Scholars

Sheron Farinha-Spence 2007-2008 Winner | Master’s Degree: I grew first up in a family of five children. My parents migrated from Guyana, South America when I was a teenager. I completed my secondary schooling here in the United States at the Tilden High School in Brooklyn, NY. When I graduated I worked at v... read more.

Tatyana Grimaylo 2007-2008 Winner | Master’s Degree: I, Tatyana Grimaylo, was born on the 20th of February, 1978 in Ukraine, former USSR. I immigrated to the US together with my parents in 1997 when I was 18 years old. We came directly to Boston area, where I have lived for the last eleven years. I sta... read more.

Christina M. Kirk 2007-2008 Winner | Master’s Degree: Christina Kirk is a research specialist in the Nursing Research and Education Department at the City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, CA. She has been an Oncology nurse for the past 6 years. Christina received her Associate's Degree from Cy... read more.

Jennifer Knaebel 2007-2008 Winner | Master’s Degree: After completing my bachelor's degree in nursing at Indiana University, I worked as a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit nurse for several years, most of that time as a travel RN. After four years of bedside practice, I choose to pursue a different direct... read more.

Kerrie Lansing 2007-2008 Winner | Master’s Degree: Kerrie Lansing has been employed by the Department of Transplantation at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida as a Clinical Research Coordinator since May 2006. Prior to this, she was also involved in clinical research for the Division of Transpl... read more.

Tiffany Owens 2007-2008 Winner | Master’s Degree: Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, Tiffany currently lives in Edwardsville, Illinois to be close to Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, where she is currently a graduate student pursuing her MSN in Anesthesia. From 1998-1999, she lived in... read more.

David A. Self 2007-2008 Winner | Master’s Degree: Nursing is a second career for me following my retirement from the Air Force. I began a career as an Air Force officer in 1977 after graduating from college. I went through flying training, and flew KC-135 refueling missions in support of SR-71 recon... read more.

Carolyn Terry 2007-2008 Winner | Master’s Degree: Carolyn L. Terry has been a Registered Nurse for 30 years and has practiced in a variety of settings. Over the last 18 years, she has provided expert care to high-risk neonates and their families a Level III NICU and in the home care setting. She is... read more.

Nicholas Till 2007-2008 Winner | Master’s Degree: Since I was a junior in high school, my professional goal was to become a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA). I have been consistently motivated to achieve this goal by organizing my educational and professional experiences toward this out... read more.

Jeanne Alhusen 2008-2009 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Jeanne Alhusen attended Johns Hopkins. Degree: DNP read more.

Karla Baning 2008-2009 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Karla Baning attended the University of Arizona. read more.

Shannon Cohen 2008-2009 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Shannon Cohen attended the University of HI, Manoa. read more.

George Cox 2008-2009 Winner | Doctoral Degree: George Cox attended Rush University. read more.

Kim Francis 2008-2009 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Kim Francis attended Boston College. read more.

Brian French 2008-2009 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Brian French attended Boston College. read more.

Stephanie Gilbertson-White 2008-2009 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Stephanie Gilbertson-White attended UCSF. read more.

Kathleen Hall 2008-2009 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Kathleen Hall attended the University of Arizona. read more.

Kelli Hall 2008-2009 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Kelli Hall attended Columbia University. read more.

Cynthia LaFond 2008-2009 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Cynthia LaFond attended the University of IL at Chicago. Degree: PhD read more.

Christina Murphey 2008-2009 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Christina Murphey attended the University of Texas, Austin. Degree: PhD read more.

FEATURED SCHOLAR

Cara Harris

(2018-2019 Winner)

Cara Harris is the recipient of the Freedmen’s Hospital Nurses’ Alumni Clubs, Inc. Estelle Massey Osborne Scholarship through the Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. (NEF). Ms Harris is an Adult Nurse Practitioner w... read more.

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