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 $178,000 in Scholarships Brooklyn, NY. May 1, 2013. The Foundation of the National Student Nurses’ Association (FNSNA) has awarded 91 scholarships for the 2013-2014 academic year. Scholarship recipients and sponsors were recognized during the National Student Nurses’ Association 61st Annual Convention, April 3-7, 2013, Charlotte, NC. The Scholarship Selection committee made up of faculty and students met at FNSNA headquarters in February 2013 to review scholarship applications submitted by hundreds of applicants. Applications for the 2014-2015 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 Healthcare Evelyn Arcentales, Eastern International College, Belleville, NJ Cally Brooks, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI Jennifer Campbell, California State University, Seaside, CA AACN Scholarships and AACN Breakthrough to Nursing Scholarships Sponsored by: American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) Shanalyn Angeles, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA Aubry Austin, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Sarah Bohlman, University of Missouri - Columbia Sinclair, Columbia, MO Shearon Eggleston, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA Ashton Evans, Georgia Baptist College of Nursing of Mercer Univ, Atlanta, GA Sierra Kittell, Winston Salem State University, Winston-Salem, NC Randi Rodgers, University of Arkansas, Monticello, AR Lila de Tantillo, University of Miami SON and Health Sciences, Coral Gables, FL Abigail Wilson, William Jewell College, Liberty, MO Charlotte Wright, Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, CO ANNA Scholarship Sponsored by: American Nephrology Nurses' Association (ANNA) Mary Pahr, Indiana University Northwest, Gary, IN American Nurses Association Scholarship Sponsored by: American Nurses Association Catherine Cannon, Castleton State College, Castleton, VT A.J. Jannetti Career Mobility Scholarships Sponsored by: Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. Molly Martin, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT Samukelwe Mhlambi, Holy Names College, Oakland, CA Cengage Learning Scholarship Sponsored by: Cengage Learning Alli Adams, Ida V. Moffett School of Nursing, Birmingham, AL Chi Eta Phi Sorority Incorporated Nursing Scholarship Sponsored by: Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc. Samantha-Rose Threats, Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, NV The Cheryl K. Schmidt Scholarship Sponsored by: Dr. Cheryl Schmidt Evita Allen, Nova Southeastern, Ft. Lauerdale, FL ENA Scholarship Sponsored by: Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) Linda Grutza, Cardinal Stritch University, Milwaukee, WI Helene Fuld Health Trust Scholarship for Baccalaureate Nursing Students Sponsored by: Endowment Established by the Helene Fuld Health Trust, HSBC Bank USA, Trustee Khristine Arrieta, New York University, New York, NY Genese Badeau, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Leslie Broyles, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR Kristi McKenzie-Coody, Bethune Cookman University, Daytona Beach, FL Stephanie Rienschield, Mount Carmel College of Nursing, Columbus, OH Ginger Short, Regis University, Denver, CO HealthStream Nursing Informatics Scholarship Sponsored by: HealthStream® Chelsea Partridge, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC Infusion Nursing Society Student Leadership Scholarship Sponsored by: Infusion Nurses Society Sarah Langford-Berger, National American University, Overland Park, KS Terri Tonsetic, RN Memorial Scholarships Sponsored by: James Sagan Ashley Loberg, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing's Future Scholarships Sponsored by: Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing's Future Joanne Barrientos, Denver School of Nursing, Denver, CO Jennifer Cooper, Pace University, Pleasantville, NY Amanda Dailey-Hansen, University of Utah College of Nursing, Salt Lake City, UT Duncan Echols-Jones, Northeastern University, Boston, MA Amanda Gessel, Malone University, Canton, OH Julie Hackbarth, Biola University, La Mirada, CA Shannon Koch, Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, CO Kelly LaMattina, Molloy College, Rockville Centre, NY Diana Lorenzano, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN Carter Lowe, Harding Carr College of Nursing, Searcy, AR Nicole Pavich, Stratford University, Falls Church, VA Heidi Rajkowski, College of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph, MN Tyler Rogers, University of Arkansas Eleanor Mann School of Nursing, Fayetteville, AR Marina Steinhauer, Sinclair School of Nursing, Columbia, MO Caroline Smith, Northeastern University, Boston, MA Jacquelyne Solano, West Coast University, Ontario, CA Bethany Yost, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA Kaiser Permanente Scholarship