Scholars

Jessica Lapinski 2026-2027 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Jessica Lapinski is the recipient of the Joan L. Conroy Scholarship from Nurses Educational Funds (NEF). She is currently pursuing a Doctor of Education (EdD) in Instructional Leadership for Nurse Educators at the University of Alabama. Jessica earne... read more.

Joan T. Large 1968-1969 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Joan T. Large was awarded the AJN/Thelma Schorr Scholarship. read more.

Susan A. LaRocco 1975-1976 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee: Susan A. LaRocco was awarded the Isabel McIsaac Scholarship. Degree: BA read more.

Mary Jane LaRoche 2003-2004 Winner | Master’s Degree: Mary Jane LaRoche was awarded the BOC Health Group/ Judith Whitaker Scholarship. School attended: University of Colorado School of Nursing Degree: Oncology – Clinical Nurse Specialist read more.

Laura Larson 2004-2005 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Laura Larsson is a newcomer to the field of public health nursing. A graduate of Montana State University in 2001, Ms. Larsson enrolled in a MPH/PhD program with Oregon Health and Sciences University in the fall of 2002. Ms. Larsson's background in c... read more.

Margaret Hiett Lary 1975-1976 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Margaret Hiett Lary was awarded the C.V. Mosby/ Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarhip. read more.

Caterina E. Lasome 2000-2001 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Caterina E. Lasome was awarded the Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. Scholarship. School attended: University of Maryland Degree: PHD read more.

Mary Laszko 1978-1979 Winner | Master’s Degree: Mary Laszko was awarded the Edith M. Pritchard / AJN Scholarship. read more.

Gwen Latendresse 2005-2006 Winner | Master’s Degree: Gwen Latendresse has provided many years of direct clinical care, primarily to women and babies, while steadily continuing to advance her education, skills, and knowledge. The importance of continuing education has been reflected in Ms. Latendresse'... read more.

Bessie Lawrence 1933-1934 Winner | Unspecified Degree: Bessie Lawrence was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Louanne Lawson Lawson 1998-1999 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Louanne Lawson attended the University of Texas at Austin. read more.

Tuan Le 2026-2027 Winner | Master’s Degree: Tuan Le, MBA-HA, RN, AMB-BC, is the recipient of the Mount Sinai Hospital School of Nursing, New York Alumnae Association/Sylvia Barker Scholarship from Nurses Educational Funds for the 2026–2027 academic year. He is currently pursuing a Master of Sc... read more.

Ashley N. Leak 2007-2008 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Ashley has practiced nursing for almost 5 years and has spent most of her time in oncology and geriatric nursing. For 2 years, Ashley was a Clinical Instructor in the Accelerated BSN Program at Duke University School of Nursing. Ashley received her B... read more.

Anne R. Leake 2000-2001 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Anne R. Leake was awarded the Edith M. Pritchard / Bernard J. Springer Scholarship. School attended: University of Hawaii Degree: PhD read more.

Elizabeth Leary 2016-2017 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Winner of the Philip D. Raso Scholarship, Elizabeth Leary holds a master of science degree in nursing, management, policy and leadership from Yale University, and is currently a doctoral candidate in the Yale University Doctor of Nursing Practice (DN... read more.

Sheryl Leary 2012-2013 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Sheryl Leary, Isabel Hampton Robb scholarship winner, is pursuing her doctoral degree at the University of San Diego while working as a clinical nurse specialist at the Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System. As a military spouse she has moved... read more.

Andrea LeClaire 2017-2018 Winner | Doctoral Degree: The Eleanor C. Lambertsen Scholarship recipient has been a nurse for 32 years focusing on education and administration to proactively work with our mentally ill children and adolescents. Andrea initially received a bachelor of science degree in Psych... read more.

Marion E. LeCompte 1959-1960 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee: Marion E. LeCompte was awarded the Preen Scholarship. Degree: BA read more.

Irene Lee 2025-2026 Winner | Master’s Degree: Irene Lee, BSN, RN, CCRN, is the proud recipient of the Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. Isabel McIsaac Scholarship. Irene is a second-degree nurse, having completed a bachelor’s in science in metabolic biology at University of California, Berkeley bef... read more.

Yoonjae Lee 2025-2026 Winner | Doctoral Degree: The recipient of the 2025-2026 NEF Isabel Hampton Robb scholarship is Yoonjae Lee, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC. Currently she is a PhD student at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Penn Nursing) and received her BSN from Ewha Womans University i... read more.

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FEATURED SCHOLAR

Calli Cook

(2018-2019 Winner)

Calli Cook awarded the Eleanor C. Lambertsen Scholarship is an Advanced Practice Registered Nursing practicing in Georgia. She holds a BSN from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, a MSN from Emory Univers... read more.

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