2023-2024 Scholarship and Grant Recipients

Thanks to the generous donations received from individuals, organizations, and industry partners the ENA Foundation can advance its mission by providing educational scholarships and research grants in the discipline of emergency nursing. 

The Foundation is proud to share the recipients of its scholarship and grant opportunities for 2023-2024.

2023 ENA Foundation Research Grant

Michael Callihan, PhD, RN, CEN, NRP, North Carolina

2023 ENA Foundation/SIGMA Grant Recipient

Katie West, MSN, RN, CEN, Florida

2023 Implementation Grants
  • Melissa Hollis, PhD candidate, MSN, RN-BC, CMSRN, CNEN, Texas
  • Chelsey Lupica, MSN, RN, CEN, FNP-BC, New Jersey
U.S. Annual Conference Scholarship Recipients
  • Valerie Akin, BSN, RN, CEN, Georgia
  • Kimberly Allen, RN, Nevada
  • Marybeth Anderson Keppler, BSN, RN, Ohio
  • Tracey Arnold, Connecticut
  • Maddie Baker, RN, Kentucky
  • Emilie Baney, BSN, RN, CEN, Colorado
  • Mary Bell, MS, BSN, RN, CEN, Florida
  • Sierra Boydston, BSN, RN, Florida
  • David Broden, BSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, Idaho
  • Erin Broderick, LNA/ED Tech, New Hampshire
  • Deborah Calvery, Texas
  • Angelia Chambers, MSN, South Carolina
  • Kimberly Chapman-Hitchcock, RN, CEN, Michigan
  • Caroline Chu, MSN, RN. NPD-BC, Florida
  • Danielle Cowan, BSN, RN, CEN, Kentucky
  • Sasha L. Decker, MSN, RN, CEN, TCRN, Indiana
  • Kelly Delp, BSN, CEN, Iowa
  • Esther Dorsey, DNP, RN, CEN, Texas
  • Sarah Duncan, RN, South Carolina
  • Tonya Ellis, BSN, RN, Florida
  • Haley Federico, BSN, RN, Florida
  • Caitlin Giannetto, BSN, RN, Iowa
  • Alyssa Geer, BSN, RN, Michigan
  • Taylor Marie Gold, RN, West Virginia
  • Ashley Marie Haak, MSN, RN, PED-BC, New Jersey
  • Heather Harris, DNP, APRN, AGCNS-BC, Michigan
  • Courtney Hedges, BSN, RN, CEN, Kentucky
  • Deborah Renee Hoffer, BSN, RN, CEN, Florida
  • Amanda Hogan, RN, Colorado
  • Melissa Hopkins, MHA, BSN, CEN, Florida
  • Jessica Hunley, BSN, RN, Kentucky
  • Kym Keller, RN, Maryland
  • Amber Kohler, RN, Vermont
  • Mary L. Turner, MSN, CEN, FNP-BC, Maryland
  • Justin LaBrie, BSN, RN, New Jersey
  • Madison Lane, North Carolina
  • Jacob Langkiet, Ohio
  • Christie Lawler, BSN, RN, CPEN, Colorado
  • Barbara Le, RN, Louisiana
  • Asia McClain, RN, New Jersey
  • Ellen McGill, BSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, CFRN, Idaho
  • Traci L. McGregor, MBA, BSN, RN, Idaho
