The Foundation of the National Student Nurses Association Press Release For Immediate Release Contact: Jonathan Buttrick (718) 210- 0705 x 104 Email: jonathan@nsna.org Foundation of the National Student Nurses Association Awards Over $200,000 in Scholarships Brooklyn, NY. May 19, 2014. The Foundation of the National Student Nurses’ Association (FNSNA) has awarded 91 scholarships for the 2014-2015 academic year. Scholarship recipients and sponsors were recognized during the National Student Nurses’ Association 62nd Annual Convention, April 9-13, 2014, Nashville, TN. The Scholarship Selection committee made up of faculty and students met at FNSNA headquarters in February 2014 to review scholarship applications submitted by hundreds of applicants. Applications for the 2015-2016 academic year will soon be available on the NSNA website at www.nsna.org. Sponsors and recipients of the FNSNA Annual Scholarship Program are listed as follows: 3M Health Care/Littman Stethoscope Scholarships Sponsored by: 3M Health Care Marissa Dehler, Marquette University College of Nursing, Milwaukee, WI Morgan Emmetts, John Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD A.J. Jannetti Career Mobility Scholarship & A.J. Jannetti Scholarship Sponsored by: Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. Linda Forman, Cochran School of Nursing, Yonkers, NY Adam Pearson, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA AACN Breakthrough to Nursing Scholarships & AACN Scholarships Sponsored by: American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) Cally Brooks, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI Amy Bouck, California State University Sacramento, Sacramento, CA Emily Cheng, SUNY Stony Brook School of Nursing, Stony Brook, NY Raymond Cullen, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA Mary Crowley, University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME Cheryl Harris, Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH Jaclyn Maida, Georgia Baptist College of Nursing of Mercer University, Atlanta, GA Kendall Murphy, Grand Valley State University- Kirkhof College of Nursing, Allendale, MI Aric Shimek, Resurrection University, Chicago, IL Nikki Snortum, Regis University (Loretto Heights School of Nursing), Denver, CO American Nurses Association Scholarship Sponsored by: American Nurses Association (ANA) April Riddle, College of Southern Idaho, Twin Falls, ID American Society of Plastic Surgical Nurses Scholarship Sponsored by: American Society of Plastic Surgical Nurses Rhonda Chambers, Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing, Richmond, VA ANNA Scholarship Sponsored by: American Nephrology Nurses’ Association Vered Hugi, Phillips Beth Israel School of Nursing, New York, NY Chi Eta Phi Sorority Incorporated Nursing Scholarship Sponsored by: Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc. Delali Agbenowu, Boise state university, Boise, ID Dion Scholarship for Nursing Informatics Sponsored by: Dr. Kenneth W. Dion Enkh-Ochir Sanz, Marymount University, Arlington, VA Eileen Bowden Memorial Scholarship Sponsored by: Thomas Grant Jennifer Riccobono, California State University Monterey Bay, Seaside, CA Elsevier proud publisher of Mosby and Saunders nursing titles Scholarships Sponsored by: Elsevier proud publisher of Mosby and Saunders Amanda Donis, Phillips Beth Israel School of nursing, New York city, NY Shaquina Missick, Middle Georgia State College, Macon, GA ENA Scholarship Sponsored by: Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) Shelby Heetland, Allen College, Waterloo, IA HealthStream Nursing Informatics Scholarship Sponsored by: HealthStream® Joann Blaise, Platt College, Aurora, CO Helene Fuld Health Trust Scholarship for Baccalaureate Nursing Students Sponsored by: Endowment Established by the Helene Fuld Health Trust, HSBC Bank USA, Trustee Caroline Casper, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO Charles Edge, Emory University, Atlanta, GA Liudmila Elizarova, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL Jennifer Fehr, Capital University, Columbus, OH Gean Swiatko-Klee, Herzing University-Kenosha, Kenosha, WI Infusion Nursing Society Student Leadership Scholarship Sponsored by: Infusion Nurses Society (INS) Tenessa Jordan, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing's Future Scholarships Sponsored by: Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing's Future Asma Agad, Emory university school of nursing, Atlanta, GA April Ancheta, Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ Hayley Beard, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN Becky Bowler, Duke University, Durham, NC Elizabeth Broden, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Amanda Buechel, University of St. Francis, Joliet, Il Alanna Denton, Biola University, La Mirada, CA Leslie Elrod, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY Elizabeth Finley, Emory University, Atlanta, GA Abbigale Foster, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR Susan Goodrow, Widener University, Chester, PA Sable Harris, Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens, TN Arie Ho, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Myers, FL Amazing-Grace Ighedo, Mount Mercy University, Cedar Rapids, IA Heather Konstanzer, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA Beverly Lu, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ Kristin Lyman, Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor, MI Margaret Moore, The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Brittany Swallows, Spalding University, Louisville, KY Olivia Swiergol, Carlow