Scholars


Kathleen Hall 2008-2009 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship

Kelli Hall 2008-2009 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship

Mary Johnson 2008-2009 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship

Kelly Kollar 2008-2009 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship

Cynthia LaFond 2008-2009 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship

Christina Murphey 2008-2009 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship

Carina Sterling 2008-2009 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship

Christine Strayhorn 2008-2009 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship

Lindsay Thomas 2008-2009 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship

Patricia Wright 2008-2009 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship

Faisal H. Aboul-Enein 2007-2008 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship
Mr. Aboul-Enein is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Texas Woman’s University and Family Nurse Practitioner/ Nursing Instructor at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Mr. Aboul-Enein began his nursing career working in Saudi Arabia providing primary care. He... read more.

Jaleh Akhavan 2007-2008 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship
Jaleh Akhavan, Ph.D. candidate, MHA, BSN, R.N., CNOR is currently a full-time student at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She has completed her coursework, passed her oral qualifying exam, and awaits the IRB approval process to get her d... read more.

Kevin R. Driscoll 2007-2008 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship
Diversity adds spice to life, and Kevin Driscoll has embraced diversity and a commitment to a multidisciplinary education. Having traveled around the world Kevin credits his willingness to approach any subject with an open mind for his unique global... read more.

Sheron Farinha-Spence 2007-2008 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship
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.

Stephanie Gilbertson-White 2007-2008 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship
Research The support I received in 2006-2007 from Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. was put toward my attendance at the Summer Genetics Institute at the National Institutes of Health. This in-residence program is geared toward nurse scholars interested... read more.

Tatyana Grimaylo 2007-2008 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship
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.

Daurice Grossniklaus 2007-2008 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship
After 15 fulfilling years as a psychiatric/mental health nurse, I left bedside nursing to pursue a masters of education degree in instructional technology. Upon graduation, I collaborated with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention nutritional ep... read more.

Jeanne B. Jenkins 2007-2008 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship
Jeanne B. Jenkins, RN, MSN, MBA has been a Registered Nurse for 13 years. She graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 1994. During her undergraduate program, she worked as a Nursing Assi... read more.

Christina M. Kirk 2007-2008 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship
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 Scholarship
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.

FEATURED SCHOLAR

Joshua O’Floinn

(2017-2018 Winner)

Recipient of a Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. Scholarship, Joshua O’Floinn is pursuing a Master of Science degree in Community and Public Health Nursing at Worcester State University in Massachusetts. Joshua re... read more.

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