Scholars


Mary Lee Brown 1946-1947 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Mary Lee Brown was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Penny L. Brown 1997-1998 Winner | Master’s Degree
Penny L. Brown was awarded the Isabel McIsaac Scholarship. School attended: University of Rochester read more.

Tiffany Brown 2010-2011 Winner | Master’s Degree
Tiffany Brown is continuing towards her goal of becoming a Family Nurse Practitioner at Wright State University where she obtained her undergraduate degree. She is also currently working as a Diabetes Educator and, after she gets her Masters, will co... read more.

Beryl Brubaker 1980-1981 Winner | Doctoral Degree

Sylvia J. Bruce 1968-1969 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Sylvia J. Bruce was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb / Mead Johnson Scholarship. read more.

Shirley J. Bruenjes 1994-1995 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Shirley J. Bruenjes attended Wayne State University. Degree: Primary Health Care read more.

Megan Brunson 2024-2025 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Megan Brunson is the honored recipient of the Janice Nelson Scholarship Award. She obtained her Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from Valparaiso University in Indiana and her master’s in nursing (MSN) with a focus on leadership (CNL) from Saint X... read more.

Audrey B. Bubeck 1989-1990 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Audrey B. Bubeck was awarded the American Journal of Nursing Company and NEF Scholarship. School attended: University of California at San Francisco Degree: Educator/ Researcher read more.

Linda Bucholz 1977-1978 Winner | Master’s Degree
Linda Bucholz was awarded the W.B. Saunders Company Scholarship. read more.

Fannie Buck 1937-1938 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Fannie Buck was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Ellen Louise Buell 1917-1918 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Ellen Louise Buell was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Amy Bulger 2026-2027 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Amy Bulger, MPH, RN, GERO-BC, CPHQ, is honored to be the recipient of the 2026-2027 Mathy Mezey Scholarship from Nurses Educational Funds, an award recognizing graduate nursing students dedicated to advancing the care of older adults. Ms. Bulger grad... read more.

Kathryn Burger 2019-2020 Winner | Master’s Degree
Kathryn Burger is the recipient of the Edith M. Pritchard Scholarship which is awarded to students interested in nursing education and public health. She currently attends the University of Washington Tacoma and is enrolled in the Master of Nursing L... read more.

Adriane Burgess 2015-2016 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Winner of a NEF Scholarship, has been a nurse for 18 years and has worked in a variety of maternal infant health care settings. She earned her MSN degree in nursing education from Drexel University in 2012 and began teaching in the clinical setting.... read more.

Adriane Burgess 2016-2017 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Recipient of the Barbara L. Tate Scholarship earned her BSN from Villanova University in 1997 and has been a nurse for 19 years specializing in women’s health and obstetrical nursing. She earned her MSN degree in nursing education from Drexel Univers... read more.

Eileen Burke 1979-1980 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee
Eileen Burke was awarded the NSNA (Laura D. Smith) / Nurse's Scholarship. Degree: BA read more.

Mary W. Burne 1985-1986 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Mary W. Burne was awarded the Lucy C. Perry Scholarship. read more.

Mary L. Burnett 2002-2003 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Mary L. Burnett was awarded the Nurses Scholarship and Fellowship / Liesel M. Hiemenz Scholarship. School attended: University of Kansas Medical Center Degree: PhD read more.

Sharran Y. Nicolle (Nickie) Burney 2023-2024 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Sharran Y. Nicolle (Nickie) Burney, MSN, CNP, FNP-BC is the recipient of the NEF/Johnson & Johnson 2023 Health Equity Scholarship. Nickie is a PhD candidate and third-year research fellow at the Connell School of Nursing at Boston College (Chestnut H... read more.

Hilda C. Burnham 1948-1949 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Hilda C. Burnham was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

FEATURED SCHOLAR

Jennifer DalMonte

Jennifer DalMonte

(2020-2021 Winner)

Jennifer (Jenny) DalMonte is the honored recipient of the 2020-2021 Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. Journal of Nursing/Thelma Schorr Scholarship. Jenny received her undergraduate BSN degree at the University of... 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.