American Psychiatric Nurses Association - Ortho-McNeil Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC
2011 APNA Janssen Student Scholars

This scholarship program was established in partnership with Ortho-McNeil Janssen Scientific Affairs in order to recognize outstanding graduate and undergraduate nursing students who have demonstrated a passion for psychiatric mental health nursing, and to help foster the professional growth and development of these students within the psychiatric mental health nursing field. Undergraduate and graduate nursing students from across the United States were invited to apply for the 2011 APNA Janssen Student Scholarship Program. The applications underwent rigorous review by the Awards & Recognition Committee who then selected 15 undergraduate and 15 graduate students to recieve this scholarship. The scholarship includes registration, travel and lodging expenses to attend the APNA 25th Annual Conference in Anaheim, California. The winners also receive a one year complimentary membership in the APNA.

The recipients of the 2011 APNA Janssen Student Scholarship are:

Undergraduate Graduate
Megan Copel
Villanova University		 Becky Austin-Morris
University of Kansas   
Miranda Dobe
The College of St. Scholastica		 Danielle Bertram
Wichtia State University 
Natalie Fluent
University of Michigan		 Sandra Brooks
Vanderbilt University
Emily Hoppe
Johns Hopkins University		 Linda Cabage
University of Tennessee
Christina Jolley
University of Pittsburgh		 Tamara Cafaro
Rutgers College
Kristen Kichefski
Rhode Island College		 Lauren Fiola
Yale University
Amy LaValla
Minnesota State University, Moorhead		 Amanda Schuh (Krohn)
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Michelle Leibach
Carlow University		 Brenda Kucirka
Widener University
Kelly Mrzyglod
Mercy College of Northwest Ohio		 Tammi Plantan
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Samantha Paradis
University of Maine		 Deb Rush
Gonzaga University
Christina Peters
Purdue University		 Jody Sokoloff
MGH Institute of Health Professions
Charmaine Platon
University of California, Irvine		 Debbie Stevens
Emory University
Natalie Speagle
University of North Carolina, Charlotte		 Mary Stolder
University of Iowa
Breanne Starks
Pacific Lutheran University		 Justin White
University of Utah
Candace Wellborn
University of North Carolina, Wilmington		 Christine Williamitis
University of Tennessee Health Science Center