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Jennifer Bottoms-Robb 2024-2025 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship: Jennifer Bottoms-Robb, BSN, RNC-NIC is honored to be a recipient of the Johnson & Johnson Edwidge Thomas Health Equity Scholarship. Jennifer has worked as a Neonatal ICU nurse for the past 19 years, spending the majority of that time at Northwell Hea... read more.

Shakia Brantley 2024-2025 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Shakia G. Brantley has been awarded the Judith G. Whitaker Scholarship. She is currently enrolled as a third-year student and PhD candidate at the University of Alabama and the University of Alabama at Huntsville Joint Nursing Science PhD program. Af... read more.

Jodi "Lea" Brown 2024-2025 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Lea Brown is the recipient of the 2024 NEF Eleanor C. Lambertsen Scholarship. She holds a bachelor's degree in nursing and a master's degree in nursing education from Southwestern Oklahoma State University. She is currently a full-time PhD student at... read more.

Megan Brunson 2024-2025 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Megan Brunson is the honored recipient of the Janice Nelson Scholarship Award. She obtained her Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from Valparaiso University in Indiana and her master’s in nursing (MSN) with a focus on leadership (CNL) from Saint X... read more.

Patricia G. Buzelli 2024-2025 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Patricia G. Buzelli, MSN, BA, AGNP-C is the honored recipient of a Johnson & Johnson Edwidge Thomas Health Equity Scholarship. Patricia is currently a PhD Student at Duke University School of Nursing and has a research interest in improving care for... read more.

Renee Byfield 2024-2025 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: C. Renée Byfield, MS, RN, FNP is the honored recipient of the Dr. M. Elizabeth Carnegie African American Scholarship. Renee is a PhD student at Emory University and a National Institute of Health T32 Pre-Doctoral Scholar. Her research focuses on usin... read more.

Emily Clark 2024-2025 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship: Emily Clark, received the Lucy C. Perry Scholarship and is a dedicated nursing professional, pursuing her dream of becoming a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. Her journey began with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from St. Elizabeth Sch... read more.

Courtney Conlan 2024-2025 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship: Courtney Conlan, RN, BSN, RNC-NIC is the recipient of the Philip D. Raso Scholarship. She is currently enrolled in the Nursing Administration and Leadership Master’s Program at the University of Connecticut. Previously, she obtained her Bachelor of S... read more.

Maura Cornyn 2024-2025 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Maura Cornyn is the recipient of the Mary V. Insall Scholarship for 2025. Maura graduated from Villanova University with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2015. Following graduation, she began her career as a nurse on a progressive care unit at Mem... read more.

Tiffany Covarrubias-Lyttle 2024-2025 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship: Tiffany Covarrubias-Lyttle, is the recipient of a Nurses Educational Funds Scholarship. She embarked on her nursing journey as a second-career nurse after previously working as a social worker. Her unique perspective from the social work field allowe... read more.

Ashley Davis 2024-2025 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Ashley Davis, MSN, APRN, CARN-AP, AAHIVS, FNP-C is the recipient of a Johnson & Johnson Edwidge Thomas Health Equity Scholarship. She is a student in the Psychiatric Mental Health Doctor of Nursing (PMHNP DNP) program at the University of Maryland, B... read more.

Danica Dorlette 2024-2025 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Danica Dorlette, MPhil, MPH, RN, OCN is the recipient of a 2024 Johnson & Johnson Edwidge Thomas Health Equity Scholarship. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing, at CUNY Hunter College, and Master of Pu... read more.

Ihuoma Ezebuihe 2024-2025 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Ihuoma Ezebuihe is the recipient of the Johnson & Johnson Edwidge Thomas Scholarship Award. She obtained both a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and a Master of Public Health (MPH) from Howard University, Washington DC; both Master of Science (MS... read more.

Lauren Furtick 2024-2025 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Lauren Furtick, PhD-c, MSN, RN, is the recipient of the Miriam Powell Scholarship, awarded to an exceptional graduate-level nurse dedicated to clinical nursing leadership and scholarship. Lauren completed her undergraduate education at the University... read more.

Jonathan Anotado Gapilango 2024-2025 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Jonathan Anotado Gapilango, MSN, RN, NE-BC, OCN, CCRP, has been a nurse for over 30 years. In healthcare, where compassion meets competency, Jonathan is a beacon of inspiration, destined to illuminate the path to a brighter, healthier future. Having... read more.

Allison Gilmer 2024-2025 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Allison Gilmer is the recipient of the American Journal of Nursing/Thelma Schorr Scholarship. Allison is currently a dual-degree student at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, where she is working towa... read more.

Latesha K. Harris 2024-2025 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Latesha K. Harris, BSN, RN, is a 2024-2025 Johnson & Johnson Edwidge Thomas Scholarship recipient. Latesha graduated from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) School of Nursing with Highest Honors and University Distinction in Decemb... read more.

Marcus Henderson 2024-2025 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: The recipient of the 2024-2025 NEF Madeline A. Naegle Scholarship for Mental Health Nursing is Marcus D. Henderson, MSN, RN, a PhD Candidate at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. His doctoral dissertation focuses on the critical role of parents in... read more.

Kayli Hirsty 2024-2025 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Kayli Hirsty is the recipient of the NEF Liesel M. Hiemenz Scholarship and a healthcare professional whose journey embodies a commitment to excellence, compassion, and leadership. Her trajectory began with a foundation in human biology from Michigan... read more.

Isuan Iriabho 2024-2025 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship: Isuan Iriabho, MSN, CRNP, is the recipient of the Margaret L. McClure Scholarship. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in French in Nigeria in 2012 but her career path took a transformative turn after a prolonged postpartum hospitalization. During... read more.

FEATURED SCHOLAR

Cassandra Gozik

(2017-2018 Winner)

Cassandra is the recipient of the Laura D. Smith NSNA Scholarship. She started her nursing journey as a nursing assistant in an older adult memory care unit. She went on to work as an EMT on a college-run ambul... read more.

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