Directory of Scholars

2000s Cycles

Dawn Dailey 2004-2005 Winner | Master’s Degree

Meg Gambrell 2004-2005 Winner | Master’s Degree

Elizabeth Gazza 2004-2005 Winner | Master’s Degree

Maureen Greene 2004-2005 Winner | Master’s Degree

Aimee Jeffrey 2004-2005 Winner | Master’s Degree: I am a second year master's student in health policy at the University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing. I have been a neonatal intensive care nurse for seven years and decided to return to school to find a new challenge in health care,... read more.

Lena Kruth 2004-2005 Winner | Master’s Degree: When I was in the 7th grade, I thought that I knew what I wanted to be - a doctor. It was the natural choice for a bright student who liked science and wanted to help people. I carried this dream with me to the University of Virginia where I majored... read more.

Salimah Meghani 2004-2005 Winner | Master’s Degree: I began my Nursing career in Pakistan-- a developing country of South Asia. As a nursing student in a baccalaureate program in Pakistan, I was distressed by the problem of unavailability of opioids for cancer pain relief and witnessed many of my own... read more.

Anneleen Severynen 2004-2005 Winner | Master’s Degree

Allison Squires 2004-2005 Winner | Master’s Degree: Allison Squires, MSN, RN, BC is a third year doctoral student at Yale University School of Nursing. Her dissertation work is focusing on completing an exploratory case analysis study of the development of professional nursing in Mexico in the late 20... read more.

Sandra Star 2004-2005 Winner | Master’s Degree

Marguerite Baty 2005-2006 Winner | Doctoral Degree: My entry into the nursing profession has been somewhat circuitous, and yet, I see it as a natural path. Many of my past experiences have been building blocks for me to become a compassionate health care provider. My desire to serve my community has b... read more.

Laura M. Criddle 2005-2006 Winner | Doctoral Degree: After graduating from nursing school in a quiet suburban community, Laura Marie Criddle found herself (quite by accident!) employed in a huge medical center in Harlem. Although it was a bit of a culture shock, Laura quickly developed a fascination fo... read more.

Mabel Ezeonwu 2005-2006 Winner | Doctoral Degree: My life has been tied around the University of Washington where I started my undergraduate nursing degree, and now pursuing my PhD. The great mentorship and support I receive from the best of the world's innovative faculty have catapulted my academic... read more.

Katharine K. O'Dell 2005-2006 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Kate grew up in Duluth, Minnesota and attended undergraduate school at the University of Michigan to study physical anthropology. She found working with old bones a little too dry, and switched to nurses' training at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN, as... read more.

Mary T. Parsons 2005-2006 Winner | Doctoral Degree: My educational background began with a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work from SU in 1985. Soon thereafter, I was married, raising two daughters, and running a home-based business. After getting through the early years of motherhood, I returned to scho... read more.

Moya C. Peterson 2005-2006 Winner | Doctoral Degree: My name is Moya Peterson, MA, RN, ARNP, CPNP, FNP-BC. I have just completed my third year of doctoral studies at the University of Kansas School of Nursing. I have completed my comprehensive examinations and am now anxious to begin dissertation work.... read more.

Esther Sikorski 2005-2006 Winner | Doctoral Degree: ESTHER CASINELLI SIKORSKI, B.S.N., C.P.N.P., is currently the School Health Leader for the East Detroit Public School District. She is particularly recognized for her work in coordinating an interdisciplinary School Health Team for the school distric... read more.

Tasha Beck 2005-2006 Winner | Master’s Degree: As a native of rural Nebraska, Miss Beck is well aware of the unique obstacles to health care that rural Nebraskans endure. In fact, these obstacles have brought Beck to Johns Hopkins University to pursue a Masters of Public Health and a Masters of S... read more.

Mary E. Gibson 2005-2006 Winner | Master’s Degree: Mary received her undergraduate and her Master's degrees in Nursing from the University of Virginia. She is a doctoral candidate at the University of Pennsylvania and a fellow in the Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing. She also held... read more.

Celestine G. Gochett 2005-2006 Winner | Master’s Degree: Celestine "Trudy" Gochett is currently a research nurse coordinator at the Saint Joseph Healthcare system in Lexington, KY. In this role she is focused on cardiac and oncology clinical trials. She has been a member of the research team since 2003. Pr... read more.

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