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Scholars

Sister Patricia Miller 1972-1973 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Sister Patricia Miller was awarded the Mead Johnson/ AJN Scholarship. read more.
Medea O’Brien 1972-1973 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Medea Marella was awarded the American Journal of Nursing Scholarship. read more.
Lillian Del Pappa 1972-1973 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Lillian Del Pappa was awarded the Mead Johnson/ W.B. Saunders Company Scholarship. read more.
Willa M. Doswell 1972-1973 Winner | Master’s Degree
Willa M. Doswell was awarded the Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. Scholarship. read more.
Catherine Angela Cassidy 1973-1974 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Mary Carole Connaughton 1973-1974 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Deborah Kay Everhart 1973-1974 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Gay Anne Garehan 1973-1974 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Susan B. Grainger 1973-1974 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Mary Elizabeth Greider 1973-1974 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Mary Evans Hamdi 1973-1974 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Maureen A. Healy 1973-1974 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Zana Rae Higgs 1973-1974 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Bettie Springer Jackson 1973-1974 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Joan E. Kaiser 1973-1974 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Maureen Anne Kenney 1973-1974 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Marilyn Ann Klopp 1973-1974 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Lois Agnes Lewis 1973-1974 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Gloria Gilbert Mayer 1973-1974 Winner | Unspecified Degree
Irma Nidia Moreira 1973-1974 Winner | Unspecified Degree

FEATURED SCHOLAR

Laura Koke

(2025-2026 Winner)

Laura Koke RN, BSN, CPN, CPHON is honored to be awarded the Susan Bowar-Ferres Scholarship. Her academic journey began with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana follow... read more.

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