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NLN Foundation Announces Scholarship Awards for 2023

Aug 28, 2023, 08:00 AM by Mike Gmail Keaton
15 Graduate Students in Nursing Share Nearly $100,000

NLN Foundation Announces Scholarship Awards for 2023

15 Graduate Students in Nursing Share Nearly $100,000

Washington, DC — Fifteen advanced degree nursing students have been awarded a total of $96,300 in financial support through the annual competitive scholarship program run by the NLN Foundation for Nursing Education. These include a dozen winners of up to $8,000 each of the foundation scholarships; the sole winner of an $8,000 scholarship awarded to an international student pursing an advanced degree in nursing education in the U.S.; and winners of two endowed scholarships with specialized focuses. The presentation to the scholarship winners will take place during the 2023 NLN Education Summit at National Harbor near Washington, DC, September 28-30.

“We are proud to continue the NLN Foundation’s tradition of scholarship support to deserving students enrolled in advanced degree programs, committed to pursuing careers in nursing education. They represent our future, fulfilling the National League for Nursing’s mission to prepare a culturally humble, diverse nursing workforce to deliver outstanding and equitable care,” said NLN Foundation Chair Patrick Robinson, PhD, RN, ACRN, CNE, ANEF, FAAN, vice president of nursing at Pacific College of Health and Science.

“Expanding the ranks of nurse faculty remains an urgent priority to open the pipeline for more qualified applicants to gain acceptance to nursing programs at all levels of higher education. This will help address the persistent shortage in the nursing workforce,” said NLN President and CEO Beverly Malone, PhD, RN, FAAN. “For this reason, the National League for Nursing remains dedicated to funding scholarship opportunities for deserving and diverse candidates pursuing careers in nursing education and specialized patient care. We thank the generosity of donors to the NLN Foundation for Nursing Education and our partner organizations, like the Health Carousel Foundation, for helping to make such support possible.”

2023 NLN Foundation for Nursing Education Faculty Scholarship Awards

    The NLN Foundation Scholarship Awards Program supports diverse nurses committed to careers in academic nursing education. Awards of up to $8,000 are made to nurses enrolled in accredited master’s or doctoral programs and who have completed at least one year of advanced academic study toward their degrees. 

    • Heather Walsh, MSN RN PCNS-BC CHSE CPN, The George Washington University
    • Robbin Guynn, RN, BSN, MSN, CMSRN, Regis College
    • Lacey Cross, MSN, FNP-BC, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
    • Caitlin Nye (She/Her), MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CHSE, SUNY at Buffalo, School of Nursing
    • Paige Randall, MS, RN, CEN, CNE, Duke University School of Nursing
    • Cori Heier, MSN, RN, CNE, CHSE, CNRN, University of Kansas
    • Rachael Salguero, MSN, RN-BC, CNEcl, Endicott College
    • Tabitha Quillen, EdD(c), MSN, RN, CNE, CNEcl, University of West Georgia
    • Deborah Toddes, MSN, RN, CNE, CNEcl, Chamberlain University College of Nursing
    • Huifang Cheng, MSN, RN, APN, Seton Hall University
    • Irvin Ong, EdD, MHPEd, RN, Johns Hopkins University 
    • Tonya Herring, EdD(c), MSN, RN, CNE, University of West Georgia — Funded by the Pamela Jane Nye Working Nurse Scholarship 
    Edmund J.Y. Pajarillo Health Informatics and Innovation Scholarship Award: $5,000

    With a focus on informatics and innovation in the use of data analysis and health information technology, the Edmund J.Y. Pajarillo scholarship opens a new avenue of scholarship to support the National League for Nursing and its members. Multiple real-world applications of these research studies are urgently needed. A scholarship of up to $5,000 is offered annually to support an applicant enrolled in an accredited graduate-level program in this growing field of nursing education.

    • Michael Joseph Dino, PhD, MAN, RN, LPT, FAAN, FFNMRCSI, Johns Hopkins University
    Cecelia Lou Vriheas Scholarship Award: $8,000

    The Cecelia Lou Scholarship is a single $8,000 scholarship awarded to nurses pursuing advanced degrees to advance their career as a full-time nurse educator who are the first in their family to pursue higher education and belong to an historically marginalized/excluded group, including but not limited to Black, Indigenous, Native American, Pacific Islander, immigrant populations, and those from rural areas.

