Whitney Harris

2014-2015 Winner | Master’s Degree Scholarship

Whitney Harris, winner of the Estelle Massey Osborne Scholarship, is a Mattel Children’s Center Pediatric Intensive Care Nurse. A master’s degree candidate at the University of California, Los Angeles, she is pursuing a dual degree as a pediatric clinical nurse specialist (PCNS) and a pediatric nurse practitioner (PNP). She began her nursing career at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, Maryland, and while working there discovered her passion for pediatrics and education. She hopes to use both of her certifications, CNS and PNP, to deliver safe and effective care to pediatric patients as well as educate future nurses.

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Rhonda Smith Wright

(2023-2024 Winner)

Rhonda Smith Wright is the honored recipient of the Laura D. Smith National Student Nurses’ Association Scholarship and currently entering her fourth year as a doctoral candidate at Johns Hopkins Univerity Scho... read more.

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