Shirley Paul
2010-2011 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Planning a career as a Nurse Anesthetist, Shirley Paul received her BSN from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University in Tallahassee. She continued She is now pursuing her Doctorate at the University of Minnesota’s Doctorate of Nursing Practice program for Nurse Anesthesia Her interest in Anesthesia involves difficult airway management as well as the implications of allogenic blood products during the introperative period. She is a member of MANA (Minnesota Assoc. of Nurse Anesthetists) and AANA (American Assoc. of Nurse Anesthetists)
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Hannah Maebelle Apostol
(2026-2027 Winner)
Hannah Maebelle Apostol, MSN, RN, is the proud recipient of the 2026–2027 Rita Reis Wieczorek Scholarship for Maternal-Infant and Pediatric Nursing from Nurses Educational Funds (NEF). Awarded to exceptional gr... read more.
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