Directory of Scholars

2000s Cycles

Patricia Staples 2006-2007 Winner | Master’s Degree
Patricia Ann Staples, RN, BSN, CCRN, CNRN has been a Registered Nurse for over 6 years and throughout her nursing career has faced numerous opportunities and challenges. Her experiences have given her potential to grow and develop both personally and... 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.

Edith A. West 2006-2007 Winner | Doctoral Degree
'Edie' West has over twenty years of Medical-Surgical Nursing experience and has been a Nurse Educator for the past nine years. She is currently working on a Research PhD in Nursing at the University of Wales Bangor in the United Kingdom. She spent a... read more.

Laura Wheeler 2006-2007 Winner | Master’s Degree
Hello, my name is Laura Wheeler and I am proud to be a school nurse with the Cedar Rapids Community School District. I have been a nurse since 1982 when I graduated from the University of Iowa School of Nursing with a BSN degree. I have had the oppor... read more.

Lai Sze Wong 2006-2007 Winner | Master’s Degree
Lai Sze Wong was awarded the Edith M. Pritchard Scholarship. School attended: Johns Hopkins Degree: FNP read more.

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