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FEATURED SCHOLAR

Giselle Holness

(2009-2010 Winner)

"My great aunt who was a nurse for 40 years inspired our family to enter the profession of nursing. Included in this legacy are 12 family members including my mother. I have enjoyed a rewarding carrier in nursi... read more.

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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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