Directory of Scholars

2000s Cycles

Barbara A. Hotelling 2005-2006 Winner | Master’s Degree: My passion for mothering, service and nursing goes back as far as I can remember. When other little girls were collecting Barbie dolls, I wanted the kind of doll that you could hold and sing to. My favorite doll was one you could feed and she would w... read more.

Sarah A. Johnson 2005-2006 Winner | Master’s Degree: The majority of my nursing experience is in emergency and perianesthesia nursing. My undergraduate degrees are from Augusta State University (AAS) and the Medical College of Georgia (BSN) in Augusta, Georgia. My Master of Science in Nursing degree is... 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.

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.

Katherine Mannahan 2005-2006 Winner | Master’s Degree: From childhood I knew that I would grow up to be a nurse. This may be due in part to the example of my mother, who is a nurse, but from a young age I simply could not imagine myself with any other career. Nursing has always seemed like an ideal caree... read more.

Amy L. Valderrama 2005-2006 Winner | Master’s Degree: Ms. Valderrama is currently a fourth year PhD student at the Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing in Atlanta, Georgia. Her training is in cardiovascular nursing and she has a special interest in symptoms of patients with cardiac a... read more.

Elyssa Vasas 2005-2006 Winner | Master’s Degree: I come from a long line of nurses; women who have encouraged me over the years and given me the confidence to discover my own professional path. In my undergraduate nursing program at Boston College, I was given the opportunity to travel with a group... read more.

Lisa P. Viveiros 2005-2006 Winner | Master’s Degree: My name is Lisa Viveiros. I am a registered nurse currently at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston Massachusetts. In addition to working full-time, I am seeking a Master of Science in Nursing at the University of Massachusetts, Boston; the Family... read more.

Abraham Brody 2006-2007 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Abraham (Ab) is currently a third year doctoral student and John A Hartford BAGNC Scholar at the University of California San Francisco School of Nursing. He began his education at New York University where he graduated with a B.A. in Biology. While... read more.

Ann Colleen Falkenberg Olson 2006-2007 Winner | Doctoral Degree: I have been blessed in many ways in my lifetime... my profession as a nurse allows me to give back in ways that are fulfilling and life-changing. As an undergraduate nursing student in the late 1970s, I chose the opportunity to participate in clinica... read more.

Angela Green 2006-2007 Winner | Doctoral Degree: I received a BSN from Auburn University in 1986 and a MSN from the University of South Alabama in 1993. Currently, I am a doctoral candidate at the University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences studying quality of life of children post cardiac transpla... read more.

Catherine Dodd 2006-2007 Winner | Master’s Degree: Catherine Dodd's is a nurse and a health policy advocate and expert. She began her career as a maternity nurse helping health babies come into the world and describes the second half of her career as being concerned with how we leave this world. She... read more.

Angela L. Studer 2006-2007 Winner | Master’s Degree: Angela L. Studer is a native of the metro Atlanta area. She received a Bachelor's degree in Art from Agnes Scott College in 1989. She returned to school and graduated cum laude with her Bachelor’s of Nursing from Emory University in 1995. At Emory, A... read more.

Faisal H. Aboul-Enein 2007-2008 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Mr. Aboul-Enein is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Texas Woman’s University and Family Nurse Practitioner/ Nursing Instructor at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Mr. Aboul-Enein began his nursing career working in Saudi Arabia providing primary care. He... read more.

Jaleh Akhavan 2007-2008 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Jaleh Akhavan, Ph.D. candidate, MHA, BSN, R.N., CNOR is currently a full-time student at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She has completed her coursework, passed her oral qualifying exam, and awaits the IRB approval process to get her d... read more.

Stephanie Gilbertson-White 2007-2008 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Research The support I received in 2006-2007 from Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. was put toward my attendance at the Summer Genetics Institute at the National Institutes of Health. This in-residence program is geared toward nurse scholars interested... read more.

Daurice Grossniklaus 2007-2008 Winner | Doctoral Degree: After 15 fulfilling years as a psychiatric/mental health nurse, I left bedside nursing to pursue a masters of education degree in instructional technology. Upon graduation, I collaborated with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention nutritional ep... read more.

Jeanne B. Jenkins 2007-2008 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Jeanne B. Jenkins, RN, MSN, MBA has been a Registered Nurse for 13 years. She graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 1994. During her undergraduate program, she worked as a Nursing Assi... read more.

Greta Krapohl 2007-2008 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Greta was born and raised on Long Island, NY. She attended the University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware for her BSN and awarded a MSN as a Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist from Georgetown University in Washington D.C. She is currently in her s... read more.

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.

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