The Nursing Foundation of Rhode Island 2008 Scholarship Awards Reception


The Nursing Foundation of Rhode Island held its 2008 Scholarship Awards reception on July 16th in the auditorium of St. Joseph's Hospital Fatima Unit, North Providence. Trudy Mulvey, NFRI President, welcomed the award recipients and their guests. Ms. Mulvey introduced Debra A. Douglas, St. Joseph Hospital Senior Vice President for Patient Services and Chief Nursing Officer, who congratulated the award recipients and noted that the nursing profession inspires a passion in its practitioners and the many different opportunities in which nurses can practice. Margaret Pfeiffer, Administrative Director of Psychiatric Services at St. Joseph's Hospital and a member of the NFRI Board, also welcomed the awardees and guests. Scholarships totaling $14,000 were awarded to sixteen undergraduate nursing students and one graduate student. Since its inception, the Nursing Foundation of Rhode Island has awarded $109,250 in scholarships to students studying nursing at Rhode Island schools.


 

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From left: Margaret "Peg" Pfeiffer welcomes Attendees to 2008 NFRI Scholarship Awards Reception; Emily Marek (on right), RI College,  receives Sabinne Cunningham scholarship from members of Sabinne Cunningham's family; NFRI Board Vice President Jeanne Sherman presents Frank Sherman scholarship to Hannah Pires (URI); Board member Kathleen Dwyer congratulates Lucia Napoli Amato (RI College) on receipt of the Kathleeen Dwyer scholarship.

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Row 1. Left to right. Trudy Mulvey (on right) and Ntaobasi Patrick Udeh (RI College) recipient of Mulvey scholarship; Mulvey and Lauren Houle (URI), recipeint of Betsy Nield scholarship; Mulvey and Holly Andrews (CCRI), Zanella scholarship award; Mulvey and Kimberly Ford (CCRI), Zanella scholarhip award.
Row 2. Left to right. Allison Rosari (CCRI), shown with members of family of Arthur Drew in whose memory scholarship was given; Brittini Boots (on right), Salve Regina University, recipient of Elsie Drew scholarship with members of Elsie Drew's family; Cecile Lavoie (on right) receives Ethel Ferrara scholarship on behalf of her daughter, Kristen Lavoie (St. Joseph's Hospital), from Penny Sparven; Families of recipients and guests enjoy the event.
Scholarship recipients not pictured: Rachel Ritchie (CCRI), Zanella scholarship; Sylvester Makor (URI) and Megan Mistretta (RI College),  Helen Enright scholarships; Melanie Alves (URI) and Marianne Woodruff (URI graduate student), Elsie Drew scholarships; Melissa Noyes (URI), Roger Williams Alumni Association scholarship; Ruth Roy (URI), Cunningham scholarship.

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