    • Brenice Duroseau, MSN, FNP-C, RNC-OB, AAHIVS, Johns Hopkins University
    2023 NLN Health Carousel Foundation Nurse Educator Scholarship Award: $8,000

    The Health Carousel Foundation Nurse Educator Scholarship is a single $8,000 scholarship awarded to a nurse who received an initial nursing degree outside of the United States but are now registered in the U.S. and pursuing an advanced degree to further a career as a full-time nurse educator. 

    • Mary Anne Enns, MSN, RN, CNE, American Sentinel College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Post University

    For information about the NLN Foundation for Nursing Education, visit  NLN.org/Foundation.

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    About the National League for Nursing

    Dedicated to excellence in nursing, the National League for Nursing is the premier organization for nurse faculty and leaders in nursing education. The NLN offers professional development, networking opportunities, testing services, nursing research grants, and public policy initiatives to its nearly 45,000 individual and 1,000 institutional members, comprising nursing education programs across the spectrum of higher education and health care organizations. Learn more at NLN.org.

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    For media inquiries, contact Michael Keaton, deputy chief communications officer.

    Honors

    2024 Hermes Award WinnerHermes Platinum Award WinnerThe National League for Nursing and CNEA earned national honors in the 2024 Hermes Creative Awards:

    AJN First Place 2023

     

    A Systematic Approach to Evaluation of Nursing Programs, 2nd edition, edited by Marilyn H. Oermann, PhD, RN, FAAN, ANEF, awarded first place in the 2023 AJN Book of the Year Awards in the Nursing Education/Professional Development category.

    AJN Second Place 2023

     

    Clinical Simulations in Nursing Education: Advanced Concepts, Trends, and Opportunities, 2nd edition, edited by Pamela R. Jeffries, PhD, RN, FAAN, ANEF, FSSH, awarded second place in the 2023 AJN Book of the Year Awards in the Adult Primary Care category and third place in the Nursing Education/Professional Development category.


    The NLN Nursing EDge Unscripted podcast earned Honorable Mention in the 2023 PR Daily Nonprofit Communications Awards in the Podcast category. 


    The National League for Nursing earned national recognition in the 2023 APEX Awards for Publication Excellence:

    • Grand Award: NLN.org in the Website - Most Improved category
    • Award of Excellence: NLN.org in the Websites category
    • Award of Excellence: NLN Member Update in the Newsletters - Electronic & Email category

    The National League for Nursing earned national honors in the 2023 Hermes Creative Awards:

    • Gold Winner: NLN.org in the Website Overall - Nonprofit category
    • Gold Winner: NLN.org in the Website Overall - Redesign category
    • Gold Winner: NLN Nursing EDge Unscripted podcast in the Podcast Series category
    • Gold Winner: NLN Accelerator in the E-Newsletter category
    • Honorable Mention: NLN.org Home Page in the Home Page category
    • Honorable Mention: NLN Education Summit Website in the Microsite category
    • Honorable Mention: NLN Member Update in the E-Newsletter category
    • Honorable Mention: NLN Look Ahead in the E-Newsletter category

    The National League for Nursing earned national acclaim in the 2022 PR Daily Awards:

     

    The 2022 Power of Association Gold Award Winner designation was presented to the National League for Nursing by the America Society for Association Executives (ASAE) for Taking Aim: Addressing Structural Racism, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Implicit Bias & Social Justice.

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    NLN Foundation Announces Scholarship Awards for 2023

    Aug 28, 2023, 08:00 AM by Mike Gmail Keaton
    15 Graduate Students in Nursing Share Nearly $100,000

    NLN Foundation Announces Scholarship Awards for 2023

    15 Graduate Students in Nursing Share Nearly $100,000

    Washington, DC — Fifteen advanced degree nursing students have been awarded a total of $96,300 in financial support through the annual competitive scholarship program run by the NLN Foundation for Nursing Education. These include a dozen winners of up to $8,000 each of the foundation scholarships; the sole winner of an $8,000 scholarship awarded to an international student pursing an advanced degree in nursing education in the U.S.; and winners of two endowed scholarships with specialized focuses. The presentation to the scholarship winners will take place during the 2023 NLN Education Summit at National Harbor near Washington, DC, September 28-30.

