Community of Grant Recipients

“This grant is a wonderful opportunity for me to expand my knowledge and grow as a healthcare professional. Conferences offer the ability to not only develop your skills but also learn from other experts in the field who come from different backgrounds and experiences.”

Noel Armstrong

BSN, RN, CCRN-CSC-CMC, CCTN

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

Cleveland, OH

Sandy Duncanson

BSN, RN, CNOR

Loma Linda University Health

Loma Linda, CA

Heather Fredenburg

BSN, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM

Womack Army Medical Center

Fayetteville, NC

Abigail Fuller

DNP, MSN, RN, CMSRN

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Round Rock & Chamberlain Faculty

Temple, TX

Sarah Gaffney

Registered Nurse

Sorell School

Tasmania, AU

Meredith Kaiser

MSN, BA, RN-BC

Veteran Affairs Central Iowa

Healthcare System

Des Moines, IA

Sabina Fafa Ketormanya

Registered Midwife

Nursing and Midwifery,

Ghana Health Service

Ghana, Africa

Brandy Lomena

RNC-LRN, BSN, CNIV

Duke University Hospital

Durham, NC

Halcyon Macleod

Registered Nurse

Royal Hobart Hospital

Tasmanian Health Service

Hobart, AU

Ericka Manning

BSN, RN

Ascension Seton Hays

Kyle, TX

Jessica Mathews

MA, BSN, RN

Powell Valley Healthcare

Powell, WY

Diana Abesamis Palanca

MSN, RN

Los Angeles General Medical Center

Los Angeles, CA

Sherwin Pazzibugan

MSN, MAN, RN

St Paul University

Philippines

Stacy Pico

RN, MSN

Kaiser Permanente

Baldwin Park Medical Center

Baldwin Park, CA

John Christopher Ronquillo

BSN, RN, CBIS

Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center

Downey, CA

Sa-ada Sadique

MScM, RM, MWF2023, Dir. of Midwifery, G-DNA

Nursing and Midwifery,

Ghana Health Service

Ghana, Africa

Sara Thimmes

MSN, RN

Walden University College of Nursing

Duncan, SC

Jamie Ver Voort

BSN, RN, CMSRN

ThedaCare Regional

Medical Center-Neenah

Neenah, WI

Joy Wilcox

MSN-Ed, RN, CNEcl

Allen College

Waterloo, IA

Shawquila Williams

MSN, RN

ECU Health Medical Center

Greenville, NC

Past Nursing Conference Scholarship Recipients

2025

Ace Delos Santos

Alana Fitzgibbon

Amy Ross

Andrea DeSapri

Ashley Rodriguez

Carlos Payne

Christina Dye

Elizabeth Malfaro

Hanan Setto

Hannah Anderson

Heather Neeley

Jamie Reed

Jaydon Grafsgaard

Josephine Agyei

Joshua Moran Jimenez

Kim Apurado

Marzena Incolla

Navneet Strickland

Sue Hartup

Virgie Roy

2024

Vivian Manka'ah Atanga

Lindsay Greiling

Leigh Grzywacz

Margaretha Kasim

Carter Kurtas

Stephanie Landrey

Theresa Lewer

Resa Lord

Jesus Medrano

Billi Marie Meli

Marissa Mendoza

Brandi Nelson

Amanda Palmer

Natalie Pratt

Jacqueline Rubinstein-Ayala

Nicole Spooner

Bailey Strausser

Janine Wade Barrueta

Krista Wilds

Felicia Zimmer

2023

Katie Askren

Victoria Baraya

Diane Berry

Lauren Brewer

Karen Hicks

Cailing Li

Kristina Martinez

Tim Nichols

Sherwin Pazzibugan

Diane Sirajudeen

2022

Jay Brownson

Janice Campbell

Mark Cordova Cuizon

Nancy Dias

Kristen Hill

Jacqueline Newton

Lauren Peiffer

Michelle Raynor

Theresa Wavra

Brigitte Marie Williams

2021

Elida Berndt

Katie Busby

Johannie Camat

Keale Caye

Suzanne Ellison

Lynn Estacio

Stephanie Keniston

Francois Njomo

Adelberto Pena, Jr.

Michelle Sfeir

2020

Aida Abdulrahman

Catherine Eikenberry

Amy Fulwood

Jael Holroyd

Alexandra Koszarek

Tiffany LaSalle

Joy Lanfranchi

Trixy Schmitz

Timi Trust

Mary Whalen

2019

Linda Arundel

Stephen Berg

Brian Frampton

Lana Garcia

Kelley Lombard

Michelle Lopez

Jenny Ratts-Harrison

Victoria Reiser

Mary Rose Santos

Tracey Wooden

2018

Katie Alms

Tania Ayala

Letitia Debrill

Marvin Delfin

Samantha Goetz

Stephanie Hand

McKinzie McAdaragh

Melissa Mitchell

Christine Puskar

Abby Sheesley