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The Nursing Foundation of Rhode
Island (NFRI) awarded scholarships to
twenty-two nursing students from area
colleges at a ceremony held on July 23rd
at the College of Nursing at the
University of Rhode Island.
Dean
Mary Sullivan welcomed the students,
Nursing Foundation Trustees, donors
and guests. NFRI Vice President
Jeanne Sherman was joined by
Foundation Trustees and donors in
presenting the scholarship awards. The
scholarships, ranging from $500 to
$1,000, were awarded to students based
on their good academic standing and
demonstrated need.
Undergraduate student nurses selected
for the scholarship awards, their
school affiliations and designated
donor fund are listed below.
Janelle Amoako of
Cranston (URI – Dwyer Fund);
Loretto Byanski of Warwick (URI –
Drew Lewis Fund); Amanda Carr of
Cumberland (URI – Sherman Fund);
Ashley Clark of Smithfield (URI –
Melaragno Fund); Kathryn Coleman
of North Kingstown (URI – Roger
Williams Hospital Alumni Fund);
Natasha DeMacedo Dow of East
Providence (RI College – Enright
Fund); Glenna Druken of Newport
(URI – Enright Fund); Burnese
Jacobs-Williams (St. Joseph
Hospital – Ethel Ferrara Fund);
Lauren Kesack of Cranston (RI
College – Mulvey-Briant Award);
Abigail King of West Warwick (URI
- Sherman Fund); FlorMaria Lang of
Pawtucket (St. Joseph Hospital -
Ethel Ferrara Fund); Cherylanne
LaFrance of Warwick (CCRI –
Zanella Fund); Erika Leonard of
Warwick (URI – Drew Lewis Fund);
Rachel Lowry of East Providence
(RI College – Bodine/Williams
Fund); Melissa Muriel of Pawtucket
(URI - Roger Williams Hospital
Alumni Fund); Wilhelmina
Owusu-Ansan of Providence (St.
Joseph Hospital - Ethel Ferrara
Fund); Danilee Parylan of
Providence (St. Joseph Hospital -
Ethel Ferrara Fund); Jamie
Spardello of West Greenwich (St.
Joseph Hospital - Ethel Ferrara
Fund ); Lindsey Thompson of
Riverside (URI – Mugurdichian
Fund); John Villari of Cranston
(URI - Mugurdichian Fund); Amanda
Vinhateiro of Kingston (URI –
Dwyer Fund); and Natasha Viveiros
of Pascoag (URI - Roger Williams
Hospital Alumni Fund).
In addition to the
undergraduate awards, Debra Bento, RN
a University of Rhode Island graduate
student was awarded the Clare Sullivan
Memorial Leadership scholarship to
pursue studies in gerontological
nursing practice
Incorporated in 1992, the Nursing
Foundation of Rhode Island is managed
by a volunteer Board of Trustees. The
non-profit Foundation has awarded 205
nursing scholarships and 19 nursing
research grants since its inception.
For more information go to: www.rinursingfoundation.org.
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