Scholars


Rosemary G. Jones 1987-1988 Winner | Master’s Degree
Rosemary G. Jones was awarded the BOC/ NEF Scholarship & Fellowship. read more.

Sandra Garcia Jones 1997-1998 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Sandra Garcia Jones was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. School attended: Mt. Serai/ FL read more.

Dianne L. Jordan 1972-1973 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee
Dianne L. Jordan was awarded the C.V. Mosby Scholarship. Degree: BA read more.

Isabelle M. Jordon 1928-1929 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Isabelle M. Jordon was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Carol Jorgensen Jorgensen 1994-1995 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Carol Jorgensen attended the University of Southern California. Degree: National Health Policy read more.

Erna Josiah 1994-1995 Winner | Master’s Degree
Erna Josiah was awarded the Estelle Massey Osborne Scholarship. School attended: University of California at San Francisco read more.

Javey Lowe, Jr. 2000-2001 Winner | Master’s Degree
Javey Lowe, Jr. was awarded the Liesel M. Hiemenz Scholarship. School attended: UNCG Degree: Nurse Anesthesia read more.

Connie J. Judd 1992-1993 Winner | Master’s Degree
Connie J. Judd was awarded the Edith M. Pritchard Scholarship. read more.

Barbara L. Judkins 1960-1961 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee
Barbara L. Judkins was awarded the Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. Scholarship. Degree: BA read more.

Corrine Y. Jurgens 2001-2002 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Corrine Y. Jurgens was awarded the Liesel M. Hiemenz/ Margaret G. Tyson Scholarship. School attended: University of Massachusetts Degree: PhD read more.

Donna Kacerek 1962-1963 Winner | Master’s Degree
Donna Kacerek was awarded the Pet Milk Scholarship. read more.

Suzanne Kaempfer 1979-1980 Winner | Master’s Degree
Suzanne Kaempfer was awarded the ER Squibb & Sons / FA Davis Scholarship. read more.

David Kahn 1982-1983 Winner | Master’s Degree
David Kahn was awarded the Liesel M. Hiemenz Scholarship. read more.

Joan E. Kaiser 1973-1974 Winner | Unspecified Degree

Audrey Kalafatich 1965-1966 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Audrey Kalafatich was awarded the American Journal of Nursing – Clara A. Hardin Scholarship. read more.

Miriam Kamau 2021-2022 Winner | Master’s Degree
Miriam Kamau, BSN, RN, PHN, PMH-BC is the honored recipient of the NEF Madeline A. Naegle Scholarship. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from California State University San Bernardino in 2006 and is currently pursuing a Master’s of Sci... read more.

Phoebe M. Kandel 1922-1923 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Phoebe M. Kandel was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Janassa Kapadia 2010-2011 Winner | Master’s Degree
An immigrant to the United States at age 9, Janassa Kapadia winner of the Estelle Massey award, credits her grandfather, a physician in Bombay, for her interest in the health care field. She first earned a BA degree in Spanish at the University of No... read more.

Miriam Kaplan 1983-1984 Winner | Master’s Degree
Miriam Kaplan was awarded the Nurses Scholarship & Fellowship / C.V. Mosby Company Scholarship. read more.

Anne Sophia Karl 1974-1975 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee
Anne Sophia Karl was awarded the C.V. Mosby/ Isabel McIsaac Scholarship. Degree: BA read more.

FEATURED SCHOLAR

Kathleen Dermady

Kathleen Dermady

(2013-2014 Winner)

Liesel M. Hiemenz Scholarship winner Kathleen Dermady provides midwifery services to women in an academic prenatal center and has a special interest in caring for women challenged with diabetes in pregnancy. Sh... 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.