Scholars

2000s Cycles

Chun-An Sun 2021-2022 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Chun-An Sun is the recipient of the Judith G. Whitaker Scholarship. She is currently a DNP/PhD student at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from National Taiwan University, Taiwan in 2011 and he... read more.

Clifton Thornton 2021-2022 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Clifton Thornton, MSN, BS, RN, CPNP is the proud recipient of the first Rita Reis Wieczorek Maternal-Infant & Pediatric Nursing Scholarship. He is currently a 3rd year PhD Candidate at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, a NIH NCATS predo... read more.

Adrienne Thymes Leflore 2021-2022 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Adrienne Thymes Leflore, MN, RN-BC, CCM, APRN-CNS is the recipient of the 2021 Cynthia Davis Sculco Scholarship. Mrs. Leflore received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Dillard University and her Masters in Nursing from the Louisiana State Univ... read more.

Stephanie Uhr 2021-2022 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Stephanie Uhr is the recipient of the Miriam M. Powell Scholarship. Stephanie is a life-long learner who completed her baccalaureate nursing education at Northern Illinois University (NIU) in 1997. Her nursing career primarily involved the Labor & De... read more.

Elizabeth Wolotira 2021-2022 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Elizabeth Wolotira, MSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, CFRN is the recipient of the 2021-2022 Eleanor C. Lambertsen Scholarship. Elizabeth completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) on the La Grande campus in eas... read more.

Nicole Golden-Montilus 2021-2022 Winner | Master’s Degree: Nicole Golden-Montilus, RN CSN is the proud recipient of the 2021 Estelle Massey Osborne Scholarship. Nicole earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Liberal Arts from Seton Hall University in 1995. Nicole went on to complete her Nursing Degree at Fe... read more.

Emily Gray 2021-2022 Winner | Master’s Degree: Emily Gray is the honored recipient of the Barbara L. Tate 2021-2022 scholarship. Emily received her undergraduate BSN degree from Azusa Pacific University. She is now in her second year in the Dual Acute and Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner... read more.

Miriam Kamau 2021-2022 Winner | Master’s Degree: Miriam Kamau, BSN, RN, PHN, PMH-BC is the honored recipient of the NEF Madeline A. Naegle Scholarship. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from California State University San Bernardino in 2006 and is currently pursuing a Master’s of Sci... read more.

Nicole Knight 2021-2022 Winner | Master’s Degree: Nicole Knight is the recipient of the Liesel M. Hiemenz Scholarship. Nicole currently attends Frontier Nursing University pursuing her master’s degree to become a Certified Nurse Midwife. Nicole earned her BS from the University of California, Davis... read more.

Shai Lev 2021-2022 Winner | Master’s Degree: Shai Lev, BSN, RN, PCCN, is the honored recipient of the Lucy C. Perry Memorial Scholarship which will support her final year as a student in the Family Nurse Practitioner program at Kent State University. She began her professional career as a regis... read more.

Nisha Patel 2021-2022 Winner | Master’s Degree: Nisha Patel is the recipient of the 2021 Isabel McIssac Scholarship, which is awarded to master’s degree students in honor of Isabel McIssac, the first chairman of the original memorial fund for Isabel Hampton Robb. Nisha received a Bachelor of Scien... read more.

Anna Alder 2022-2023 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Anna M. Alder, MS, RN, PCCN, CCRN, NPD-BC is the honored recipient of the Margaret Gould Tyson Scholarship. Anna earned her Associate of Science in Nursing in 2008 and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2009, both from Brigham Young University-Ida... read more.

Tiffany N. Bell 2022-2023 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Tiffany N. Bell is the recipient of the Edith M. Pritchard Scholarship. She obtained a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Baptist Health Sciences University in Memphis, TN. As a registered nurse, she knew she would advance her career as a nurse prac... read more.

Reynaldo Capucao 2022-2023 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Ren Capucao, MSN, RN, CNL is the recipient of the M. Louise Fitzpatrick Scholarship. He is a third year PhD candidate at the University of Virginia School of Nursing (UVA SON) and enrolled in the graduate certificate programs for American Studies and... read more.

Heather S. Cole 2022-2023 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Heather S. Cole is the recipient of the Barbara L. Tate Scholarship. She obtained her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree at the University of Alabama in December 2013 and a Master of Science in Nursing degree at the University of North Alabama in... read more.

Amit Dhir 2022-2023 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Amit (Mickey) Dhir NP-C, MSN, MBA, AAHIVS is the recipient of the Cynthia Davis Sculco Scholarship. He is currently a first year PhD student at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON) in Baltimore, MD. Mickey graduated with his Bachel... read more.

Brenice Duroseau 2022-2023 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Brenice Duroseau, MSN, FNP-C, RNC-OB, AAHIVS is the recipient of the M. Elizabeth Carnegie Scholarship. She is currently a 2nd year PhD student at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, focusing on community informed interventions to enrich the... read more.

Leah Frain 2022-2023 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Leah Frain, DNPc, FNP-C is the recipient of the Nurses Educational Funds (NEF) Laura D. Smith National Student Nurses' Association (NSNA) Scholarship. Leah is a doctoral student at Regis College in Weston, MA. She received her undergraduate (BSN) in... read more.

Stephanie Gallo 2022-2023 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Stephanie Gallo MS, FNP-BC is a recipient of the Columbia University Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association, Inc./J. Margaret Ada Mutch Scholarship. She completed her Master of Science in Nursing at Columbia University and holds a... read more.

Karren Geiger 2022-2023 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Karen “Keri” Geiger, RN, BSN, ACRN, is the recipient of the Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship, awarded to the doctoral student with the highest evaluation score. Keri is a PhD candidate at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. Prior to pursuing g... read more.

FEATURED SCHOLAR

Christopher Contino

(2011-2012 Winner)

NEF scholarship winner Christopher Contino started his studies in mechanical engineering while working as an emergency medical technician and that led to his true career in healthcare. He first obtained his par... read more.

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