  • Angela McKnight, BSN, RN, CEN, Florida
  • Andrea Messi, BSN, RN, Louisiana
  • Jenny Meuse, MSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, NE-BC, TCRN, South Carolina
  • Rebecca Montoya, BSN, RN, CEN, LP, Texas
  • Melissa Munsell, BSN, RN, South Carolina
  • Charlene Nelson, BSN, RN, Wisconsin
  • Elise Schwanbeck, RN, Minnesota
  • Christine Ngond Mpolo Nsoumbi, Maryland
  • Darien Orr, RN, Rhode Island
  • Allison Park, BSN, RN, Georgia
  • Yolanda Parshall, RN, Texas
  • Matthew Pennucci, RN, New Jersey
  • Jessica Poirier, BSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, CFRN, CTRN, CBRN, TCRN, South Carolina
  • Karina Polosjuk, BSN, RN, CEN, TNCC, California
  • Danielle Power, MSN, RN, CEN, Maryland
  • Teresa Ramirez, BSN, RN, Texas
  • Mandy Rhyne, RN, North Carolina
  • Rosalie Rubio, MSN/MSCJ, BSN, RN, CEN, MICN, SANE, California
  • Kristen Ruge, RN, Connecticut
  • Helen Russo, MSN, RN, CEN, South Carolina
  • Elizabeth Simmons, BSN, RN, EMT-P, South Carolina
  • Peitra Simmons, BSN, RN, Virginia
  • Brooke Smith, BSN, RN, Oklahoma
  • McKenna Smith, BSN, RN, Texas
  • Kathleen Soon, MPH, California
  • Samantha Stanis, BSN, RN, Michigan
  • Daniel Ray Stanley, MHA, MSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, TCRN, North Carolina
  • Kristin Storey, MSN, RN, CEN, NE-BC, South Carolina
  • Krisada Suamchaiyaphum, MSN, Alabama
  • Cynthia M. Trail-Michowski, DNP, RN, CEN, AFN-C, TCRN, North Carolina
  • Kristi Twigg, BSN, RN, Maryland
  • Petra Vidmar, BSN, RN, Connecticut
  • Brady Wanersdorfer, RN, CEN, NREMT-P, Louisiana
  • Jamie Webb, RN, Kentucky
  • Dale Wineberger, RN, Florida
  • Blake Wiseman, BSN, RN, CEN, Indiana
  • Maggie Yeh, BSN, RN, CEN, Connecticut
  • Martha Youngblood, MSN, RN, CEN, Missouri
Global Annual Conference Scholarship Recipients
  • Emmanuel Agyapong-Boateng, Ghana
  • Andrews Amponsah, Ghana
  • Marie Antoinette Debono, MS, Malta
  • Abena Boatemaa Boateng, Ghana
  • Laura Clarke, MDP, BSc (Hons), RN, United Kingdom
  • Phoenix Frechette, RN, Canada
  • Laurie Heerema, RN, Canada
  • Babar Islam, MSN, Pakistan
  • Anna Kadima, South Africa
  • Lewis Nicholls, RN, United Kingdom
  • Justice Odame, NAC, Ghana
  • Angela Prah, PhD student, RN, Ghana
  • Cynthia Rukaya Seidu, RN, Ghana
  • Sabastian Tuolanuo Enye, RN, Ghana
  • Forgive Yaw Normeshie, BSN, RN, Ghana
Emergency Nursing Diverse Voices Research Fellows

