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Since 1912, NEF has awarded more than 1,500 scholarships for advanced degrees in nursing.
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Scholars

Elizabeth Devine 1980-1981 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Diane Devlin 1980-1981 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee
Diane Devlin was awarded the NSNA / Laura Smith / AJN Scholarship. Degree: BA read more.
Lillian Jeannette DeYoung 1974-1975 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Lillian Jeannette DeYoung was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.
Amit Dhir
Amit Dhir 2022-2023 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Amit (Mickey) Dhir NP-C, MSN, MBA, AAHIVS is the recipient of the Cynthia Davis Sculco Scholarship. He is currently a first year PhD student at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON) in Baltimore, MD. Mickey graduated with his Bachel... read more.
Mary Diamond 1976-1977 Winner | Master’s Degree
Mary Diamond was awarded the Nurses’ Scholarship / NSNA – Laura D. Smith / American Journal of Nursing Scholarship. read more.
Oralia Diaz
Oralia Diaz 2010-2011 Winner | Master’s Degree
Oralia Diaz got her undergraduate degree in nursing in the spring of 1996. Since then she has been actively involved in non profits including the one she founded, Arte Sana, which assists Latina victims of sexual abuse and intimate partner violence.... read more.
Katherine E. DiBella 1989-1990 Winner | Master’s Degree
Katherine E. DiBella was awarded the Edith M. Pritchard Scholarship. School attended: Yale University Degree: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner read more.
Susan Dickey 1985-1986 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Susan Dickey was awarded the American Journal of Nursing / NEF Scholarship. read more.
Audrey L. Dickinson 1959-1960 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee
Audrey L. Dickinson was awarded the Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. Scholarship. Degree: BA read more.
Cassandra Dictus
Cassandra Dictus 2023-2024 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Cassandra “Cass” Dictus, MPH, RN is honored to be awarded the Terry Fulmer Scholarship. Cass earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology from Denison University. Upon graduating, Cass served in AmeriCorps working alongside an inspiring community-based... read more.
Jessica Dillard-Wright
Jessica Dillard-Wright 2020-2021 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Jessica Dillard-Wright is the recipient of the 2020 Margaret Gould Tyson and Judith G. Whitaker memorial awards. She is a 4th year PhD candidate at Augusta University College of Nursing where she serves as director for the College of Nursing Office f... read more.
Jennifer Dillon
Jennifer Dillon 2018-2019 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Jennifer Dillon MPA, RN-BC is the recipient of the 2018 Mathy Mezey Scholarship. Following a six-year enlistment in the U.S. Air Force, Jennifer made the decision to pursue nursing as she has a passion for both science and healthcare. She graduated c... read more.
Anne Ward Dinegan 1928-1929 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Anne Ward Dinegan was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.
Sharon Dittmar 1978-1979 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Sharon Dittmar was awarded the Isabel McIsaac / AJN Scholarship. read more.
Eleanor Ruth Doane 1956-1957 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Eleanor Ruth Doane was awarded the Preen Fellowship. read more.
Catherine Dodd 2006-2007 Winner | Master’s Degree
Catherine Dodd's is a nurse and a health policy advocate and expert. She began her career as a maternity nurse helping health babies come into the world and describes the second half of her career as being concerned with how we leave this world. She... read more.
Corinne Doe 1959-1960 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee
Corinne was awarded the C.V. Mosby Scholarship. Degree: BA read more.
Henrietta Doltz 1937-1938 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Henrietta Doltz was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.
Bernice F. Doner 1995-1996 Winner | Master’s Degree
Bernice F. Doner attended the University of California at San Francisco. Degree: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner read more.
Miriam M. Dorbbirer 1968-1969 Winner | Master’s Degree
Miriam M. Dorbbirer was awarded the Paralyzed Veterans Scholarship. read more.

FEATURED SCHOLAR

Nicole Ramirez

Nicole Ramirez

(2020-2021 Winner)

Nicole Ramirez is the recipient of the Columbia University Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association, Inc./J. Margaret Ada Mutch Scholarship. Nicole currently attends Columbia University pursui... read more.

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