SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

Greater New York Association of Nurse Recruiters (GNYANR) Scholars Program

The 2009 GNYANR Scholarship application will be available in January 2009.

Please check back in January 2009 for an updated application and information.

The Greater New York Association of Nurse Recruiters (GNYANR) Scholars Program was founded in 2002 and the first scholarships were awarded in the 2003-2004 academic year. The purpose of this scholarship is to provide financial support in the amount of $1,500.00 to a recipient from a GNYANR member hospital or school who is actively seeking a nursing degree. The awardees represent some of the most scholarly and clinically developed of the student population. Here is a profile of our scholars:

2008-2009

TARAH AUGUSTE was born in Brooklyn and grew up in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. She earned her first degree from Holy Cross in Worcester, MA in French Literature. Tarah says it is the balance of her contribution to Habitat for Humanity International and her study abroad experience that cultivated her interest in policy and ultimately led her to various parts of Africa such as Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Cameroon. She is a wife and parent of two, and received her nursing degree in May 2008 from NYU School of Nursing. Having had an externship opportunity in the Medical ICU at SUNY Downstate, Tarah hopes to begin her career with Downstate and ultimately pursue a Master’s in Public Health. She wants to blend her love of nursing and politics into a role in patient Advocacy and Administration. She wants to teach and build a stronger voice in health care policy.

GLENDA NARAIN is currently in the accelerated 15-month baccalaureate program at NYU’s College of Nursing. She has a Masters in Psychology from Wesleyan University, and prior to coming to NYU, worked as a research coordinator at the Weill Cornell Institute of Geriatric Psychiatry. Glenda was driven to pursue nursing during her experience at Cornell where she worked closely with the research and clinical staff to monitor patients’ physiological and psychological progress throughout various research studies. After graduating from NYU, Glenda plans to pursue a master’s degree in acute care nursing, and use her strength as a researcher to make future contributions and a meaningful impact in both the research and nursing communities.

JENNY REBOLLEDO was born in Ecuador and was three years old when her parents moved to New York City. She grew up in a neighborhood that allowed her to interact with many different cultures while still remaining humble. Joining a junior army program in high school was the catalyst for wanting to give back to the community. She was the first of her family to graduate from college when she graduated from Baruch College with a business degree. She worked in pharmaceutical retail for many years but it was the many hours volunteering in hospitals that made her realize that being a nurse is the role that best suited her. She volunteers with the New York Cares organization and as a member of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses has been involved in cleaning up parks, painting schools, walking for a cause and even playing bingo with the elderly in nursing homes. It has been a challenge for her to keep up with the many intellectual peers at New York University, but it is this challenge that motivates her to keep going. Jenny will graduate from the NYU BSN program in Spring 2009.

HUY VO is in his final year at New York University's College of Nursing and was born in Kansas. He graduated cum laude from Metropolitan State College of Denver with degrees in Chemistry and Sociology. He is also a Hillman Scholar and plans to practice in New York City. Huy has an interest in becoming a nurse anesthetist in addition to practicing on an international scope.

2006-2007

LILLIAN HOFER grew up in south Florida and is the daughter of two schoolteachers. At the time of the award she had just completed her Junior year in NYU’s traditional nursing program and a summer externship at Lenox Hill Hospital that she repeated in 2007. Lillian is a member of NYU’s Undergraduate Nursing Student Organization and has made the Dean’s list every semester. After graduating with her BSN from NYU in May 2008, Lillian plans to work in a medical/surgical unit and continue on to get her Master’s degree in Midwifery at NYU. She hopes to work in a birth center and finally live her dream of caring for women and delivering their babies using the Midwifery Model of Care. She also is deeply interested in women’s health issues and hopes to become an advocate for reproductive rights.

THERESA POSILLICO was born in the Bronx and graduated from the College of Mount St. Vincent’s BSN program the weekend after her award was given. She consistently maintained a place on the President’s Academic Honor Roll for Scholastic Achievement. Theresa worked part-time as a unit secretary on labor and delivery at Montefiore Medical Center while pursuing her degree full time and has been a member of their staff since 2002. It is through that experience that she developed a strong interest in labor and delivery. Her family is important to her and she has such a great role model in her mother. Her guilty pleasure is watching her favorite television show, Grey’s Anatomy on Thursday nights. Ultimately, she would like to be an advocate for women’s health issues.

2004-2005

Jennifer Scotese is in her final year of nursing at New York University’s Division of Nursing. She received her first degree in Art History and Photography from Princeton University in 2001 and is also a Fuld Leadership Scholar at NYU. Jennifer plans to eventually teach nursing on the college and university level.

Daniel Sorbello is a senior studying nursing in the Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing at Hunter College. He is the President of Hunter’s chapter of the National Student Nurses Association. He graduated summa cum laude from The Ohio State University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. While there, he completed an undergraduate thesis titled “The Quantification of Symptoms for Persons Afflicted with Neurological Disorders.” He has worked as a consultant in the Technology practice for Accenture and is currently employed as the Manager of Multimedia and Design for Antenna Software. Daniel is looking to begin his nursing career in either a psychiatric or critical care setting.

2003-2004

Chaya Dickman who at the time was completing her junior year at Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing. Chaya worked as an EMT in Brooklyn and is a CPR instructor. She is also a member of the local Hadassah nurses’ council and was a second-degree nursing student with an interest in eventually becoming a nurse practitioner.

Renee Williams-Hope combined her love of nursing with her commitment to ministry in song to bring encouragement to nursing home residents and youth. She is a school nurse, a parent and a tireless advocate for the students she serves and the community in which she serves. Renee was a baccalaureate-nursing student at Mercy College.