Swapna Peter, MSN, RN, CCRN, California

Non-RN Level Academic Scholarship Recipients

Mikayla Bechtel, Paramedic, Colorado
NY State ENA September 11 Scholarship

Bobbi Brannan, EMT, Nebraska
ENA Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship Supported by HealthStream

Victoria Froese, Student Nurse, Pennsylvania
ENA Foundation Non-RN Scholarships for Emergency Department Workers

Kathlyn Goodwin, LPN, EMT, Pennsylvania
Mildred Fincke Scholarship

Stephen Hoefler, California
ENA Foundation Non-RN Scholarships for Emergency Department Workers

Adam J. Oconnell, EMT, Colorado
ENA Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship Supported by Elsevier

DShaunti Spearman, Arkansas
ENA Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship Supported by Mednition

Terri Vodry, EMT-B, Michigan
NY State ENA September 11 Scholarship

Grace M. Wilson, Pennsylvania
ENA Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship Supported by Kurin

Undergraduate Level Academic Scholarship Recipients

Jon David Adams, PhD, MS, BS, Arkansas
BCEN Undergraduate Scholarship

Maakporye Akoto, Georgia
Georgia State Council Undergraduate Scholarship

Kelly Bambrick, Student Nurse, New Jersey
BCEN Undergraduate Scholarship

Maddison Barbarick, RN, CEN, NRP, Indiana
ENA Foundation Member Supported Undergraduate Scholarship

Katy Bown, RN, Iowa
ENA Foundation Member Supported Undergraduate Scholarship

Bailey Cunningham, Virginia
ENA Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship

Alfonso Deza, California
BCEN Undergraduate Scholarship

Sarah Duncan, RN, South Carolina
ENA Foundation Member Supported Undergraduate Scholarship

Bailey Ertz, RN, Iowa
ENA Foundation Endowed Undergraduate Scholarship

Kaylee Evans, RN, Florida
ENA Foundation Endowed Undergraduate Scholarship

Hasnija Celebic Hadzalic, RN, Iowa
ENA Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship

Kimia Hassankhan, Student Nurse, Nevada
ENA Foundation Member Supported Undergraduate Scholarship

Jennifer Hill, North Carolina
ENA Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship

Ruth Krokowski, Colorado
Pam Bourg Memorial Scholarship

Daphne Law, Illinois
ENA Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship

Desiree MacArthur, RN, NRP, Maine
ENA Foundation Endowed Undergraduate Scholarship

Courtney Marcelino, Paramedic, Nebraska
ENA Foundation Member Supported Undergraduate Scholarship

Rebekah Mouser, RN, Kentucky
Elizabeth B. Moore Memorial Scholarship

Erika Napoletano, EMT-B, Arizona
ENA Foundation Member Supported Undergraduate Scholarship

Cheri Perkins, BSN, North Carolina
Charles Kunz Memorial Scholarship

Kenadi Smith, Kentucky
ENA Foundation Member Supported Undergraduate Scholarship

Maya Daniela Stephens, CAN, Utah
Elizabeth B. Moore Memorial Scholarship

Emilee Stetts, Student Nurse, Pennsylvania
ENA Foundation Member Supported Undergraduate Scholarship

Lindsey Whiting, Michigan
BCEN Undergraduate Scholarship

Master's Level Academic Scholarship Recipients

Cody Ball, BSN, RN, CEN, TCRN, Michigan
Virginia Scott Texas Past President Scholarship

Morgan Benson, BSN, RN, CEN, New York
ENA Foundation Endowed Graduate Scholarship

Adam N. Brown, BSN, RN, TCRN, North Carolina
Judith C. Kelleher Memorial Scholarship

Meagan Carey, BSN, RN, CEN, Colorado
ENA Foundation Endowed Graduate Scholarship

Nicole Carpentieri, California
ENA Foundation Member Supported Master’s Scholarship

LeAnne Carson, BSN, RN, Georgia
ENA Foundation Endowed Graduate Scholarship

Francesco R. Colella, BSN, RN, Illinois
ENA Foundation Endowed Graduate Scholarship

Melissa D’Amico, RN, Vermont
ENA Mindy Spinella Campbell Texas Past President Scholarship

Megan Dandrea, Ohio
ENA Foundation Endowed Graduate Scholarship

Patrick Dempsey, BSN, RN, CEN, Connecticut
ENA Foundation Endowed Graduate Scholarship

Arletty Diaz, RN, New Jersey
Non-member ENStrong Scholarship

Tara Doherty, BSN, RN, CPEN, New York
BCEN Master’s Scholarship

Kelly Domenech, BSN, RN, CCRN, Indiana
BCEN Master’s Scholarship

Emily Everitts, RN, Maryland
ENA Foundation Endowed Graduate Scholarship

Frederick Fennig, BSN, RN, Indiana
ENA Foundation Endowed Graduate Scholarship

Kristen Foster, BSN, RN, CCRN, Nebraska
Jamie Ferrell Texas Past President Scholarship