University, Pittsburgh, PA Cassie Toribio, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA Lauren Wilson, Villanova University, Villanova, PA Mary Ann Tuft Scholarships Sponsored by: The Foundation of the National Student Nurses Association, Inc. Sarah Browne, Davenport University, Grand Rapids, MI Elizabeth Haselwood, Regis University, Denver, CO Jeanette Collins Memorial Scholarship Sponsored by: The Foundation of the National Student Nurses Association, Inc. Charlotte Kennedy, ITT Technical Institute - South Bend Campus, South Bend, IN Alice Robinson Memorial Scholarship Sponsored by: The Foundation of the National Student Nurses Association, Inc. Jacqueline Hunterton-Anderson, Bloomfield College, Bloomfield, NJ Cleo Doster Memorial Scholarship Sponsored by: The Foundation of the National Student Nurses Association, Inc. Rebeka Rivera, Georgia Baptist College of Nursing of Mercer University, Atlanta, GA Mayo Clinic Breakthrough to Nursing Scholarships Sponsored by: Mayo Clinic Rebecca Anstee, DePaul University, Chicago, IL Ian Morlock, Denver School of Nursing, Denver, CO Jennifer Strader, Galen College of Nursing, Cincinnati, OH Medical Scrubs Mall Scholarship Sponsored by: Medical Scrubs Mall Jessica Guthrie, Denver School of Nursing, Denver, CO National Council of State Boards of Nursing Scholarships Sponsored by: National Council of State Boards of Nursing Elissa Moore, San Diego State University School of Nursing, San Diego, CA Ana White, Hunter Bellevue School of Nursing, New York, NY Nurse.com Scholarships Sponsored by: Nurse.com Janna Boren, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, OR Jennifer Campbell, Maurine Church Coburn School of Nursing Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey, CA Kelsey Gerhart, Mount Mercy University, Cedar Rapids, IA Shannon Koch, Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, CO Ashley Hudson, North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro, NC Morgan Fuller, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio "Nurses Can Do Anything" Scholarships Sponsored by: Patrick Hickey, DrPH, RN, CNOR Lauren Coldren, South University, Royal Palm Beach, FL James Cassidy, Radford University, Radford, VA Cory Hanlon, Carlow University, Pittsburgh, PA ONS Scholarship Sponsored by: Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Brianna Alvarez, Georgia Baptist College of Nursing, Atlanta, GA Sudha Saravanan, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA Pfizer Oncology Nursing Scholarships Sponsored by: Pfizer, Inc. Jennifer Gray, Florida Southern College, Lakeland, FL Amanda Headley, South University, Savannah, GA Nicholas Krutka, The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Maineville, OH Kathleen Lamberton, South University Online, Pittsburgh, PA Colleen Sullivan, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA "Scrubs by Uniform Advantage" Scholarship Sponsored by: Uniform Advantage Agnes Dasko, Moorpark College, Moorpark, CA Sigma Theta Tau International Scholarship Sponsored by: Sigma Theta Tau International Krystle Arcamo, Columbia College of Nursing, Glendale, WI Terri Tonsetic RN Memorial Scholarships Sponsored by: James Sagan Amanda Watts, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA The Cheryl K. Schmidt Scholarship Sponsored by: Dr. Cheryl Schmidt Judy Neyra, ITT Tech Breckinridge School of Nursing, Tampa, FL The McKesson Scholarships Sponsored by: McKesson Corporation Ana Arias, Queens University of Charlotte, Charlotte, NC Breevahn Berkuti, Mira Costa College, Oceanside, CA Janelle Blake, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon Joann Decker, Arkansas State University Jonesboro in Beebe AR, Beebe, AR Ella Demchuk, Sacramento State University Nursing, Sacramento, CA Shirley Dominick, Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences, Reading, PA Jillian Folden, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR Heather Fox, Cochran School of Nursing, Yonkers, NY Juliette Hatfield, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA Julia Healy, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, Ca Kelly Hunt, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL Stefany Laskosky, Mineral Area College, Park Hills, MO Christina Pap, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ Rachel Somers, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Manchester, NH Thomas H. Edwards Memorial Endowed Scholarship Sponsored by: Thomas H. Edwards Memorial Endowement Corrie Hansen, East Carolina University College of Nursing, Greenville, NC Susan Perron, New Hampshire Technical Institute, Concord, NH The following students and faculty selected the scholarship recipients: General Scholarship Selection Committee Linda Brown, Faculty Advisor, Cochran School of Nursing, Yonkers, NY Aida L. Egues, Faculty Advsior, New York City College of Technology, Brooklyn, NY Elaine Leinung, Faculty Advisor, New York City College of Technology, Brooklyn, NY Meghan Long, Nursing Student, Villanova University, Villanova, PA Sally Maglione, Faculty Advisor, Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing, Bridgeport, CT Andrew Pasquantonio, Nursing Student, Cochran School of Nursing, Yonkers, NY Peggy Saintul, Nursing Student, New York City College of Technology, Brooklyn, NY # The Foundation of the National Student Nurses’ Association, in Memory of Frances Tompkins, NSNA’s first executive director (1952-1970), was established in 1974 as a 501(C) (3) charitable foundation. Through its annual scholarship award program, FNSNA has provided over two million dollars in scholarships to undergraduate nursing students.