Mary V. Insall Scholarship
Scholarship
For Nurses Pursuing a Master’s or Doctoral Degree and Interested in Adult Health, Orthopedics, or Rehabilitation Nursing
This scholarship was established in 2021 as the result of a generous donation of $50,000 from Mary V. Insall, who had a longtime affiliation with the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City.
Ms. Insall has a keen interest in the field of orthopedics, so this scholarship is awarded with preference to nurses pursuing a graduate nursing degree and interested in advanced practice, research, or education in adult health, orthopedic specialization, or rehabilitation nursing.
Featured Mary V. Insall Scholarship Recipients
These featured NEF Scholars all received the Mary V. Insall Scholarship while pursuing a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree to advance them along their paths to become nurse leaders:
Emy Charlot
2026-2027 Winner | Doctoral Degree
- pent nearly a decade working as an Intensive Care Unit nurse, caring for critically ill patients during some of the most challenging moments of their lives
- Volunteers at her local hospital and serves as a Social Media Ambassador for the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) and as the Social Media Correspondent for her Arkansas State University nurse anesthesia cohort. Through these
- roles, she helps educate the public about the CRNA profession and supporting future nurse anesthetists. She is also a member of the AANA, the National Black Nurses Association, the Graduate Nursing Association, and the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.
Maura Cornyn
2024-2025 Winner | Doctoral Degree
- Began her career as a nurse on a progressive care unit at Memorial Sloan Kettering, which specialized in treating patients with head and neck cancers, melanoma, and sarcoma
- Earned national certification as an Oncology Certified Nurse and became involved in educational initiatives, particularly those related to medical emergency training and preparedness
- Joined the Medical Intensive Care Unit at Montefiore Medical Center, working across the hospital in expansion ICUs, caring for critically ill Covid-19 patients, and participating in several quality improvement projects, including hospital-wide Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) prevention, unit-specific interventions to improve nursing-sensitive indicators, and the development of the Difficult Airway Cart
BethAnn Nowak
2021-2022 Winner | Doctoral Degree
- Was a post-rehabilitation Medical Exercise Specialist specializing in knee, hip, and spine recovery
- Recipient of a fellowship from the Clement J Zablocki VA Medical Center, where she developed skills in the primary care and orthopedic clinics and conducted research on the early identification of patients at risk for alcohol withdrawal syndrome
- While a surgical ambulatory nurse for Wisconsin’s largest healthcare system, was responsible for the coordination of care for five clinic locations, assisting with minor surgical procedures and educating patients and their family members pre- and post-operatively