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Jennifer Withall 2017-2018 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Jennifer Withall is the recipient of the 2017 American Journal of Nursing Scholarship. She is currently a PhD Candidate at the Barbara H. Hagan School of Nursing at Molloy College in Rockville Centre, NY. Jennifer received her AAS in Nursing from Uls... read more.

Melanie Applegate 2016-2017 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Winner of the Margaret Gould Tyson Memorial Scholarship, Melanie Applegate completed her bachelor’s degrees at University of Rochester in health and society and in music, and spent a semester interning at the Department of Health in London, UK. She c... read more.

Tayyebeh Borogerdi 2016-2017 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Tayyebeh is the winner of Lucy C. Perry Fund Scholarship for public health. She is currently a doctoral candidate at Binghamton University, and her research focuses on high-risk pregnant patients, and rural health. She speaks four languages fluently,... read more.

Adriane Burgess 2016-2017 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Recipient of the Barbara L. Tate Scholarship earned her BSN from Villanova University in 1997 and has been a nurse for 19 years specializing in women’s health and obstetrical nursing. She earned her MSN degree in nursing education from Drexel Univers... read more.

Maan Isabella Cajita 2016-2017 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Recipient of the Mathy Mezey Endowed Scholarship Fund, is a PhD Candidate at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing in Baltimore. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Illinois at Chicago. In addition, Mia is ANCC-certified... read more.

Andrew Corley 2016-2017 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship: Andrew Corley, awarded the Isabel McIsaac Memorial Scholarship, is studying to receive a joint degree of Master of Science in Nursing and Master of Public Health (MSN/MPH) from Johns Hopkins University’s Schools of Nursing and Public Health in Baltim... read more.

Rachel Eakley 2016-2017 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship: Recipient of a Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. scholarship, Rachel received her undergraduate degree in nursing from NYU Rory Meyer College of Nursing in 2012. In addition, she holds a bachelor degree in English and Psychology from Boston University a... read more.

Jennifer D. Eccles 2016-2017 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: The Evelyn J. Barclay Fund Scholarship recipient began her career in nursing with an Honours Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario, in 1994. She then went on to complete a Master of Education at Lakehead Univ... read more.

Sylvia Fallon 2016-2017 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship

Michelle G. Glowny 2016-2017 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Recipient of the Judith G. Whitaker Fund for doctoral study in research, Ms. Glowny is a staff nurse at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA where she has enjoyed a comprehensive career in Cardiovascular Nursing for the past 20 years working in... read more.

Karen Grace 2016-2017 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Recipient of the Cynthia Davis Sculco Scholarship, Ms. Grace is a Certified Nurse-Midwife at Mary’s Center in Washington, DC, an Adjunct Faculty member at Georgetown University, and a PhD student at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing in Baltimore. She e... read more.

Ricardo Gray 2016-2017 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship: Ricardo Gray is a junior student in the Nurse Anesthesia Program at Columbia University and has won the Columbia University-Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association, Inc./J. Margaret Ada Mutch Award. Ricardo obtained his Bachelor of... read more.

Matthew Hickling 2016-2017 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship: Recipient of the Edith M. Pritchard Fund, Matt obtained his undergraduate baccalaureate nursing degree from Russell Sage College in Troy, NY in 2012. Matt always knew he wanted to continue on for an advanced practice degree in the nursing field after... read more.

Melissa Kurtz 2016-2017 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: During my healthcare career, the most satisfying moments always seem to be the simple moments…a simple thank you for making someone more comfortable, a simple smile for explaining a patient’s medication schedule or a simple hug for making a patient l... read more.

Elizabeth Leary 2016-2017 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Winner of the Philip D. Raso Scholarship, Elizabeth Leary holds a master of science degree in nursing, management, policy and leadership from Yale University, and is currently a doctoral candidate in the Yale University Doctor of Nursing Practice (DN... read more.

Marian Morris 2016-2017 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Marian Morris is the recipient of the Isabel Hampton Robb Memorial Award. She is currently completing the Alternate Entry-PhD program at The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing. She received her BA in cultural anthropology at the Universi... read more.

Kattalina Navarro 2016-2017 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship: Kattalina Navarro is the recipient of an NEF graduate nursing scholarship. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Molloy College in December 2012 and began her career in a multi-specialty operating room of a level 1 trauma center. Inspired by her own exp... read more.

Paula V. Nersesian 2016-2017 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Upon graduation, Dr. Nersesian joined the faculty at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. Then, after living in the Washington, DC area for 33 years, she moved to Maine and joined the faculty of the University of Southern Maine School of Nursing in Portl... read more.

Alina Ostapchuk 2016-2017 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Alina Ostapchuk is the recipient of the National Student Nurses Association Scholarship. This is Alina’s unique story. I was born in Ternopil, a small village in the Western Ukraine, and three days later my mother died. Because of the unexpected deat... read more.

Jessie Reich 2016-2017 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Jessie Reich is the recipient of the 2016 “American Journal of Nursing Scholarship.” Jessie received both her BSN and MSN degrees from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. Her graduate area of study was Health Administration. In addition... read more.

FEATURED SCHOLAR

Nadège Dorcelly

(2023-2024 Winner)

Nadège Dorcelly, MSN, RN is a recipient of the Liesel M. Hiemenz Scholarship. She is currently a Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) – Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) candidate at Columbia... read more.

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