    “We are proud to continue the NLN Foundation’s tradition of scholarship support to deserving students enrolled in advanced degree programs, committed to pursuing careers in nursing education. They represent our future, fulfilling the National League for Nursing’s mission to prepare a culturally humble, diverse nursing workforce to deliver outstanding and equitable care,” said NLN Foundation Chair Patrick Robinson, PhD, RN, ACRN, CNE, ANEF, FAAN, vice president of nursing at Pacific College of Health and Science.

    “Expanding the ranks of nurse faculty remains an urgent priority to open the pipeline for more qualified applicants to gain acceptance to nursing programs at all levels of higher education. This will help address the persistent shortage in the nursing workforce,” said NLN President and CEO Beverly Malone, PhD, RN, FAAN. “For this reason, the National League for Nursing remains dedicated to funding scholarship opportunities for deserving and diverse candidates pursuing careers in nursing education and specialized patient care. We thank the generosity of donors to the NLN Foundation for Nursing Education and our partner organizations, like the Health Carousel Foundation, for helping to make such support possible.”

    2023 NLN Foundation for Nursing Education Faculty Scholarship Awards

      The NLN Foundation Scholarship Awards Program supports diverse nurses committed to careers in academic nursing education. Awards of up to $8,000 are made to nurses enrolled in accredited master’s or doctoral programs and who have completed at least one year of advanced academic study toward their degrees. 

      • Heather Walsh, MSN RN PCNS-BC CHSE CPN, The George Washington University
      • Robbin Guynn, RN, BSN, MSN, CMSRN, Regis College
      • Lacey Cross, MSN, FNP-BC, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
      • Caitlin Nye (She/Her), MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CHSE, SUNY at Buffalo, School of Nursing
      • Paige Randall, MS, RN, CEN, CNE, Duke University School of Nursing
      • Cori Heier, MSN, RN, CNE, CHSE, CNRN, University of Kansas
      • Rachael Salguero, MSN, RN-BC, CNEcl, Endicott College
      • Tabitha Quillen, EdD(c), MSN, RN, CNE, CNEcl, University of West Georgia
      • Deborah Toddes, MSN, RN, CNE, CNEcl, Chamberlain University College of Nursing
      • Huifang Cheng, MSN, RN, APN, Seton Hall University
      • Irvin Ong, EdD, MHPEd, RN, Johns Hopkins University 
      • Tonya Herring, EdD(c), MSN, RN, CNE, University of West Georgia — Funded by the Pamela Jane Nye Working Nurse Scholarship 
      Edmund J.Y. Pajarillo Health Informatics and Innovation Scholarship Award: $5,000

      With a focus on informatics and innovation in the use of data analysis and health information technology, the Edmund J.Y. Pajarillo scholarship opens a new avenue of scholarship to support the National League for Nursing and its members. Multiple real-world applications of these research studies are urgently needed. A scholarship of up to $5,000 is offered annually to support an applicant enrolled in an accredited graduate-level program in this growing field of nursing education.

      • Michael Joseph Dino, PhD, MAN, RN, LPT, FAAN, FFNMRCSI, Johns Hopkins University
      Cecelia Lou Vriheas Scholarship Award: $8,000

      The Cecelia Lou Scholarship is a single $8,000 scholarship awarded to nurses pursuing advanced degrees to advance their career as a full-time nurse educator who are the first in their family to pursue higher education and belong to an historically marginalized/excluded group, including but not limited to Black, Indigenous, Native American, Pacific Islander, immigrant populations, and those from rural areas.

      • Brenice Duroseau, MSN, FNP-C, RNC-OB, AAHIVS, Johns Hopkins University
      2023 NLN Health Carousel Foundation Nurse Educator Scholarship Award: $8,000

      The Health Carousel Foundation Nurse Educator Scholarship is a single $8,000 scholarship awarded to a nurse who received an initial nursing degree outside of the United States but are now registered in the U.S. and pursuing an advanced degree to further a career as a full-time nurse educator. 

      • Mary Anne Enns, MSN, RN, CNE, American Sentinel College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Post University

      For information about the NLN Foundation for Nursing Education, visit  NLN.org/Foundation.

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      About the National League for Nursing

      Dedicated to excellence in nursing, the National League for Nursing is the premier organization for nurse faculty and leaders in nursing education. The NLN offers professional development, networking opportunities, testing services, nursing research grants, and public policy initiatives to its nearly 45,000 individual and 1,000 institutional members, comprising nursing education programs across the spectrum of higher education and health care organizations. Learn more at NLN.org.