Scholarships for Undergraduate or Graduate Students
CON Moum Scholarship Fund Funds
Funds donated by the residual amount left in the Johnnie Moum Estate. To be used for the benefit of the College of Nursing for scholarships.
CON Scholarships
Scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students in the College of Nursing
Dean’s Diversity Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship supports a nursing student who is from a group underrepresented in nursing (minorities, males) or from a disadvantaged background. The student must have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher. The scholarship, created in 2016 by Dean Patty Cowan, is intended to provide tuition support at the in-state rate for one year. It is given to one student per year.
Dr. Cheryl Schmidt Endowed Nursing Scholarship
To give a scholarship award to an undergraduate nursing student who is actively involved in NSNA or STTI.
Howard A. and Johnnie Allison Moum Endowed Nursing Scholarship honoring Benni Ogden Fambrough
The late Howard and Johnnie Moum established this scholarship to honor and recognize Benni Ogden Fambrough who provided years of assistance to the Moum’s. Benni is a retired College of Nursing faculty member and former Director of Advancement and Community Relations. This scholarship goes to a deserving nursing student in either our undergraduate or graduate level programs.
John K. Cook, Jr. and Lucille W. Cook Endowed Scholarship in Nursing
This scholarship will be used to support students in good standing and enrolled in the College of Nursing, with a preference for awarding scholarships to those students who are determined by the College of Nursing to need financial support and with a preference that the scholarship be awarded to students who have served or are currently serving in the U.S. Armed Services or to a student whose family member served in or is serving in the U.S. Armed Services.
Madelyne M. and Edward C. McCarty Nursing Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship goes to Union or Marion county student(s) with a grade point of 3.0 or higher. It is intended for either second-year BSN students or students in our master’s, Ph.D., or DNP programs.
Moum Endowed Scholarship
The Moum Endowed Scholarship will be used as directed by the Moum Estate to provide scholarships to CON students, and the endowment will allow this to occur in perpetuity.
National Active and Retired Federal Employee Association, Chapter 93, Scholarship.
This scholarship is awarded to an undergraduate or graduate level student who has demonstrated an interest in practicing gerontology. It was established by the local chapter of active and retired federal employees.
Nursing Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to support nursing students
Scholarships for BSN Students
Arkansas Hospital Auxiliary Association Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship supports a second-year BSN student in the College of Nursing who demonstrates financial need. Priority is given to student(s) who make a commitment to become a nurse or educator.
Barbara Pearson Nursing Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship supports students in the BSN program. It is a memorial to Barbara Pearson, a longtime faculty member, and friend of the College of Nursing.
Barton Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to top students in the BSN program. The scholarships are awarded for academic excellence and are based on a cumulative GPA of 3.5.
Becky Moore Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was established in Becky Moore’s memory by her parents, John and Margaret Heuston. It supports undergraduate nursing students.
Benni Ogden Fambrough Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was established by the College of Nursing, family, and friends in honor of Benni Ogden Fambrough, retired College of Nursing faculty member and former Director of Advancement and Community Relations. It supports BSN students who demonstrate leadership potential and financial need.
Cammy Giffin Haynes Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded each academic year to two BSN students who have academic promise and financial need. It was established by Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Giffin in memory of their daughter, Cammy Giffin Haynes. Preference is given to Joe T. Robinson High School graduates or registered nurses who graduated from Eastern Arkansas Community College in Forrest City, Arkansas, and are returning to college to obtain their BSN degree.
Carolyn B. Purtle Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to a baccalaureate student in the College of Nursing who demonstrate financial need and a commitment to excellence in nursing practice. Preference is given to students from Hempstead or Nevada counties.
Class of 1996 Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to BSN students demonstrating financial need.
Class of 1997 Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to BSN students demonstrating financial need.
Class of 1998 Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to BSN students demonstrating financial need.
Class of 1999 Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to BSN students demonstrating financial need.
Crystal Webster Nursing Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was established in memory of Crystal Webster by her family and the College of Nursing Senior Class of 2010. It supports BSN students demonstrating financial need.
