Scholars


Judith T. Hollander 1987-1988 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Judith T. Hollander was awarded the Lucy C. Perry/ Edith M. Pritchard Scholarship. read more.

Giselle Holness 2009-2010 Winner | Doctoral Degree
"My great aunt who was a nurse for 40 years inspired our family to enter the profession of nursing. Included in this legacy are 12 family members including my mother. I have enjoyed a rewarding carrier in nursing for over 15 years. I had been working... read more.

Patrick R. Hornig 1992-1993 Winner | Master’s Degree
Patrick R. Hornig was awarded the Liesel M. Hiemenz Scholarship. read more.

Mary J. Horsley 1986-1987 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Mary J. Horsley was awarded the Liesel M. Hiemenz Scholarship. read more.

Theresa Horton 1958-1959 Winner | Master’s Degree
Theresa Horton was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Hillary Hoskins 2019-2020 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Awarded the 2019 Liesel M. Hiemenz Scholarship, Hillary Hoskins is a Certified Nurse Midwife currently practicing as a Registered Nurse in Michigan. She holds a BSN from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and is currently a full time DNP-FNP st... read more.

Barbara A. Hotelling 2005-2006 Winner | Master’s Degree
My passion for mothering, service and nursing goes back as far as I can remember. When other little girls were collecting Barbie dolls, I wanted the kind of doll that you could hold and sing to. My favorite doll was one you could feed and she would w... read more.

Cynthia Coulder Houston 1972-1973 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee
Cynthia Coulder Houston was awarded the W.B. Saunders Company Scholarship. Degree: BA read more.

Mary C. Houston 1941-1942 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Mary C. Houston was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Diann Hoven 1975-1976 Winner | Master’s Degree
Diann Hoven was awarded the Mead Johnson Scholarship. read more.

Mary Jo Hoyt 1989-1990 Winner | Master’s Degree
Mary Jo Hoyt was awarded the Liesel M. Hiemenz / NSNA Scholarship. School attended: Columbia University Degree: Primary Care Practice read more.

Kathleen Huggins 1983-1984 Winner | Master’s Degree
Kathleen Huggins was awarded the E.R. Squibb & Sons Scholarship. read more.

Adelaide A. Hughes 1940-1941 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Adelaide A. Hughes was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Corinna Hughes 2019-2020 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Corinna Hughes, BSN, RN, CCRN is the recipient of the 2019-2020 Evelyn J. Barclay Scholarship. This scholarship is given to a doctoral applicant in nursing education or research. Corinna is a Spring 2020 candidate for a degree in Doctor of Nursing Pr... read more.

Sirena Hughes 2012-2013 Winner | Master’s Degree
Sirena Hughes, NSNA winner, is currently enrolled in the Nurse Anesthesia program at Villanova University. After getting her BSN she worked in a Pediatrics Intensive Care unit at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. It was here that she was inspired to... read more.

Wilkie Hughes 1925-1926 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Wilkie Hughes was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Elizabeth Hughett 2014-2015 Winner | Master’s Degree
Elizabeth Hughett, winner of an NEF Scholarship, knew from age three that she wanted to be a nurse. While studying at St. Louis University on scholarship, she fell in love with cardiovascular and critical care nursing and knew she wanted, one day, to... read more.

Chantal Hunt 2000-2001 Winner | Master’s Degree
Chantal Hunt was awarded the Edith M. Pritchard Scholarship. School attended: Ohio State University Degree: Psychiatric/ Mental Health Nursing read more.

La Monica Hunter 2013-2014 Winner | Master’s Degree
This year the Miriam Powell Scholarship went to La Monica Hunter, who has chosen to study in the Nursing MSN-Nurse Educator Program at Chamberlain College in Naperville, Il. La Monica, mother of three boys, has spent the last five of her twelve-year... read more.

Rebecca Hunter 1991-1992 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Rebecca Hunter attended Oregon University. read more.

FEATURED SCHOLAR

Madeline McQuay

Madeline McQuay

(2026-2027 Winner)

Madeline McQuay, an Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AG-ACNP) student at Duke University, is honored to be the recipient of the Nurses Educational Fund (NEF) Scholarship for 2026-2027. Madeline... read more.

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