Sponsored by: Kaiser Permanente National Patient Care Services Corinna Beyer, Oregon Health & Sciences University, Portland, OR Mayo Clinic Breakthrough to Nursing Scholarships Sponsored by: Mayo Clinic Molly Ogden, College of Marin, Kentfield, CA Alyssa Rooke, Indiana Wesleyan School of Nursing, Marion, IN Sarah Thomas, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL The McKesson Scholarships Sponsored by: McKesson Corporation Jacqueline Forrester, West Virginia Junior College, Morgantown, WV Thomas Gallivan, Bluegrass Community & Technical College, Lexington, KY Rebecca Graybill, Georgia Baptist College of Nursing, Atlanta, GA Malori Hinchen, Columbia College of Nursing, Glendale, WI Tanya Marquez, Western New Mexico University, Silver City, NM Deborah Merritt, University of South Florida, Orlando, FL Bruce Mitchell, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA Anniesatu Newland, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA Brittany Perry, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA Ayla Priestley, River Valley Community College, Claremont, NH JoAnn Ragan, Breckingridge School of Nursing, Youngstown, OH Kaitlin Schaller, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO Antoinette Spina, Molloy College, Rockville Centre, NY Christine Turville, Mount Carmel College of Nursing, Columbus, OH Kayla Weiss, Mineral Area College, Park Hills, MO Paris Williamson, Vance Granville Community College, Henderson, NC National Council of State Boards of Nursing Scholarships Sponsored by: National Council of State Boards of Nursing Alissa Gauger, Georgia Baptist College of Nursing of Mercer University, Atlanta, GA Karen Vojtek, Grand Canyon University College of Nursing, Phoenix, AZ Nurse.com Scholarships Sponsored by: Nurse.com Jennifer Grey Buenaventura, Hawaii Pacific University, Honolulu, HI Susan Harrington, Columbia George Community College, The Dalles, OR Sarah Mendez, Santa Fe College, Gainesville, FL Candace Thompson, Bauder College, Atlanta, GA ONS Scholarship Sponsored by: Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Rachel Peterson, Grand View University, Des Moines, IA "Nurses Can Do Anything" Scholarships Sponsored by: Patrick Hickey, DrPH, RN, CNOR Emily Marburger, Malone University, Canton, OH Oluwatoyosi Owoyele, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY Pfizer Oncology Nursing Scholarships Sponsored by: Pfizer, Inc. Carissa Borton, Columbia University, New York, NY Amy Mundy, California State University, San Marcos, CA Crystal Murno, Daemen College, Amherst, NY Crisann Pignatiello, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ Selma Tosic, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY "Dare To Soar" Scholarship Sponsored by: Rowena W. Elliott, PhD, RN, CNN, BC, CNE Jennifer Dziedzic, College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, MA Sigma Theta Tau International Scholarship Sponsored by: Sigma Theta Tau International Patricia Henson, Chaminade University of Honolulu, Honolulu, HI Alice Robinson Memorial Scholarship Sponsored by: The Foundation of the National Student Nurses Association, Inc. Jesse Kennedy, Lane Community College, Eugene, OR Jeanette Collins Memorial Scholarship Sponsored by: The Foundation of the National Student Nurses Association, Inc. Beverly Lu, Rutgers College of Nursing, New Brunswick, NJ Cleo Doster Memorial Scholarship Sponsored by: The Foundation of the National Student Nurses Association, Inc. Andrew Owusu-Ansah, Cochran School of Nursing, Yonkers, NY Mary Ann Tuft Scholarships Sponsored by: The Foundation of the National Student Nurses Association, Inc. Heather Domanski, Joilet Junior College, Joilet, IL Tiffani Nobles, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Thomas H. Edwards Memorial Endowed Scholarship Sponsored by: Thomas H. Edwards Memorial Endowment Katherine Higa, Chaminade University, Honolulu, HI "Scrubs by Uniform Advantage" Scholarship Sponsored by: Uniform Advantage Jolene Pinnock-O'Sullivan, Dorothea Hopfer School of Nursing, Mount Vernon, NY UnitedHealthcare/StudentResources Scholarship Sponsored by: UnitedHealthcare/StudentResources Morgan Fuller, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH The following students and faculty selected the scholarship recipients: General Scholarship Selection Committee Esther Hung, Nursing Student, Molloy College, Rockville Centre, NY Tracey Smith, Nursing Student, New York City College of Technology, Brooklyn, NY Aida Egues, Faculty Advisor, New York City College of Technology, Brooklyn, NY Elaine Leinung, Faculty Advisor, New York City College of Technology, Brooklyn, NY Jamaai Young, Nursing Student, New York City College of Technology, Brooklyn, NY Meredith McCutcheon, Faculty Advisor, Eastern International College, Belleville, NJ Lorraine Emeghebo, Faculty Advisor, Molloy College, Rockville Centre, 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.