David L. Johnston Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was established in David Johnston’s memory by the Johnston family in honor of the nursing care he received at the VA hospital. It is awarded to nursing students demonstrating financial need. The endowment is managed by the United Methodist Foundation of Arkansas.
Dean’s Excellence Award for Future Nurse Educators Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to top academic students selected for the Honors Program who have made a commitment to eventually pursue a doctoral degree and teach in an Arkansas school of nursing. This scholarship provides full tuition support for the last semester of each recipient’s baccalaureate education. Scholarship recipients must be accepted into the Honors Program and have at least a 3.5 GPA to hold this scholarship.
Dr. and Mrs. W.B.H. Pool BSN Endowed Scholarship
The gift shall be used for the establishment of a scholarship endowment in the College of Nursing. The scholarship shall be awarded annually to a nursing student based on criteria as determined by the College of Nursing’s scholarship committee. Further, Dr. Pool instructs the committee to direct the funds to a student or student(s) whose need is greatest.
Dr. Elizabeth O’Connell Endowed Scholarship
Dr. Elizabeth O’Connell was a professor of maternal and child health at the College of Nursing from 1957-1961. This scholarship was created by her former students and is awarded to BSN students demonstrating leadership and financial need. Priority is given to students interested in a career in maternal and/or child nursing.
Dr. Janet Lord Nursing Endowed Scholarship
Dr. Janet Lord was on the UAMS College of Nursing faculty from 1982-2003. During her tenure, she served as Interim Associate Dean for the Doctoral Program. This scholarship supports BSN students who demonstrate leadership potential and financial need.
Dr. Lee and Maria Nauss Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Dr. Lee and Mrs. Maria Nauss and supports BSN students with academic promise and financial needs.
Flora Mae Griffey Nursing Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Nancy Ann Griffey Jordan and Carla Marie Griffey Hazlewood in memory of their mother, Flora Mae Griffey, to honor her love and compassion for the nursing profession. It supports BSN students demonstrating financial need.
Florence C. Zook RN Nursing Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Mr. Harold Zook to honor his wife Florence, and her desire to help nursing students achieve their personal goals. This scholarship is awarded to BSN students with academic promise and financial needs who are committed to practicing oncology nursing.
Florence Grabiel Ellis RN Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship supports BSN students demonstrating financial need. It was established through the bequest of Mary Ellis, in memory of her mother, Florence.
Gloria Rauch Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was established by UAMS faculty, staff, students, and friends of Gloria Rauch to honor her 34 years of educating students in the College of Nursing. This scholarship is awarded to BSN students who demonstrate scholastic achievement and excellence in practice with infants, children, and their families.
Helen F. Lang RN Endowed Scholarship
Dr. Nicholas and Helen Lang established this scholarship in honor of Helen for a lifetime devoted to the care of her patients and to the education of surgical house staff. It supports senior BSN students committed to a career in surgical nursing, who demonstrate academic achievement and financial need.
Helene Fuld Foundation Health Trust Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship, established by the Helene Fuld Health Trust, is awarded to academically outstanding BSN students for the five semesters of their undergraduate education. Scholarship recipients must maintain at least a 3.0 GPA while holding this scholarship.
Jane and Bob Wilson Nursing Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Jane and Bob Wilson and supports BSN students who demonstrate financial need.
Joanna Marie Patterson Nursing Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Joanna Patterson in memory of her parents, Patricia Ann and Joseph Calvin Patterson. It supports a BSN student from Saline county or Central Arkansas who demonstrate financial need.
Kathryn Crandall Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to BSN students demonstrating academic promise and financial need. Ms. Crandall, who had a love for nursing, left funds in her will to establish this scholarship.
Little Rock Departmental Club Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was established by the Little Rock Departmental Club to support BSN students.
M.B. Knighten Memorial Surgical Nursing Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was established by the Knighten family in memory of M.B. Knighten. It supports BSN students committed to careers in surgical nursing, who demonstrate academic achievement and financial need.
