Scholars

Caryle Hussey 1978-1979 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Caryle Hussey was awarded the Mead Johnson / AJN Scholarship. read more.

Elaine Maria Hyatt 2003-2004 Winner | Master’s Degree: Elaine Maria Hyatt was awarded the Estelle Massey Osborne Scholarship. School attended: SUNY Downstate Health Science at Brooklyn Degree: Nurse Anesthesia read more.

Cecilia Igwe-Kalu 2022-2023 Winner | Master’s Degree: Cecilia Igwe-Kalu is the proud recipient of the Estelle Massey Osborne Scholarship, established by the Freedmen's Hospital School of Nursing, Alumni Clubs, Inc. Cecilia received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from the University of Rhode Is... read more.

Susan Monica Ihrig 1980-1981 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee: Susan Monica Ihrig was awarded the Edith M. Pritchard Scholarship. Degree: BA read more.

Susan Monica Ihrig 1981-1982 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee: Susan Monica Ihrig was awarded the Edith M. Pritchard Scholarship. Degree: BA read more.

Precious “Gem” Inay 2025-2026 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Precious “Gem” Inay, MSN, RN, CEN, ONC, is an innovative nurse leader with over two decades of diverse nursing experience. A proud recipient of the Philip D. Raso Scholarship, she is currently pursuing her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) at William... read more.

Mary Sue Infante 1970-1971 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Mary Sue Infante was awarded the Nurses’ Scholarship & Fellowship / Mead Johnson Scholarship. read more.

Isuan Iriabho 2024-2025 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Isuan Iriabho, MSN, CRNP, is the recipient of the Margaret L. McClure Scholarship. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in French in Nigeria in 2012 but her career path took a transformative turn after a prolonged postpartum hospitalization. During... read more.

Ghada Abu Irsheed 2022-2023 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Ghada Abu Irsheed, MSN, BSN, RN is the recipient of the 2022-2023 Evelyn J. Barclay Scholarship. She is currently a 4th year PhD Candidate at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), College of Nursing (CON). She received her BSN in Nursing Scien... read more.

Winifred A. J. Nelson 1974-1975 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee: Winifred A. J. Nelson was awarded the AJN/Thelma Schorr Scholarship. Degree: BA read more.

Katherine Elizabeth Jackman 2006-2007 Winner | Master’s Degree: Katherine Elizabeth Jackman was awarded the Edith M. Pritchard Scholarship. School attended: Columbia University Degree: Psychiatric- Mental Health Nursing read more.

Bettie Springer Jackson 1973-1974 Winner | Unspecified Degree

Sandra Ellen Jaffe 1982-1983 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Sandra Ellen Jaffe was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb / Springer Scholarship. read more.

Muriel R. James 1964-1965 Winner | Master’s Degree: Muriel R. James was awarded the Pet Milk Scholarship. read more.

Sister Mary Jamruk 1960-1961 Winner | Master’s Degree: Sister Mary Jamruk was awarded the E.R. Squibb & Sons Scholarship. read more.

Noelene Jeffers 2019-2020 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Noelene K. Jeffers, CNM, MSN, is the recipient of the Cynthia Davis Sculco Scholarship. She is currently a third year PhD Candidate and a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Future of Nursing Scholar at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. Noelene r... read more.

Aimee Jeffrey 2004-2005 Winner | Master’s Degree: I am a second year master's student in health policy at the University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing. I have been a neonatal intensive care nurse for seven years and decided to return to school to find a new challenge in health care,... read more.

Joan A. Jenckes 1959-1960 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee: Joan A. Jenckes was awarded the C.V. Mosby Scholarship. Degree: BA read more.

Anna L. Jenkins 1918-1919 Winner | Unspecified Degree: Anna L. Jenkins was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Jeanne B. Jenkins 2007-2008 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Jeanne B. Jenkins, RN, MSN, MBA has been a Registered Nurse for 13 years. She graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 1994. During her undergraduate program, she worked as a Nursing Assi... read more.

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FEATURED SCHOLAR

Laura Mood

(2014-2015 Winner)

Laura Mood, winner of an NEF scholarship is also a two-time winner. Presently she is pursuing her doctorate at Oregon Health and Science University where she is also working as an assistant clinical professor.... 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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