Scholars

Ainslie T. Nibert 2001-2002 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Ainslie T. Nibert was awarded the American Journal of Nursing / NEF Scholarship. School attended: Texas Woman’s University Degree: PhD read more.

Grace I. Nicholas 1962-1963 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee: Grace I. Nicholas was awarded the Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. Scholarship. Degree: BA read more.

Derek Nickerson 2013-2014 Winner | Master’s Degree: NEF Scholarship winner, Derek Nickerson, is enrolled in the University of South Florida Nurse Anesthesia Program in Tampa, Florida. He practiced as a registered nurse at Tampa General Hospital in the cardiothoracic intensive care unit for three years... read more.

Patricia Niedzialek 1961-1962 Winner | Baccalaureate Degreee: Patricia Niedzialek was awarded the Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. Scholarship. Degree: BA read more.

Manka Nkimbeng 2018-2019 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Manka Nkimbeng, is the recipient of the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship awarded to the doctoral student with the highest evaluation score. Manka is currently a third-year doctoral candidate at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. She earned her Bachelors... read more.

Janice Noack 1965-1966 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Janice Noack was awarded the AJN/Thelma Schorr Scholarship. read more.

Nancy Noel 1978-1979 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Nancy Noel was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Elinor E. Norlin 1920-2921 Winner | Unspecified Degree: Elinor E. Norlin was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Jamal Norman 2011-2012 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Winner of the Lucy Perry scholarship, Jamal Norman, started her nursing career after she received her baccalaureate degree from the University of Central Arkansas. She worked as a labor and delivery nurse in Louisiana and, while working with medical... read more.

Barbara R. Norrish 1994-1995 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Barbara R. Norrish attended the University of California/ Berkeley. Degree: Health Services & Policy Analysis read more.

Millicent Northway 1919-1920 Winner | Unspecified Degree: Millicent Northway was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

Sheila Norton 1993-1994 Winner | Doctoral Degree

Norma Fay Novlux 1939-1940 Winner | Unspecified Degree: Norma Fay Novlux was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. read more.

BethAnn Nowak 2021-2022 Winner | Doctoral Degree: BethAnn Nowak is the inaugural recipient of the Mary V. Insall Scholarship. She earned her first Master’s degree in Nursing from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee as a Clinical Nurse Leader in 2018 and her post-Master’s Certificate in Nursing as... read more.

Kiara Nuñez 2026-2027 Winner | Master’s Degree: Kiara Nuñez, BSN, RN, is the honored 2026-2027 recipient of the Martha Rodriguez Memorial Scholarship from Nurses Educational Funds. She is a proud Latina and Brooklynite who is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurs... read more.

Doris Nuttleman 1979-1980 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Doris Nuttleman was awarded the AJN/Thelma Schorr Scholarship. read more.

Ikechukwu Nwigwudu 2026-2027 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Ikechukwu Nwigwudu, MS, BSN, RN, CCRN-CMC, is the recipient of the 2026–2027 Charles Hamlin Scholarship from Nurses Educational Funds. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) in Nurse Anesthesia at the University of Texas Medical... read more.

Ngozi A. Nwokelo 1995-1996 Winner | Master’s Degree: Ngozi A. Nwokelo was awarded the Estelle Massey Osborne Scholarship. School attended: University of Buffalo Degree: Nurse Anesthesia read more.

Caitlin Nye 2024-2025 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Caitlin Nye (she/her) MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CHSE, CNE is the recipient of the Margaret Gould Tyson Scholarship. Caitlin is a PhD candidate at the State University of New York (SUNY) University at Buffalo School of Nursing. She holds a BSN from the Univers... read more.

Tara O'Brien 2012-2013 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Tara O'Brien is a second time winner of an NEF scholarship (this time the Evelyn Barclay award) as she continues working toward her PhD at the Medical University of South Carolina where her research topic is obesity among Appalachian women. Her futur... read more.

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FEATURED SCHOLAR

Nicole Ramirez

(2020-2021 Winner)

Nicole Ramirez is the recipient of the Columbia University Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association, Inc./J. Margaret Ada Mutch Scholarship. Nicole currently attends Columbia University pursui... read more.

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