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FANNP Awards Fourteen Collegiate Scholarships for 2009
Fourteen educational scholarships were awarded at the 20th Annual FANNP Business Meeting held at the Sheraton Sand Key Resort in Clearwater Beach, Florida. Please join the FANNP Board of Directors in congratulating the 2009 FANNP Scholarship recipients:
Jessica Alio, Gainesville, FL
Genieveve J. Cline, Indian Rocks Shores, FL
April Felton, Estero, FL
Lorna Forchin, Cape Coral, FL
Jane Guidry, Memphis, TN
Jacqui Hoffman, Largo, FL
Megan Kroeze, Brick, NJ
Teresa Layland, Ankeny, IA
Terri Marin, Peachtree City, GA
Diane McNerney, Palm Harbor, FL
Racheal Mejia, Lakeland, FL
Dinorah Rodriguez-Warren, Orlando, FL
Jeff Siebert, Cape Coral, FL
Meghan Teel, Memphis, TN
Several of the scholarship winners are just beginning their careers as Neonatal Nurse Practitioners and others are advancing their education to contribute to neonatology as educators, researchers and practice managers. All of the recipients showed dedication and excellence in neonatal care. They will share their knowledge with all of the FANNP membership by submitting articles to the newsletter.
FANNP is proud to announce over $54,000 has been awarded in scholarships during the past twelve years to 64 deserving candidates pursuing advanced degrees. FANNP members from across the country including Florida, Alabama, Hawaii, North Carolina, Mississippi, Maryland, California, Tennessee, South Carolina, Iowa, Indiana, Virginia, New Jersey, Georgia and Arizona have been scholarship recipients.
FANNP remains committed to promoting education for NNPs and is proud to be able to award scholarships to nurses and NNPs continuing their educational pursuits in the field of neonatal health care. Each year on December 31, at least 10% of the available monies in the FANNP general operating budget are put in a scholarship fund.
Scholarships of $500 – $1000 per qualified applicant are awarded at the FANNP Annual Business meeting scheduled in conjunction with the FANNP National Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Symposium: Clinical Update and Review in October.
Add your name to the list request a scholarship application, e-mail KT@fannp.org or contact Karen Theobald by mail at FANNP, PO Box 14572, St. Petersburg, Florida 33733-4572.
Are you eligible for a scholarship?
FANNP members who attend an educational program leading to a degree related to the health care field between September 15, 2009 and September 15, 2010 are eligible for a 2010 scholarship. Contact scholarships@fannp.org with any questions or to receive a 2010 scholarship application.
FANNP Scholarship Eligibility Criteria:
• Scholarship applicants must be FANNP members.
• All members, student members and associate members are eligible.
• Priority for scholarship award will be given to members, followed by student members and then associate members.
• Priority for scholarship award will be based on length of membership and service to FANNP.
• Scholarship applicants must be a licensed RN, ARNP, NNP or equivalent.
• Preference will be given to currently licensed certificate NNPs working towards a NNP degree.
• Scholarship applicants must attend an educational program leading to a degree related to the health care field during the application period.
• The application period for the 2010 scholarship is September 15, 2009 to September 15, 2010. (i.e. To be eligible for a 2010 scholarship you must have attended classes sometime between September 15, 2009 and September 15, 2010.)
• An applicant may receive a maximum of two scholarship awards for each degree sought.
• Preference will be given to those working towards a degree in neonatal health care.
If awarded a scholarship, recipients agree to write a short article for the FANNP newsletter within the next year. The completed scholarship application must be Postmarked by September 15, 2010.
To obtain an application or for questions, please contact FANNP via email at: scholarships@fannp.org OR leave a message at 1-800-74 FANNP OR by US mail at: Karen Theobald, FANNP, PO Box 14752, St. Petersburg, FL 33733