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2024 Grant and Scholarship Recipients Announced

Media Contact: Bryan Black

AUSTIN, TEXAS — The American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 AANP Grants and Scholarships program. During this funding cycle, the association awarded a total of $137,300.28 in professional funding to 42 members through seven grants and 35 scholarships. AANP is honored to invest in the future of nurse practitioners (NPs) through this annual program. Those interested in applying for funding may learn more about AANP grants, scholarships and other opportunities on the AANP website.

  • 2024 Grant Award Recipients
    • Christina Cantey, MSN, FNP-C, of Huntsville Hospital, Structural Heart Program from Huntsville, Alabama.
    • Calli Cook, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, FAANP, of Emory University from Atlanta, Georgia.
    • Renée L. Davis, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, of Saint Louis University from St. Louis, Missouri.
    • Cathy R. Fulton, DNP, MSHI, RN, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, of Indiana University from Indianapolis, Indiana.
    • Lynn E. Glenn, PhD, APRN-C, of Augusta University from Augusta, Georgia.
    • Tammy Sadighi, DNP, APRN-FNP, MBA, of Florida Gulf Coast University from Fort Myers, Florida.
    • Patricia Underwood, Ph.D., FNP-BC, RN, of Boston College Connell School of Nursing from Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
  • 2024 Scholarship Award Recipients

    Master’s in Nursing

    • Christina Bulaski, BSN, RN, of Old Dominion University from Bristow, Virginia.
    • Michelle Bushey, RN, of the University of Alabama at Birmingham from New Orleans, Louisiana.
    • Trojan "Tj" Carvajal, RN, PHN, of Sonoma State University from Weaverville, California.
    • Rachel Clark, RN, BSN, of UTHealth from Houston, Texas.
    • Pratima Ghullu, BSN, RN, of Purdue University Global from Germantown, Maryland.
    • Tiffany Harm, BSN, RN, of George Mason University from Fredericksburg, Virginia.
    • Jazmine Harris, BS, BSN, RN, of Rockhurst University from Kansas City, Missouri.
    • Rebecca Hawkes-Cates, BSN, RN, CCRN, of Rockhurst University from Lee’s Summit, Missouri.
    • Rachel Helforoush, RN, BSN, of Purdue University Global from Laguna Vista, Texas.
    • Misty Herron, RN, BSN, of McNeese State University of Pineville, Louisiana.
    • Lee Ann Jennings, MHA, MSN, RN, of Purdue University Global from Decatur, Texas.
    • Maddie Kiesle, RN, BSN, of Purdue University from Indianapolis, Indiana.
    • Helen Grace Langendorf, BSN, RN, CEN, CA-CP, SANE, of The Ohio State University from Leander, Texas.
    • Madeleine Masterson, BSN, RN, of Old Dominion University from Virginia Beach, Virginia.
    • Antonio L.C. McBeth, BS, RN, CCRN, of the University of Alabama at Birmingham from Lena, Mississippi.
    • April Monroe, BSN, RN, of Texas Women’s University from Rockwall, Texas.
    • Jessica Paulsen, BSN, of Anderson University from Johns Island, South Carolina.
    • Marisa Pegueros, MSN, of the University of California— San Francisco from Fremont, California.
    • Serena Pergola, CPN, RN, BSN, BA, of Wayne State University from Ann Arbor, Michigan.
    • Irina Spivak, RN, BSN, of LIU Post from Hewlett, New York.
    • Sara Stewart, RN, OCN, of Emory University from Marietta, Georgia.
    • Grace S. Thompson, BSN, RN, CDCES, of Old Dominion University from Norfolk, Virginia.
    • Diana Wendell, BSN, RN, PHN, CNRN, of Walden University from Morgan Hill, California.
    • LaQuásha Wright, BSN, RN, of Auburn University from Auburn, Alabama.

    Doctor of Nursing Practice — Post-Master’s

    • Beth Karasin, MSN, APN, AGACNP-BC, RNFA, CNOR (E), of Seton Hall University from Basking Ridge, New Jersey.
    • Zoe L Shih, MSN, APRN-Rx, FNP-BC, RD, NCSN, of the University of Hawaii at Manoa from Hilo, Hawaii.
    • Erin Vivirito, MS, RN, of Columbia University from New York, New York.

    Doctor of Nursing Practice — BSN to DNP

    • Helen Early, RN, BSN, CCRN, of the University of Mary from Devils Lake, North Dakota.
    • Sarah Johnson, BSN, RN, of Purdue University from Indianapolis, Indiana.
    • Natalia Markova, RN, BSN, of OSF Healthcare Saint Anthony College of Nursing from Rockford, Illinois.
    • Maureen Ndzi, MSN, RN, CCRN, of Johns Hopkins University from Laurel, Maryland.
    • Madeline Rickey, BSN, RN, PCCN, of The George Washington University from Elm Springs, Arkansas.
    • Nancy Saintil, MSN, MAA, RN, CNE, of the University of Central Florida from Orlanda, Florida.

    Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing or Related Field

    • Candace Stidolph, MSN, FNP-C, of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas from Fort Collins, Colorado.
    • Elizabeth H. Terhune, APRN, MSN, AGPCNP-BC, ACHPN, from UMass Chan Medical School from Worcester, Massachusetts.


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The American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) is the largest professional membership organization for nurse practitioners (NPs) of all specialties. It represents the interests of the more than 385,000 licensed NPs in the U.S. AANP provides legislative leadership at the local, state and national levels, advancing health policy; promoting excellence in practice, education and research; and establishing standards that best serve NPs' patients and other health care consumers. As The Voice of the Nurse Practitioner®, AANP represents the interests of NPs as providers of high-quality, cost-effective, comprehensive, patient-centered health care. To locate an NP in your community, visit npfinder.com. For more information about NPs, visit aanp.org.