Scholars

Kelli Hall 2008-2009 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Kelli Hall attended Columbia University. read more.

Priscilla Hall 2012-2013 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Priscilla Hall, winner of the Judith Whittaker scholarship, is pursuing her doctorate at Emery University where her area of interest is the stress response of women during labor, especially as it relates to the experiences of coping. As a nurse-midwi... read more.

Joseph Halvorson 2013-2014 Winner | Doctoral Degree: The National Student Nursing Association Scholarship winner, Joseph Halvorson, is pursuing his doctorate in nursing practice (DNP) in the adult-geriatric nurse practitioner specialty at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. He has two goals: to... read more.

Mary Evans Hamdi 1973-1974 Winner | Unspecified Degree

Diane Lynn Hanna 1981-1982 Winner | Master’s Degree: Diane Lynn Hanna was awarded the Lucy C. Perry Scholarship. read more.

Kelli Hardin 2014-2015 Winner | Master’s Degree: Kelli Hardin, a NEF Scholarship recipient, received her bachelor of nursing degree (BSN) from Kennesaw State University, Georgia. Following her graduation she worked as a registered nurse in the emergency department in a rural setting. Despite loving... read more.

Helen Harrington 1966-1967 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Helen Harrington was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Cara Harris 2018-2019 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Cara Harris is the recipient of the Freedmen’s Hospital Nurses’ Alumni Clubs, Inc. Estelle Massey Osborne Scholarship through the Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. (NEF). Ms Harris is an Adult Nurse Practitioner with 24 years of service at The Ohio Stat... read more.

Latesha K. Harris 2024-2025 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Latesha K. Harris, BSN, RN, is a 2024-2025 Johnson & Johnson Edwidge Thomas Scholarship recipient. Latesha graduated from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) School of Nursing with Highest Honors and University Distinction in Decemb... read more.

Whitney Harris 2014-2015 Winner | Master’s Degree: Whitney Harris, winner of the Estelle Massey Osborne Scholarship, is a Mattel Children’s Center Pediatric Intensive Care Nurse. A master’s degree candidate at the University of California, Los Angeles, she is pursuing a dual degree as a pediatric cli... read more.

Tondi Harrison 2006-2007 Winner | Doctoral Degree: I am currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing. My area of expertise is pediatrics, and my research is focused on infants with congenital heart defects. These infants demonstrate impaired ability to regul... read more.

Susan Hartford 2008-2009 Winner | Master’s Degree

Beth Hartley 2013-2014 Winner | Master’s Degree: Winner of an NEF Scholarship, Beth Hartley, became interested in nursing when she "shadowed" a family friend who was a nurse anesthetist. After earning her BSN at Drexel University, in Philadelphia, PA, she worked in the Hahnemann University Hospital... read more.

Alexa Hartnett 2023-2024 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Alexa Hartnett is a senior doctoral student at The University of South Florida College of Nursing, studying for her Doctorate of Nursing Practice in Nurse Anesthesiology degree. Before her graduate studies, she earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing... read more.

Sharon Hartwell 1961-1962 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee: Sharon Hartwell was awarded the Johnson & Johnson. Degree: BA read more.

Tim J. Haskett 1992-1993 Winner | Master’s Degree: Tim J. Haskett was awarded the Liesel M. Hiemenz Scholarship. read more.

Anna J. Haugan 1919-1920 Winner | Unspecified Degree: Anna J. Haugan was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Parry L. Hawken 1969-1970 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Parry L. Hawken was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb / Isabel McIsaac Scholarship. read more.

Stella M. Hawkins 1928-1929 Winner | Unspecified Degree: Stella M. Hawkins was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Christine “Charlie” Hawknuff 2023-2024 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Charlie (Christine) Hawknuff, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, CEN, TCRN, NE-BC, NPD-BC is the honored recipient of the NEF/Johnson & Johnson 2023 Health Equity Scholarship. Charlie earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2011 from Saint Louis University. In... read more.

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FEATURED SCHOLAR

Natalie Radino

(2025-2026 Winner)

Natalie Radino, MS, RN, ANP, AGNP-C, received the Dr. Mathy Mezey Scholarship, awarded to nurses demonstrating advanced practice, leadership, and advocacy for older adults. Dr. Mezey's career as a leader in ger... read more.

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