Scholars

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 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 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 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.

Sarah E. Dolan 2006-2007 Winner | Doctoral Degree: In 1996, I obtained my bachelor's degree in Nursing from the University of Vermont, then took a position as a staff nurse on an acute neurology and neurosurgery unit at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Driven by my interest in caring for ind... 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.

Katherine Dontje 2006-2007 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Ms. Katherine Dontje's nursing career has spanned 25 years. Her career has been an example of the many avenues that nurses are able to pursue. Ms. Dontje graduated from the BSN program at Michigan State University. She spent her first five years of n... read more.

Miriam M. Dorbbirer 1968-1969 Winner | Master’s Degree: Miriam M. Dorbbirer was awarded the Paralyzed Veterans Scholarship. read more.

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.

Danica Dorlette 2024-2025 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Danica Dorlette, MPhil, MPH, RN, OCN is the recipient of a 2024 Johnson & Johnson Edwidge Thomas Health Equity Scholarship. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing, at CUNY Hunter College, and Master of Pu... 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.

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FEATURED SCHOLAR

Roque Anthony F. Velasco

(2023-2024 Winner)

Roque Anthony F. Velasco, MS, APRN, AGPCNP-BC, CNS, CMSRN, ACRN, AAHIVS, is the recipient of the NEF/Johnson & Johnson 2023 Health Equity Scholarship. He is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Colorado Ansch... 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.

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