Scholars

Melissa Kurtz 2014-2015 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Melissa Kurtz, winner of the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship, attends Johns Hopkins School of Nursing in Baltimore. She earned her masters of nursing and masters of religion degrees from Yale University after getting her BSN at the University of Flor... read more.

Melissa Kurtz 2016-2017 Winner | Doctoral Degree: During my healthcare career, the most satisfying moments always seem to be the simple moments…a simple thank you for making someone more comfortable, a simple smile for explaining a patient’s medication schedule or a simple hug for making a patient l... read more.

Rose Ann Kushner 1978-1979 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee: Rose Ann Kushner was awarded the NSNA Scholarship. Degree: BA read more.

Marie L. Kuss 1968-1969 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Marie L. Kuss was awarded the AJN/Thelma Schorr Scholarship. read more.

Jared Kutzin 2019-2020 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Jared M. Kutzin, DNP, MS, MPH, RN, CPPS, CPHQ, NEA-BC, FSSH is the recipient of the 2019 Judith G. Whitaker Scholarship. Jared currently works at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City as the Director of Emergency Medicine Simulation. He graduated... read more.

Jennifer Kwapick 2025-2026 Winner | Master’s Degree: Jennifer Kwapick is honored to be the recipient of the 2025 Rita Reis Wieczorek Scholarship. Jennifer has a bachelor's degree in psychology from Rutgers University and a bachelor's degree in nursing from George Mason University. She pursued a career... read more.

Geraldine Labecki 1947-1948 Winner | Unspecified Degree: Geraldine Labecki was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Kelli LaFleur 1983-1984 Winner | Master’s Degree: Kelli LaFleur was awarded the Nurses Scholarship & Fellowship / Mead Johnson Scholarship. read more.

Cynthia LaFond 2008-2009 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Cynthia LaFond attended the University of IL at Chicago. Degree: PhD read more.

Judith LaFountin 1985-1986 Winner | Unspecified Degree: Judith LaFountin was awarded the Edith M. Pritchard Scholarship. read more.

Mary L. Laird 1914-1915 Winner | Unspecified Degree: Mary L. Laird was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Catherine Lamb 2005-2006 Winner | Master’s Degree: Growing up, I remember considering an array of options for what I wanted to be when I grew up. I think the longest lasting profession was that of a rock star! Despite witnessing first hand the caring and compassion my mother showed as a nurse, I chos... read more.

Elaine Lambert 1981-1982 Winner | Master’s Degree: Elaine Lambert was awarded the W.B. Saunders Company / NEF Scholarship. read more.

Frank Lamendola 1993-1994 Winner | Doctoral Degree

Gay Landstrom 2007-2008 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Gay Landstrom began her nursing career with a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing program with Rush University in Chicago, Illinois. After working 3 years as a staff and charge nurse in Pediatric Oncology and motivated by a love of empowerment models for nu... read more.

Susan Lane 2010-2011 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Susan Lane is currently a research assistant at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro where she is pursuing her Doctoral degree. She received her MSN at Gardner Webb University in 2003. She plans to continue her career in a faculty role in acad... read more.

Kristan Langdon 2017-2018 Winner | Doctoral Degree

Nancy F. Langston 1975-1976 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Nancy F. Langston was awarded the C.V. Mosby/ American Journal of Nursing Scholarship. read more.

Abigail R. Lanin 2001-2002 Winner | Master’s Degree: Abigail R. Lanin was awarded the Nurse Scholarship and Fellowship. School attended: University of New Mexico Degree: Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) read more.

Kerrie Lansing 2007-2008 Winner | Master’s Degree: Kerrie Lansing has been employed by the Department of Transplantation at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida as a Clinical Research Coordinator since May 2006. Prior to this, she was also involved in clinical research for the Division of Transpl... read more.

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FEATURED SCHOLAR

Veronica Umeh

(2010-2011 Winner)

Veronica Umeh received her first Baccalaureate degree in Food Science and Technology in her native Nigeria in 2000. In 2004, in the United States, she enrolled in the accelerated nursing program at Wayne State... read more.

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