Scholars

Nadège Dorcelly 2023-2024 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Nadège Dorcelly, MSN, RN is a recipient of the Liesel M. Hiemenz Scholarship. She is currently a Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) – Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) candidate at Columbia University School of Nursing. She has y... read more.

Coretta J. Dorsey 2002-2003 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Coretta J. Dorsey was awarded the Liesel M. Hiemenz / M. Elizabeth Carnegie Scholarship. School attended: University of South Carolina Degree: PhD read more.

Willa M. Doswell 1972-1973 Winner | Master’s Degree: Willa M. Doswell was awarded the Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. Scholarship. read more.

Dorinda Dove 1983-1984 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee: Dorinda Dove was awarded the Nurses Scholarship & Fellowship / NSNA (Laura D. Smith) Scholarship. Degree: BA read more.

Grace R. Dowling 1969-1970 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Grace R. Dowling was awarded the Paralyzed Veterans Scholarship. read more.

Jill Doyle 2026-2027 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Jill C. Doyle, MS, CNM, is the recipient of the 2026-2027 Columbia University-Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association, Inc. (CUPHSONAA) / Penny Hund West Scholarship from Nurses Educational Funds (NEF). Jill earned her BA in Spanis... read more.

Kevin R. Driscoll 2007-2008 Winner | Master’s Degree: Diversity adds spice to life, and Kevin Driscoll has embraced diversity and a commitment to a multidisciplinary education. Having traveled around the world Kevin credits his willingness to approach any subject with an open mind for his unique global... read more.

Mary Drogone 1986-1987 Winner | Unspecified Degree: Mary Drogone was awarded the Isabel McIsaac Scholarship. read more.

Lorita Duffield 1963-1964 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Lorita Duffield was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Nancy Duffy 2009-2010 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Nancy Duffy is a leader in the South Carolina Nurse Educator Coalition (SCNEC) comprising the state's three state-supported baccalaureate nursing programs: Medical University of South Carolina, Clemson and the University of South Carolina. The coalit... read more.

Alice Darlene Duke 1987-1988 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Alice Darlene Duke was awarded the Mead Johnson/ Edith M. Pritchard Scholarship. read more.

Elsie A. Duncan 1921-1922 Winner | Unspecified Degree: Elsie A. Duncan was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Mary M. Dunlap 1937-1938 Winner | Unspecified Degree: Mary M. Dunlap was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Brenice Duroseau 2022-2023 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Brenice Duroseau, MSN, FNP-C, RNC-OB, AAHIVS is the recipient of the M. Elizabeth Carnegie Scholarship. She is currently a 2nd year PhD student at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, focusing on community informed interventions to enrich the... read more.

Margaret L. Dutton 1956-1957 Winner | Unspecified Degree: Margaret L. Dutton was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Eleanor M. Dyke 1947-1948 Winner | Unspecified Degree: Eleanor M. Dyke was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Ruth Theresa Dynan 1956-1957 Winner | Unspecified Degree: Ruth Theresa Dynan was awarded the C.C. Hearst Fund Scholarship. read more.

Rachel Eakley 2016-2017 Winner | Master’s Degree: Recipient of a Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. scholarship, Rachel received her undergraduate degree in nursing from NYU Rory Meyer College of Nursing in 2012. In addition, she holds a bachelor degree in English and Psychology from Boston University a... read more.

Jennifer Eccles 2017-2018 Winner | Doctoral Degree: The M. Louise Fitzpatrick Scholarship recipient began her career in nursing with an Honours Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario, in 1994. She then went on to complete a Master of Education at Lakehead Unive... read more.

Jennifer D. Eccles 2016-2017 Winner | Doctoral Degree: The Evelyn J. Barclay Fund Scholarship recipient began her career in nursing with an Honours Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario, in 1994. She then went on to complete a Master of Education at Lakehead Univ... read more.

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FEATURED SCHOLAR

Selina Oriekhoe

(2026-2027 Winner)

Selina Oriekhoe, MSN, RN, CNOR, is the 2026-2027 recipient of the Robert V. Piemonte Memorial Scholarship from Nurses Educational Funds (NEF). She is a registered nurse with over a decade of experience in perio... read more.

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