Scholars

Jane Kirschling 1983-1984 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Jane Kirschling was awarded the Nurses Scholarship & Fellowship / Lucy C. Perry Scholarship. read more.

Deborah Lumley 1983-1984 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Deborah Lumley was awarded the AJN/Thelma Schorr Scholarship. read more.

Lonna Milburn 1983-1984 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Lonna Milburn was awarded the Nurses Scholarship & Fellowship / Lucy C. Perry Scholarship. read more.

Sadie Smalls 1983-1984 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Sadie Smalls was awarded the M. Elizabeth Carnegie African American Scholarship. read more.

Margaret Tagg 1983-1984 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Margaret Tagg was awarded the Liesel M. Hiemenz Scholarship. read more.

Christine Verber 1983-1984 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Christine Verber was awarded the Margaret G. Tyson / Bernard J. Springer / Blanche Urey Scholarship. read more.

Judith Vessey 1983-1984 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Judith Vessey was awarded the AJN/Thelma Schorr Scholarship. read more.

Jance Bistritz 1983-1984 Winner | Master’s Degree: Jance Bistritz was awarded the Nurses Scholarship & Fellowship / Mead Johnson Scholarship. read more.

Marilyn Bochenko Andrews 1983-1984 Winner | Master’s Degree: Marilyn Bochenko Andrews was awarded the Nurses Scholarship & Fellowship / Edith Pritchardv. read more.

Nancy Brainard 1983-1984 Winner | Master’s Degree: Nancy Brainard was awarded the American Journal of Nursing / New Jersey Association of Baccalaureate & Higher Education Scholarship. read more.

Laura Clarke 1983-1984 Winner | Master’s Degree: Laura Clarke was awarded the Nurses Scholarship & Fellowship / Mead Johnson Scholarship. read more.

Orpha Gehman 1983-1984 Winner | Master’s Degree: Orpha Gehman was awarded the Liesel M. Hiemenz / CBS Foundation (W.B. Saunders Company) Scholarship. read more.

Shira Gordan 1983-1984 Winner | Master’s Degree: Shira Gordan was awarded the CBS Foundation (W.B. Saunders Company) Scholarship. read more.

Vicki Hines-Martin 1983-1984 Winner | Master’s Degree: Vicki Hines-Martin was awarded the Nurses Scholarship & Fellowship / Estelle Massey Osborne Scholarship. read more.

Kathleen Huggins 1983-1984 Winner | Master’s Degree: Kathleen Huggins was awarded the E.R. Squibb & Sons Scholarship. read more.

Miriam Kaplan 1983-1984 Winner | Master’s Degree: Miriam Kaplan was awarded the Nurses Scholarship & Fellowship / C.V. Mosby Company Scholarship. read more.

Kelli LaFleur 1983-1984 Winner | Master’s Degree: Kelli LaFleur was awarded the Nurses Scholarship & Fellowship / Mead Johnson Scholarship. read more.

Barbara Mawn-Wright 1983-1984 Winner | Master’s Degree: Barbara Mawn-Wright was awarded the Nurses Scholarship & Fellowship / Michael Kelly Memorial Scholarship. read more.

Priscilla Simmons 1983-1984 Winner | Master’s Degree: Priscilla Simmons was awarded the Nurses Scholarship & Fellowship / F.A. Davis Scholarship. read more.

Linda Weaver 1983-1984 Winner | Master’s Degree: Linda Weaver was awarded the Edith M. Pritchard / NEF Scholarship. read more.

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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