Scholars


Kattiria Gonzalez 2018-2019 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Kattiria M Rosario Gonzalez is the recipient of the 2018 Judith G. Whitaker Scholarship. She is currently a PhD student at SUNY Binghamton University, Decker School of Nursing, in Binghamton, NY. Kattiria received her AAS in Nursing from St. Joseph’s... read more.

Jean Marie Good 1963-1964 Winner | Master’s Degree
Jean Marie Good was awarded the Mead Johnson Scholarship. read more.

Lillian R. Goodman 1966-1967 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Lillian R. Goodman was awarded the AJN/Thelma Schorr Scholarship. read more.

Renee’ Hope Goodman 2000-2001 Winner | Master’s Degree
Renee’ Hope Goodman was awarded the Isabel McIsaac Scholarship. School attended: University of Washington Degree: Adult/ Gerontological Nursing read more.

Shira Gordan 1983-1984 Winner | Master’s Degree
Shira Gordan was awarded the CBS Foundation (W.B. Saunders Company) Scholarship. read more.

Alexandra "Ali" Gordon 2025-2026 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Ali Gordon, MSN, RN, CEN, is the proud recipient of the Nurses Educational Funds (NEF) Georgette Viellion Scholarship, awarded in support of her commitment to advancing nursing education. Currently a PhD Candidate at the University of Colorado Colleg... read more.

Sora Gordon 2025-2026 Winner | Master’s Degree
Sora Gordon, BSN, RN, PMH-BC, is honored to be the 2025–2026 and first recipient of the Francine Bono-Neri Scholarship. She has worked in the field of mental health for the majority of her career, and spent the last five years specializing in pediatr... read more.

Davinia J. Gosnell 1977-1978 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Davinia J. Gosnell was awarded the C.V. Mosby/ American Journal Of Nursing Scholarship. read more.

Paul Gospodarski 1979-1980 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Paul Gospodarski was awarded the Isabel McIsaac / CV Mosby Scholarship. read more.

Virginia F. Gover 1969-1970 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Virginia F. Gover was awarded the Paralyzed Veterans Scholarship. read more.

Cassandra Gozik 2017-2018 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Cassandra is the recipient of the Laura D. Smith NSNA Scholarship. She started her nursing journey as a nursing assistant in an older adult memory care unit. She went on to work as an EMT on a college-run ambulance and was exposed to psychiatric emer... read more.

Karen Grace 2016-2017 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Recipient of the Cynthia Davis Sculco Scholarship, Ms. Grace is a Certified Nurse-Midwife at Mary’s Center in Washington, DC, an Adjunct Faculty member at Georgetown University, and a PhD student at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing in Baltimore. She e... read more.

Susan B. Grainger 1973-1974 Winner | Unspecified Degree

Mary C. Granier 2000-2001 Winner | Master’s Degree
Mary C. Granier was awarded the Liesel M. Hiemenz Fund / NSNA Scholarship. School attended: University of California San Francisco Degree: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) read more.

Justine E. Granner 1929-1930 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Justine E. Granner was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Ann B. Grant 1985-1986 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Ann B. Grant was awarded the Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. Scholarship. read more.

Keyona Grant 2011-2012 Winner | Master’s Degree
Winner of the Estelle Massey Osborne scholarship Keyona Grant received her BSN from Emory University in Atlanta. She went on to work for the next two and a half years at Emory University Hospital in their Cardiovascular/Thoracic Intensive Care unit.... read more.

Laura M. Grant 1919-1920 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Laura M. Grant was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Emily Gray 2021-2022 Winner | Master’s Degree
Emily Gray is the honored recipient of the Barbara L. Tate 2021-2022 scholarship. Emily received her undergraduate BSN degree from Azusa Pacific University. She is now in her second year in the Dual Acute and Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner... read more.

Rachelle Gray 2021-2022 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Rachelle Gray, PhD(c), DNP, MBA, FNP-BC, is the proud recipient of the NEF AJN/Thelma Schorr Scholarship award. Rachelle earned her Associate of Applied Science as a registered nurse from Owens Community College in 1987, her Bachelor of Science in Nu... read more.

FEATURED SCHOLAR

Sean Thompson

Sean Thompson

(2011-2012 Winner)

Winning the Columbia University-Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association/Ada Mutch scholarship is Sean Thompson, a native Californian. Getting his BS in Neurobiology, Physiology and behavior i... read more.

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