Directory of Scholars

2000s Cycles

George Cox 2008-2009 Winner | Doctoral Degree: George Cox attended Rush University. read more.

Melissa A. Craft 2002-2003 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Melissa A. Craft was awarded the Judith G. Whitaker/ Liesel M. Hiemenz Scholarship. School attended: Texas Womans’ University Degree: PhD read more.

Laura M. Criddle 2005-2006 Winner | Doctoral Degree: After graduating from nursing school in a quiet suburban community, Laura Marie Criddle found herself (quite by accident!) employed in a huge medical center in Harlem. Although it was a bit of a culture shock, Laura quickly developed a fascination fo... read more.

Dawn Dailey 2004-2005 Winner | Master’s Degree

Katherine Finn Davis 2003-2004 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Katherine Finn Davis was awarded the Nurses’ Scholarship and Fellowship / Liesel M. Hiemenz Scholarship. School attended: Emory University Degree: PhD read more.

Catherine Dodd 2006-2007 Winner | Master’s Degree: Catherine Dodd's is a nurse and a health policy advocate and expert. She began her career as a maternity nurse helping health babies come into the world and describes the second half of her career as being concerned with how we leave this world. She... read more.

Coretta J. Dorsey 2002-2003 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Coretta J. Dorsey was awarded the Liesel M. Hiemenz / M. Elizabeth Carnegie Scholarship. School attended: University of South Carolina Degree: PhD read more.

Kevin R. Driscoll 2007-2008 Winner | Master’s Degree: 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.

Nancy Duffy 2009-2010 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Nancy Duffy is a leader in the South Carolina Nurse Educator Coalition (SCNEC) comprising the state's three state-supported baccalaureate nursing programs: Medical University of South Carolina, Clemson and the University of South Carolina. The coalit... read more.

Monika Eckfield 2009-2010 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Monika Eckfield was born and raised in Washington, D.C. and as a teenager moved with her family to California. In California, she lived close to her German and Swedish grandparents and through those interactions her interest in gerontology began. Mon... read more.

Gillian Ehrlich 2009-2010 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Gillian Ehrlich's mission is to make holistic health our common ground in medicine and improve universal access to primary care. This vision of health evolved over a decade spent working mainly with non-profit organizations in direct-service level po... read more.

Mabel Ezeonwu 2005-2006 Winner | Doctoral Degree: My life has been tied around the University of Washington where I started my undergraduate nursing degree, and now pursuing my PhD. The great mentorship and support I receive from the best of the world's innovative faculty have catapulted my academic... read more.

Ann Colleen Falkenberg Olson 2006-2007 Winner | Doctoral Degree: I have been blessed in many ways in my lifetime... my profession as a nurse allows me to give back in ways that are fulfilling and life-changing. As an undergraduate nursing student in the late 1970s, I chose the opportunity to participate in clinica... read more.

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

Mary Fassetta 2001-2002 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Mary Fassetta was awarded the Judith G. Whitaker/ Eleanor C. Lambertsen Scholarship. School attended: Columbia University Degree: PhD read more.

Melissa Ferdinandi 2009-2010 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Melissa Taylor Ferdinandi followed a unique path towards nursing. She graduated with a B.A. in English from the University of Vermont before attending law school at Seattle University. Upon obtaining her law degree, Ms. Ferdinandi worked in various c... read more.

Sandra Founds 2000-2001 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Sandra Founds was awarded the American Journal of Nursing / NEF Scholarship. School attended: University of Massachusetts Degree: PhD read more.

Kim Francis 2008-2009 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Kim Francis attended Boston College. read more.

Brian French 2008-2009 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Brian French attended Boston College. read more.

Meg Gambrell 2004-2005 Winner | Master’s Degree

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