Directory of Scholars

2010s Cycles

Martha Abshire 2015-2016 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Winner of the Margaret Gould Tyson Memorial Scholarship, completed her bachelor’s degree in linguistics before traveling throughout Latin America, witnessing the devastating effects of untreated illnesses and learning about the importance of language... read more.

Carlos Bermudez 2015-2016 Winner | Master’s Degree: Awarded a NEF Scholarship, is studying at the University of California School of Nursing Masters of Science Adult /Geriatric Nurse Practitioner Program in San Francisco. Fifteen years ago he was forced to leave Colombia, his native country because he... read more.

Arica Brandford 2015-2016 Winner | Doctoral Degree: The M. Elizabeth Carnegie African American Memorial Scholarship recipient, obtained her BSN from Purdue University and MSN from the University of Cincinnati. Arica has worked in both the public and private sectors of nursing for companies such as Bap... read more.

Adriane Burgess 2015-2016 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Winner of a NEF Scholarship, has been a nurse for 18 years and has worked in a variety of maternal infant health care settings. She earned her MSN degree in nursing education from Drexel University in 2012 and began teaching in the clinical setting.... read more.

Patrick Conlon 2015-2016 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Awarded the Judith G. Whitaker Scholarship, has been involved in diabetes program development and clinical practice for over 15 years. He is currently a full time student in the PhD program at the University of Arizona, Tucson. He was most recently M... read more.

Maral Derkhorenian 2015-2016 Winner | Master’s Degree: Recipient of the Barbara L. Tate Scholarship, completed the University of Pennsylvania, Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program in July 2015. During her masters of nursing program in her clinical practicum, she had the opportunity to wor... read more.

Louise Fleming 2015-2016 Winner | Doctoral Degree: The Cynthia Davis Sculco Scholarship winner, is a fourth year PhD nursing student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she is currently a teaching fellow. Prior to beginning her PhD in nursing studies she received a Masters Degree... read more.

Leah Fromm 2015-2016 Winner | Master’s Degree

Katherine Heinze 2015-2016 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Winner of the Evelyn J. Barclay Scholarship, is a PhD candidate at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing in Baltimore, Maryland. Prior to beginning her doctoral studies, she earned a BSN from the University of Colorado and a graduate certifi... read more.

Ashley Henneghan 2015-2016 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Recipient of a NEF scholarship, is pursuing her doctoral degree at the University of Texas at Austin, and intends to secure a nursing education faculty position, conduct research to improve patient outcomes. Her nursing experience has focused on help... read more.

Martha Kimpton-Badger 2015-2016 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Recipient of a NEF Scholarship, is a bilingual (English/French) dual citizen (United States/Canada) who discovered her passion for nursing while volunteering at a health clinic in Cameroon, West Africa, twenty-five years ago. Upon earning her RN dipl... read more.

Amy Loeb 2015-2016 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Recipient of the Eleanor C. Lambertsen Memorial Scholarship, started her career in 2003 as an associate degree nurse, spending eight years in various roles within oncology nursing. In 2006 she earned a BSN from St. Joseph’s College on Long Island. Th... read more.

Cherlie Magny-Normilus 2015-2016 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Recipient of the Miriam M. Powell Fellowship, is a Professor of Nursing at Regis College and Director of Policy and Advocacy for the Regis College Haiti Project. She is the recipient of awards from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Clinton Bush Haiti Fund... read more.

Rainey Martin 2015-2016 Winner | Master’s Degree: Winner of a NEF scholarship, earned her Masters of Science in Nursing as an Adult – Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist from Indiana University in May of 2015, and began working as a Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist for Community Health Network... read more.

Mary Ann McLaughlin 2015-2016 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Is a two-time NEF Scholarship winner and has been a nurse for over 24 years. Ms. McLaughlin completed her undergraduate (BSN) and graduate (MSN) studies at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing in 1990 and 1993 respectively. Mary Ann ‘s gr... read more.

Cigy Methratta 2015-2016 Winner | Master’s Degree: Recipient of a NEF Scholarship, is pursuing her Master of Science Degree in Family Health Nursing from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. She obtained her undergraduate degree from All Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi. After moving to... read more.

Sheila O’Donnell 2015-2016 Winner | Master’s Degree: Recipient of a NEF Scholarship, graduated with a BSN from the University of Vermont in 1987. Since then she has worked as a RN primarily in pediatric intensive care, neonatal intensive care, and home IV infusion care across the nation from Boston to... read more.

Megan Pfitzinger 2015-2016 Winner | Doctoral Degree: Winner of the Mathy Mezey Scholarship, is a fourth year doctoral student at the University of Texas at Austin, where she also completed her MSN (’11) and BSN (’09). Her research area focuses on palliative care, end-of-life care, and nursing education... read more.

Diana Reagen 2015-2016 Winner | Master’s Degree: Winner of a NEF Scholarship, received her Diploma in Nursing from the Jackson Memorial School of Nursing in Miami, Florida and her Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN) from the East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. She is currentl... read more.

Susanne Ristow 2015-2016 Winner | Master’s Degree: Recipient of a NEF Scholarship, received an undergraduate degree in philosophy from St. John’s College in Santé Fe, NM, prior to pursuing nursing at The University of Texas at Austin. Upon attaining her registered nursing license, Susanne has been pr... read more.

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