Hanna Gerke, BSN, CEN, New Jersey
Anita Dorr Memorial Scholarship

Alex Hill, Indiana
ENA Foundation Member Supported Master’s Scholarship

Alyssa Hoover, MSN, RN, Texas
Texas Endowed Scholarship

Austin Howlett, BSN, Virginia
ENA Foundation Endowed Graduate Scholarship

Kele N. Ivey, BSN, AAS, RN, SANE-A, Indiana
Judith C. Kelleher Memorial Scholarship

Kellee Janitscheck, BSN, RN, CEN, Nebraska
BCEN Master’s Scholarship

Kathleen Klemish, RN, North Carolina
ENA Foundation Endowed Graduate Scholarship

Kurtis Kuhn, BSN, NRP, Indiana
Non-member ENStrong Scholarship

Kirsten Landskroener, BSN, RN, CEN, Texas
Peggy McCall Endowed Scholarship Fund

Zachary Langham-Karkellie, Ohio
ENA Foundation Endowed Graduate Scholarship

Sarah McMullen, BSN, RN, Colorado
Non-member ENStrong Scholarship

Reilly McQueston, BS, RN, CPN, Massachusetts
Sally Snow Texas Leadership Scholarship

Adriana Millan, BSN, RN, PHN, California
Susan Graham Douglass Texas Past President Scholarship

Ivan Rios Morales, BSN, RN, CEN, CFRN, Alabama
Anita Dorr Memorial Scholarship

Amy Moran, RN, BSN, CEN, Florida
BCEN Master’s Scholarship

Amanda Oliver, BSN, RN, CCRN, CPST, Illinois
BCEN Master’s Scholarship

Danielle Parks, BSN, RN, California
ENA Foundation Endowed Graduate Scholarship

Jocelin Poapst, RN, Ontario, Canada
ENA Foundation Endowed Graduate Scholarship

Paige Potter, BSN, RN, CEN, Utah
ENA Foundation Member Supported Master’s Scholarship

Laura Rentz, BSN, RN, CPEN, South Carolina
Gisness Advanced Practice Scholarship

Megan Rogers, BSN, RN, Rhode Island
Molly Seaman Hicks Texas Past President Scholarship

David Santilli, Massachusetts
ENA Foundation Member Supported Master’s Scholarship

Michael W. Smith, BSN, RN, CEN, NREMT-P, New Jersey
Dr. Mary Kaminski Impact Graduate Scholarship

Elizabeth Grace Vajda, BA, RN, CCRN, New York
Joan Eberhardt Memorial Scholarship

Crystal Van De Mark, BSN, RN, NRP, CEN, TCRN, CCRN, Oklahoma
Mountaineer Strong Scholarship

Solomiya Veturys, BSN, RN, CPEN, Pennsylvania
Jim Hoelz & Bill Walsh Visionary Nurse Leader Scholarship

Breanne Ward, BSN, RN, CEN, TCRN, Texas
Jane Wynn-Helberg Texas Past President Scholarship

Robynn Ward, BSN, RN, CEN, CCM, California
Karen O’Neil Memorial Scholarship

Montana White, RN, Idaho 
Richard Wynkoop Memorial Scholarship

Kristal Whitted, BSN, RN, Colorado
Karen O’Neil Memorial Scholarship

Dillon Zan, BSN, RN, TCRN, Texas
Texas Endowed Scholarship

Doctoral Level Academic Scholarship Recipients

Angela Denise Alexander, MSN, RN, CEN, SANE-A, SANE-P, AFN-BC, FAEN, North Carolina
Teleflex Scholarship

Larissa Allen, BSN, RN, CEN, SANE-A, Pennsylvania
ENA Foundation ENStrong Doctoral Scholarship

Christopher Barnes, MDiv, MSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, TCRN, North Carolina
ENA Foundation ENStrong Doctoral Scholarship

Irene Bell, BSN, RN, Minnesota ENA Foundation Doctoral Scholarship Supported by Chamberlain University

Kristin Bradley, MSN, RN, CEN, FNP-BC, MICN, CPHQ, California
ENA Foundation Doctoral Scholarship Supported by Walden University

