Scholars

2020s Cycles

Maureen Greene 2004-2005 Winner | Master’s Degree

Aimee Jeffrey 2004-2005 Winner | Master’s Degree: I am a second year master's student in health policy at the University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing. I have been a neonatal intensive care nurse for seven years and decided to return to school to find a new challenge in health care,... read more.

Diane Kennedy 2004-2005 Winner | Doctoral Degree: In Diane's recent work as a pediatric nurse, teacher, and doctoral student, the guidance of several talented nursing professors has inspired several research accomplishments. As lead author in a poster presentation, Diane presented a psychometric stu... read more.

Lena Kruth 2004-2005 Winner | Master’s Degree: When I was in the 7th grade, I thought that I knew what I wanted to be - a doctor. It was the natural choice for a bright student who liked science and wanted to help people. I carried this dream with me to the University of Virginia where I majored... read more.

Laura Larson 2004-2005 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Laura Larsson is a newcomer to the field of public health nursing. A graduate of Montana State University in 2001, Ms. Larsson enrolled in a MPH/PhD program with Oregon Health and Sciences University in the fall of 2002. Ms. Larsson's background in c... read more.

Salimah Meghani 2004-2005 Winner | Master’s Degree: I began my Nursing career in Pakistan-- a developing country of South Asia. As a nursing student in a baccalaureate program in Pakistan, I was distressed by the problem of unavailability of opioids for cancer pain relief and witnessed many of my own... read more.

Patricia Reineke 2004-2005 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Patricia Reineke started her nursing career with a bachelor of science degree in nursing from Wagner College and later earned a master of science degree in family nursing from Mercy College. Currently she is a doctoral student in nursing at New York... read more.

Anneleen Severynen 2004-2005 Winner | Master’s Degree

Allison Squires 2004-2005 Winner | Master’s Degree: Allison Squires, MSN, RN, BC is a third year doctoral student at Yale University School of Nursing. Her dissertation work is focusing on completing an exploratory case analysis study of the development of professional nursing in Mexico in the late 20... read more.

Sandra Star 2004-2005 Winner | Master’s Degree

Katherine Finn Davis 2003-2004 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Katherine Finn Davis was awarded the Nurses’ Scholarship and Fellowship / Liesel M. Hiemenz Scholarship. School attended: Emory University Degree: PhD read more.

Eric Hodges 2003-2004 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Eric Hodges was awarded the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. School attended: Oregon Health & Science University Degree: PhD read more.

Elaine Maria Hyatt 2003-2004 Winner | Master’s Degree: Elaine Maria Hyatt was awarded the Estelle Massey Osborne Scholarship. School attended: SUNY Downstate Health Science at Brooklyn Degree: Nurse Anesthesia read more.

Sarah A. Johnson 2003-2004 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Sarah A. Johnson was awarded the Elizabeth Carnegie / NEF Scholarship. School attended: Medical University of South Carolina Degree: PhD read more.

Mary Jane LaRoche 2003-2004 Winner | Master’s Degree: Mary Jane LaRoche was awarded the BOC Health Group/ Judith Whitaker Scholarship. School attended: University of Colorado School of Nursing Degree: Oncology – Clinical Nurse Specialist read more.

Janis Mandac-DY 2003-2004 Winner | Master’s Degree: Janis Mandac-DY was awarded the Isabel McIsaac Scholarship. School attended: University of California, San Francisco Degree: Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist read more.

Joseph Napolitano 2003-2004 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Joseph Napolitano was awarded the Eleanor Lambertsen/ Bernhard J. Springer Fellowship/ Edith M. Pritchard Scholarship. School attended: New York University – School of Education/ Division of Nursing Degree: PhD read more.

Patrice R. Villars 2003-2004 Winner | Master’s Degree: Patrice R. Villars was awarded the Lucy C. Perry/ Edith M. Pritchard Scholarship. School attended: University of California, San Francisco Degree: Oncology Gerontology Nurse Practitioner read more.

Maureen Elizabeth Wassef 2003-2004 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Maureen Elizabeth Wassef was awarded the American Journal of Nursing / Margaret G. Tyson / Evelyn J. Barclay Scholarship. School attended: University of Massachusetts Graduate School of Nursing Degree: PhD read more.

Jennifer L. Behmlander 2002-2003 Winner | Master’s Degree: Jennifer L. Behmlander attended the University of Michigan. read more.

FEATURED SCHOLAR

Nicole Rouhana

(2010-2011 Winner)

Winner of the Evelyn Barclay award, Nicole Rouhana, started her career over twenty-five years ago in Saudi Arabia as a Pediatric Registered Nurse. In 1996 she returned to school at Binghamton University to get... read more.

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