Marie Stephens Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to BSN students demonstrating academic ability and financial need. Dr. Norma Long, a graduate of the College’s 1958 BSN class, established this scholarship as a tribute to her mother, Marie.
Marion E. Pool BSN Endowed Scholarship
Marion Pool served as Professor and Chairman of UAMS Public Health Nursing from 1957-1960. This scholarship is awarded to a baccalaureate student demonstrating financial need.
Martha Harding Gann Memorial Endowed Scholarship
The Arkansas Medical Society Alliance established this scholarship in memory of Martha Harding Gann who was very active in the Medical Society. The scholarship is awarded to a senior nursing student.
Mary Katherine Mourot Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Wanda Weise, a longtime employee at UAMS, in memory of her sister, Mary Katherine Mourot, who was a registered nurse. It supports a senior nursing student who has one of the three highest GPAs in the class.
Mike W. Spades Memorial Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was established in memory of Mike W. Spades by his family. This scholarship supports BSN students.
Mr. and Mrs. Jon Huntsman Endowed Scholarship
Established by Mr. and Mrs. Jon Huntsman, longtime friends of the College, this scholarship supports BSN students demonstrating financial need.
N. Ray Woods Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship supports BSN students with financial need. It was established by Rita M. Woods in loving memory of her husband.
Neil and Clara Spain Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was established by the estate of Neil and Clara Spain and supports students in the BSN program.
Pat Stephens Nursing Scholarship
To fund monies to be given as student scholarships each semester/year to a student at UACCH in the UAMS CON BSN program.
Paul O. Canaday Scholarship
This scholarship was established in memory of Mr. Paul O. Canaday. It supports BSN students demonstrating scholastic achievement and financial need. Preference is given to registered nursing students from the UALR associate degree nursing program.
Raymond & Sue Lackie Endowed Scholarship
fund is established to fiscally assist a student pursuing a career in nursing.
Richard Monroe and JoAnn Hennessy Smith Endowed Scholarship
Richard and JoAnn Smith, longtime faculty of the College of Nursing, established this scholarship. It supports junior, senior, or registered nursing students seeking a BSN, who demonstrate academic excellence with a GPA of 3.3 or higher and who are either the United States military veterans or who are seeking an opportunity in the military.
Rita M. Woods Nursing Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Rita M. Woods, a longtime friend of the College of Nursing. It supports BSN students with financial needs.
Sharon Knighten Oncology Nursing Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was established by the Knighten family in honor of Sharon Knighten. It supports BSN students committed to a career in oncology, who demonstrate academic achievement and financial need.
Veronica McNeirney Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was established in memory of Veronica McNeirney, a longtime faculty member and friend of the College of Nursing. It supports BSN students demonstrating leadership potential and financial need.
Virginia L. Goosen Endowed Nursing Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Dr. Kenneth Goosen and Ms. Kimberly Morton in honor of his wife and her mother, Virginia Goosen. It supports BSN students who have volunteer experience with the Red Cross or who desire to pursue a career in oncology nursing.
Scholarships for RN-BSN or Master’s Students
Dr. Beth Vaughan Wrobel Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to RN-BSN and/or Master’s nursing students who attend the nursing program at the UAMS Regional Centers. It is a tribute to Dr. Vaughan-Wrobel, former Associate Dean for Academic Programs at the College of Nursing, and the first nurse educator at the Area Health Education Centers (now called UAMS Regional Centers).
Jean McClendon Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was established in memory of Kathryn Jean McClendon by her sister and brother-in-law, Annette McClendon and Walter Walker, and her brother and sister-in-law, A. Thornton and Harriett McClendon. It is awarded to registered nurses returning for a BSN degree in nursing.
Scholarships for Master’s Students
Angie F. Waldrum Endowed Scholarship
Angie Faye Waldrum was the first registered nurse to serve on the Arkansas State Board of Health. This scholarship was established by her son, Joe Waldrum, her family, and colleague, Marion Pool. It supports Master’s level students in the Family Nurse Practitioner program.
