Scholars

Cynthia Kielinen 1977-1978 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Cynthia Kielinen was awarded the Bernhard J. Springer/ Mead Johnson/ American Journal of Nursing Scholarship. read more.

Mary Killela 2021-2022 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Mary Killela of Raleigh, North Carolina is the recipient of the Henry Spencer Scholarship. She earned her bachelor’s degrees in Biology and Chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, in 2015. She earned her Bachelor of Science in... read more.

Changhwan Kim 2026-2027 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Changhwan Kim is the 2026 recipient of the Terry Fulmer Scholarship from Nurses Educational Funds and is currently enrolled in the dual DNP/PhD degree program at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. Within his DNP program, he is completing... read more.

WonHee L. Kim 1982-1983 Winner | Doctoral Degree: WonHee L. Kim was awarded the Edith M. Pritchard Scholarship. read more.

Martha Kimpton-Badger 2015-2016 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Recipient of a NEF Scholarship, is a bilingual (English/French) dual citizen (United States/Canada) who discovered her passion for nursing while volunteering at a health clinic in Cameroon, West Africa, twenty-five years ago. Upon earning her RN dipl... read more.

Marilyn King 1983-1984 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Marilyn King was awarded the Liesel M. Hiemenz Scholarship. read more.

Christina M. Kirk 2007-2008 Winner | Master’s Degree: Christina Kirk is a research specialist in the Nursing Research and Education Department at the City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, CA. She has been an Oncology nurse for the past 6 years. Christina received her Associate's Degree from Cy... read more.

Adaya Kirk Bayless 2019-2020 Winner | Master’s Degree: Adaya Kirk Bayless is the recipient of the Isabel McIsaac Scholarship. She graduated from her undergraduate program at the University of Tennessee College of Nursing as the top collegiate scholar with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a minor in... read more.

Jane Kirschling 1983-1984 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Jane Kirschling was awarded the Nurses Scholarship & Fellowship / Lucy C. Perry Scholarship. read more.

Kathy Kittle 1982-1983 Winner | Master’s Degree: Kathy Kittle was awarded the W.B. Saunders Company Scholarship. read more.

Meredith Klepper 2023-2024 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Meredith Klepper, MS, RN, CPN (they/them/theirs) is the recipient of the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. They are currently a 3rd-year PhD candidate at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing (JHSON) and have concurrently earned a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Tr... read more.

Marilyn Ann Klopp 1973-1974 Winner | Unspecified Degree

Jennifer Knaebel 2007-2008 Winner | Master’s Degree: After completing my bachelor's degree in nursing at Indiana University, I worked as a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit nurse for several years, most of that time as a travel RN. After four years of bedside practice, I choose to pursue a different direct... read more.

Julie Knapp 2023-2024 Winner | Master’s Degree: Julie Knapp, RN, BSN, CMSRN is the honored recipient of the Edith Pritchard Scholarship for 2023. Julie earned her Bachelors of Science in Nursing in 2009 from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor... read more.

Mary Ellen Knedle 1967-1968 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee: Mary Ellen Knedle was awarded the W.B. Saunders Company Scholarship. Degree: BA read more.

Margaret M. Knight 1999-2000 Winner | Unspecified Degree: Margaret M. Knight was awarded the Liesel M. Hiemenz/ Eleanor C. Lambertsen Scholarship. School attended: University of Rhode Island read more.

Nicole Knight 2021-2022 Winner | Master’s Degree: Nicole Knight is the recipient of the Liesel M. Hiemenz Scholarship. Nicole currently attends Frontier Nursing University pursuing her master’s degree to become a Certified Nurse Midwife. Nicole earned her BS from the University of California, Davis... read more.

Jane Eleanor Knox 1970-1971 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Jane Eleanor Knox was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb / Isabel McIsaac / AJN Scholarship. read more.

Marit Knutson 2018-2019 Winner | Master’s Degree: Marit Knutson is the 2018-2019 recipient of a Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. Scholarship. She attended the University of Pennsylvania for her undergraduate nursing education, received her registered nursing license in 2014, and is currently enrolled... read more.

Ethel M. Koelzer 1939-1940 Winner | Unspecified Degree: Ethel M. Koelzer was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

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FEATURED SCHOLAR

Ayomidamope (Ayo) Adebiyi

(2025-2026 Winner)

Ayomidamope (Ayo) Adebiyi, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, CEN, COHN-S, is the recipient of the M. Elizabeth Carnegie Scholarship, an honor awarded to Black nurses pursuing doctoral studies. She earned her Associate and Bac... read more.

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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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