Directory of Scholars

2010s Cycles

Courtney Omary 2019-2020 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Courtney Omary, awarded the Lucy C. Perry Scholarship for Public Health, is an IT Clinical Strategy Consultant at Augusta University in Augusta, Georgia. Focused on clinician adoption and satisfaction, Courtney assists Augusta University Medical Cent... read more.

Onome Osokpo 2019-2020 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Onome Osokpo, winner of the 2019 M. Elizabeth Carnegie African American Scholarship, earned a Bachelor of Science in nursing degree at Stony Brook University and a Master of Science in nursing in the Adult and Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Program a... read more.

Brennan Parmelee 2019-2020 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Brennan Parmelee, PhD(c), MSN, RN, CNE, awarded the Eleanor C. Lambertsen Scholarship, is a senior Stem Cell Transplant RN Coordinator at Houston Methodist Hospital. She received her BSN degree from The University of Texas at Austin, her MSN in Nursi... read more.

Rebecca Piasecki 2019-2020 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Rebecca J. Piasecki is the recipient of the Philip D. Raso Scholarship. She is currently a doctoral candidate in the PhD program at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. A native of the Metro Detroit area, she earned her Bachelor of Science... read more.

Sarah Sakala 2019-2020 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Sarah Sakala, BSN, RN is the 2019 recipient of the Laura D. Smith National Student Nurses’ Association (NSNA) Scholarship. She earned a BA in illustration from Rochester Institute of Technology in 2007 and a BS in nursing from the University of Centr... read more.

Chelsea Schafer 2019-2020 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Chelsea Schafer, BSN, RN, TCRN is the recipient of the 2019 AJN/Thelma Schorr Scholarship. In 2014, Chelsea graduated magna cum laude with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of South Carolina's Honors College. She also graduated w... read more.

Bethany Thomas 2019-2020 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Bethany Thomas CRNP, CNRN is the recipient of the 2019 Miriam M. Powell Scholarship. Bethany graduated from Thomas Jefferson University with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree in 2009. She worked at the Hospital of the University of Pennsy... read more.

Loralie Woods 2019-2020 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Loralie Woods MSN, RN-BC is the recipient of the 2019 Madeline Naegle Scholarship Fund Award for Mental Health Nursing. Loralie obtained her Bachelor of Nursing from Memorial University Faculty of Nursing in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. In 1999,... read more.

Kathryn Burger 2019-2020 Winner | Master’s Degree: Kathryn Burger is the recipient of the Edith M. Pritchard Scholarship which is awarded to students interested in nursing education and public health. She currently attends the University of Washington Tacoma and is enrolled in the Master of Nursing L... read more.

Adaya Kirk Bayless 2019-2020 Winner | Master’s Degree: Adaya Kirk Bayless is the recipient of the Isabel McIsaac Scholarship. She graduated from her undergraduate program at the University of Tennessee College of Nursing as the top collegiate scholar with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a minor in... read more.

Carolyn Levy 2019-2020 Winner | Master’s Degree: Carolyn Levy is a 2019-2020 recipient of the “Nurses’ Educational Fund Inc. Scholarship”. She is a nurse, student, veteran, small business owner, and volunteer with a passion for lifelong learning. As a pediatric nurse practitioner (PNP) student at S... read more.

Kate Oppegaard 2019-2020 Winner | Master’s Degree: Kate Oppegaard, RN, BSN, OCN, CMSRN is the recipient of the 2019 Mathy Mezey Scholarship. Kate received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Arizona State University in 2005. Kate’s mother was also a nurse, and Kate has fond memories of how much s... read more.

Jessica Parente 2019-2020 Winner | Master’s Degree: Jessica L. Parente is a recipient of a Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. Scholarship for the 2019-2020 academic year. She is currently obtaining her Masters as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner through Eastern Kentucky University Online. Sh... read more.

Jasmine Perkins 2019-2020 Winner | Master’s Degree: Jasmine Perkins is the recipient of the Estelle Massey Osborne Scholarship which is awarded to students interested in clinical nursing education. Miss. Perkins currently attends Texas Woman’s University and is pursuing a double masters in Nursing Edu... read more.

Sunoz Soroosh 2019-2020 Winner | Master’s Degree: Sunoz "Sunny" Soroosh, RN, MPH is the recipient of the Columbia University-Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association, Inc./J. Margaret Ada Mutch Scholarship. She is a MSN/Nurse-Midwifery student at Frontier Nursing University. She re... read more.

Emily Trester 2019-2020 Winner | Master’s Degree: Emily Trester, RN-BC, CCLS is the recipient of the Laura D. Smith NSNA Scholarship. Emily will complete her MSN Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Primary Care degree from Duke University in December 2019 and plans to continue with the program to complete... read more.

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