Scholars

Laurel Herzberg 1984-1985 Winner | Master’s Degree: Laurel Herzberg was awarded the Edith M. Pritchard Scholarship. read more.

Nora Hickey 1983-1984 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Nora Hickey was awarded the Isabel McIsaac / Nurses Scholarship & Fellowship. read more.

Matthew Hickling 2016-2017 Winner | Master’s Degree: Recipient of the Edith M. Pritchard Fund, Matt obtained his undergraduate baccalaureate nursing degree from Russell Sage College in Troy, NY in 2012. Matt always knew he wanted to continue on for an advanced practice degree in the nursing field after... read more.

Benjamin Hickox 2017-2018 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Recipient of the Henry B. Spencer scholarship, Ben Hickox completed his baccalaureate degree in Psychology at Dordt College, Sioux Center, Iowa and his baccalaureate degree in Nursing at Augustana University in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He completed... read more.

Lucile M. Higby 1943-1944 Winner | Unspecified Degree

Alice Higgins 1961-1962 Winner | Master’s Degree: Alice Higgins was awarded the Mead Johnson Scholarship. read more.

Zana Rae Higgs 1973-1974 Winner | Unspecified Degree

Emily Ann Hilestad 1981-1982 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Emily Ann Hilestad was awarded the Blanche Urey / AJN / NEF Scholarship. read more.

Elizabeth M. Hill 1933-1934 Winner | Unspecified Degree: Elizabeth M. Hill was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Joanne Hill 2020-2021 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Joanne Hill, APRN, MSN, CRNA, is the recipient of the Philip D. Raso Scholarship. Joanne worked as an Associate Degree Registered Nurse in a long-term care Alzheimer's and Huntington Chorea Unit before transferring to a Level 1 Academic Trauma Center... read more.

Rebecca Hill 2020-2021 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Rebecca Russo Hill, PhD(c), DNP, FNP-C is the recipient of the 2020 Margaret L. McClure Scholarship Award. Rebecca earned her BSN from the University of Rhode Island in 2006, her MSN and post-master’s certificate in nursing education from Duke Univer... read more.

Rebecca R. Hill 2019-2020 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Rebecca R. Hill, DNP, MSN, FNP-C is the recipient of the 2019 M. Louise Fitzpatrick Nursing Scholarship Award. Rebecca earned her BSN from the University of Rhode Island in 2006, her MSN and post-master’s certificate in nursing education from Duke Un... read more.

Deborah Himes 2009-2010 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Deborah Himes was born in Salt Lake City, Utah to Ray and Rhonda Olson. She is married to Trent Himes and has four children ages 8 through 16. Deborah graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelors of Science in Nursing in 1991. As an RN sh... read more.

Vicki Hines-Martin 1983-1984 Winner | Master’s Degree: Vicki Hines-Martin was awarded the Nurses Scholarship & Fellowship / Estelle Massey Osborne Scholarship. read more.

Kayli Hirsty 2024-2025 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Kayli Hirsty is the recipient of the NEF Liesel M. Hiemenz Scholarship and a healthcare professional whose journey embodies a commitment to excellence, compassion, and leadership. Her trajectory began with a foundation in human biology from Michigan... read more.

Lucy F. Hoblitzelle 1935-1936 Winner | Unspecified Degree: Lucy F. Hoblitzelle was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Nicole Hockenberry 2014-2015 Winner | Master’s Degree: Nicole Hockenberry, a NEF Scholarship winner, decided upon her chosen career path in high school. After graduating from a local community college she went on to earn her BSN degree in nursing from Colorado State University in Pueblo, Colorado. While... read more.

Eric Hodges 2003-2004 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Eric Hodges was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. School attended: Oregon Health & Science University Degree: PhD read more.

Nancy Hoffart 1987-1988 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Nancy Hoffart was awarded the BOC / Bernhard J. Springer/ Liesel Hiemenz Scholarship. read more.

Jean Hogan 2001-2002 Winner | Master’s Degree: Jean Hogan was awarded the Liesel M. Hiemenz / John Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatrics Scholarship. School attended: University of Iowa Degree: Geriatrics read more.

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Jamie Ferris

(2026-2027 Winner)

Jamie Ferris is the recipient of the 2026–2027 Isabel McIsaac Scholarship from Nurses Educational Funds (NEF). She is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Nursing with a Family Nurse Practitioner concentra... read more.

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