Amanda Callihan, BSN, RN, CRFN, NRP, North Carolina
ENA Foundation Member Supported Doctoral Scholarship

Jason Carter, MSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, NRP, NE-BC, CFRN, CTRN, TCRN, Oklahoma
BCEN Doctoral Scholarship

Angelia Chambers, MSN, South Carolina
ENA Foundation Endowed Doctoral Scholarship

Jamie Clemons, MSN, RN, CEN, Texas
Texas Endowed Scholarship Fund

Rachael Collman, RN, Kentucky
ENA Foundation Endowed Doctoral Scholarship

Khay Douangdara, MSN, MSN-FNP, RN, CEN, CPEN, APRN, Kentucky
ENA Foundation ENStrong Doctoral Scholarship

Joanne Edwards, South Carolina
ENA Foundation Doctoral Scholarship Supported by Walden University

Lauren Estes, BSN, RN, Kansas
Non-member ENStrong Scholarship

Terrye Gordon, Arkansas
Non-member ENStrong Scholarship

Casey Green, BSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, CCRN-CMC, NRP, CTRN, CFRN, TCRN, CNRN, Illinois
Stryker Medical Scholarship

Luis Gino Guzman, MSN, MHA, CEN, APN, FNP-BC, TCRN, New Jersey
New Jersey ENA Doctoral Scholarship

Rachel Hodo, Illinois
ENA Foundation Endowed Doctoral Scholarship

Lisa Jelinek, BSN, RN, CEN, CFRN, NREMT, Minnesota
Minnesota ENA Pathways XVI Scholarship

Ania Martens, MSN, RN, CEN, AA-SANE, Utah
ENA Foundation Member Supported Doctoral Scholarship

Elainy McCoy, BSN, RN, Indiana
ENA Foundation Endowed Doctoral Scholarship

Ashley Mendonza, MSN, RN, CEN, CCRN, TCRN, Florida
ENA Foundation Member Supported Doctoral Scholarship

Julian Mohammed, BSN, RN, New York
ENA Foundation Endowed Doctoral Scholarship

Shelby Posten, MSN, RN, CEN, CCRN, TCRN, Texas
Non-member ENStrong Scholarship

Leanet Santiago, BSN, RN, CEN, Florida
Non-member ENStrong Scholarship

Lily Schroeder, RN, Washington
ENA Foundation ENStrong Doctoral Scholarship

Tabitha Sibel, BSN, RN, Florida
ENA Foundation Member Supported Doctoral Scholarship

Andrew Slavetskas, MSN, RN, CEN, TCRN, NI-BC, New York
Non-member ENStrong Scholarship

Daniel Smith, BSN, RN, CEN, CCRN-CSC, Utah
Non-member ENStrong Scholarship

Daniel Ray Stanley, MHA, MSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, NE-BC, TCRN, North Carolina
ENA Foundation Endowed Doctoral Scholarship

Karen Stuart, MSN, RN, CEN, California
ENA Foundation ENStrong Doctoral Scholarship

Jim Sullivan, MSN, RN, CEN, Texas
ENA Foundation Pamela Stinson Kidd Doctoral Scholarship

Vickey Thompson, MSN, MBA, RN, CEN, Texas
Stryker Medical Scholarship

Tracy Margaret Thorn, MSN, RN, CEN, TCRN, NE-BC, Massachusetts
ENA Foundation Endowed Doctoral Scholarship

Nicholas Topoleski, MSN-Ed, BSN, RN, California
Non-member ENStrong Scholarship

Carol Tulley, MSN, RN, Illinois
ENA Foundation Endowed Doctoral Scholarship

Rebecca VanStanton, MSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, TCRN, Michigan
BCEN Doctoral Scholarship

Ryan Wilson, ASN, RN, CEN, TCRN, CFRN, EMT-B, NRP, New Jersey
Jeanette Ash Endowed Graduate Scholarship

Jeremy Zobell, BSN, RN, MSML, Texas
Texas Endowed Scholarship Fund