Meet the Scholarship Winners
Each year, the AAPACN Education Foundation supports the future of the profession by granting nursing scholarships. Meet some the past scholarship winners, including the 2024 recipients.
Megan Larson, CNA, BLS
2024 Frontline Heroes in Post-Acute Care Scholarship
University of Jamestown
University of Jamestown
Claudeen Buenviaje, LVN
2024 Lighting the Way for Post-Acute Care Nursing Scholarship
Unitek College
Unitek College
Amber Gorman, RN
2024 Elevating Post-Acute Care Nursing Scholarship
Capella University
Capella University
Jorge Chacon Cordero, RN
2024 Advancing Nurse Leadership in Post-Acute Care Scholarship
University of San Diego
University of San Diego
Alyssa West, CNA
2023 Frontline Heroes in Post-Acute Care Scholarship
Louisiana State University - Alexandria
Louisiana State University - Alexandria
Ashley Brown, LPN, RAC-CT, RAC-CTA
2023 Lighting the Way for Post-Acute Care Nursing Scholarship
Western Kentucky University
Western Kentucky University
Jessica Ferguson, RN, RAC-CT, GERO-BC
2023 Elevating Post-Acute Care Nursing Scholarship
Chamberlain University
Chamberlain University
Britney Lenover, BSN, RN, RAC-CT
2023 Advancing Nurse Leadership in Post-Acute Care Scholarship
Ohio University
Ohio University
Grace Ellis, CNA
2022 Frontline Heroes in Post-Acute Care Scholarship
Washburn University
Washburn University
Nicole Arey, LPN
2022 Lighting the Way for Post-Acute Care Nursing Scholarship
Laboure College
Laboure College
Brandy Schwartz, RN, RAC-CT
2022 Elevating Post-Acute Care Nursing Scholarship
Eastern Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University
Lily Ann Lopez, BSN, RN
2022 Advancing Nurse Leadership in Post-Acute Care Scholarship
Capella University
Capella University
Danielle Yenuganti, BSN, RN, GERO-BC, WCC
2021 Cheryl M. Thomas Scholarship
University of Louisiana-Monroe
New Orleans, LA
Shannon Hermans, RN, CMAC
2021 Elevating Healthcare Scholarship
Grand Canyon University
Ogden, UT
Tashawnna Ellis
2021 Lighting the Way for Nursing Scholarship
Bryant & Stratton College
Newport News, VA
James Onyango Ochieng, AA, BA
2021 Sparking the Future in Healthcare Scholarship
Thomas Nelson Community College
Newport News, VA
Alexis Albrecht, RN, RAC-CT
2020 Cheryl M. Thomas Scholarship
Briar Cliff University
Sioux City, IA
Shaina Benson
2020 Lighting the Way Scholarship
University of Oklahoma
Tulsa, OK
Beth Brown, RN
2020 Elevating Healthcare Scholarship
Heidelberg University
Tiffin, Ohio
Elizabeth Walker
2020 Sparking the Future of Healthcare
Edgewood College
Madison, WI
Caryn Dufresne, RN, RAC-CT
2019 Scholarship Recipient
Anna Christenson, RN, RAC-CT
2019 Scholarship Recipient
Kim Philips, RN
2018 Scholarship Recipient
Gina Faye Stevens, BSN, RN, RAC-CT
2018 Scholarship Recipient
Stacey Poldervaart, RN, RAC-CT
2017 Scholarship Recipient
Stacie Howe, RN, RAC-CT
2016 Scholarship Recipient
LaCreesha Louis, RN, RAC-CT
2016 Scholarship Recipient