Directory of Scholars

Abraham Aizer Brody 2006-2007 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Abraham (Ab) is currently a third year doctoral student and John A Hartford BAGNC Scholar at the University of California San Francisco School of Nursing. He began his education at New York University where he graduated with a B.A. in Biology. While... read more.

J. Margo Brooks 2006-2007 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Margo received her undergraduate degree from North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, N.C. and her Master’s degree from the University of Pittsburgh. She is currently a doctoral student at the University of Pennsylvania and a fellow with th... read more.

Emalee R. Danforth 2006-2007 Winner | Master’s Degree: I had the good fortune to have had my calling in life find me at an early age; I was sixteen when I realized that I was to be a midwife. A casual conversation with a neighbor about her four homebirth experiences led me to quickly devour the classics... 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.

Katherine Dontje 2006-2007 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Ms. Katherine Dontje's nursing career has spanned 25 years. Her career has been an example of the many avenues that nurses are able to pursue. Ms. Dontje graduated from the BSN program at Michigan State University. She spent her first five years of n... 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.

Mary Ellen Foley 2006-2007 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Mary E. Foley MS, RN, is the Associate Director in the Center for Research and Nursing Innovation at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Project Director for the Betty Moore CalNOC Nurse-Related Outcomes Measurement Initiative. In... read more.

Angela Green 2006-2007 Winner | Doctoral Degree: I received a BSN from Auburn University in 1986 and a MSN from the University of South Alabama in 1993. Currently, I am a doctoral candidate at the University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences studying quality of life of children post cardiac transpla... read more.

Katherine Elizabeth Jackman 2006-2007 Winner | Master’s Degree: Katherine Elizabeth Jackman was awarded the Edith M. Pritchard Scholarship. School attended: Columbia University Degree: Psychiatric- Mental Health Nursing read more.

John Pozar 2006-2007 Winner | Master’s Degree: With a nursing career that has encompassed a broad variety of practice settings and responsibilities, John Pozar has been continuously on the move. After completing his undergraduate training and beginning his career working as a nurse in the critica... read more.

Melinda Ruiz 2006-2007 Winner | Master’s Degree: I work at Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women in San Diego, CA. as a RN in Labor and Delivery. I have also worked or floated to the Perinatal Special Care Unit (for high-risk antepartum and high risk postpartum patients), Postpartum, and Women's Acut... read more.

Margui Joy Rutherford 2006-2007 Winner | Master’s Degree: As an undergraduate nursing student, the specialty of care that I liked the least was "psych". After completing my undergraduate degree in nursing, I had the opportunity to work in a number of different settings as a nurse. However, throughout all of... read more.

Patricia Staples 2006-2007 Winner | Master’s Degree: Patricia Ann Staples, RN, BSN, CCRN, CNRN has been a Registered Nurse for over 6 years and throughout her nursing career has faced numerous opportunities and challenges. Her experiences have given her potential to grow and develop both personally and... read more.

Angela L. Studer 2006-2007 Winner | Master’s Degree: Angela L. Studer is a native of the metro Atlanta area. She received a Bachelor's degree in Art from Agnes Scott College in 1989. She returned to school and graduated cum laude with her Bachelor’s of Nursing from Emory University in 1995. At Emory, A... read more.

Lai Sze Wong 2006-2007 Winner | Master’s Degree: Lai Sze Wong was awarded the Edith M. Pritchard Scholarship. School attended: Johns Hopkins Degree: FNP read more.

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