Daphine Doster Endowed Scholarship
Daphine Doster served as the founding Dean of the College in 1952. She established this scholarship for Master’s students demonstrating financial need and who are Arkansas residents.
Dr. Ann King Cashion Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was established in honor of Dr. Ann Cashion by her family and friends. Dr. Cashion is an alumna of the UAMS College of Nursing Master’s program and was the first chairperson of the College’s Advisory Board. It is awarded to Master’s nursing students demonstrating financial need.
Ellen Sullivan, MNSc, APRN, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Ellen Sullivan, MNSc, APRN, ACNP-BC, a clinical instructor at the College of Nursing. This scholarship will be awarded to MNSc students enrolled in the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) program who have a career interest in either hematology or cardiology and who demonstrate academic excellence and financial need.
Kim Knighten Oelke Family Nurse Practitioner Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Sharon Knighten in honor of her daughter, Kim Oelke. It supports Master’s nursing students in the Family Nurse Practitioner program who are active in community service and demonstrate academic achievement and financial need.
Linda Rickel Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship shall be awarded each year to a UAMS student who: Is enrolled in UAMS College of Nursing. Demonstrates good academic standing as determined by the Scholarship Committee, designee of the Dean and/or Provost. Demonstrates financial need as determined by the Scholarship Committee, designee of the Dean and/or Provost. Is preferably a student enrolled in a Master of Nursing Program seeking to pursue oncology nursing.
Marty Bushmiaer Orthopaedic Nursing Scholarship
To establish an endowed scholarship for nurses in the orthopedic practice who have at least a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree and are accepted and enrolled into the UAMS College of Nursing to obtain an advanced nursing degree.
Patrick Joseph McNeirney Endowed Scholarship
Veronica McNeirney established this scholarship in memory of her father, Patrick. Ms. McNeirney was a faculty emeritus in the College of Nursing. This scholarship is given to Master’s degree nursing students who intend to pursue a career as Family Nurse Practitioners.
Sophronia Reacie Williams Endowed Scholarship
Sophronia Reacie Williams was a tenured Associate Professor at the College of Nursing whose professional career spanned more than 42 years. This scholarship was established by Ms. Williams and augmented by faculty, staff, and friends. This scholarship is given to minority Master’s nursing students with exceptional leadership abilities, and whose career goals include earning a Doctoral degree.
W.G. Cooper Endowed Scholarship
The Cooper family established this scholarship. It supports Master’s students who have expressed an interest in oncology and have demonstrated financial need.
Scholarships for MNSc or DNP Students
College of Nursing General Scholarship
The College has a general scholarship & awards fund. This fund provides support (a boost) to scholarships and awards that need additional funds. Decisions on this account’s use are made by Dean Cowan.
Kathy Edgar-Hayden and Lauretta Edgar Endowed Nursing Scholarship
This scholarship supports graduate students, who demonstrate financial need, in the Advanced Practice nursing program. It became endowed by the estate of Lauraetta M. Edgar. The scholarship honors Mrs. Edgar (deceased) and her daughter, Kathy Edgar-Hayden, a 1980 graduate of the UAMS College of Nursing.
Patricia Evans Heacock Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to a MNSc or Ph.D. student who has shown dedication to advanced psychiatric mental health and gerontological nursing, or whose doctoral research is focused of these specialty areas. Students should demonstrate academic excellence and financial need.
Harvey & Bernice Jones Endowed Fund for Nursing Excellence
Harvey & Bernice Jones Endowed Fund for Nursing Excellence To support the strategic initiatives of the CON at UAMS Northwest AR campus as determined by the Dean. Priority funding will go to nursing program support at UAMS Northwest and scholarship support for nursing students at UAMS Northwest. DNP-Nurse Practitioner
Skelly Foundation BSN to DNP
Scholarship for disadvantaged and underrepresented students in rural and underserved areas. These scholarships are awarded by the Gertrude E. Skelly Charitable Foundation.
UAMS Northwest Nursing Scholarship Funded by Harvey and Bernice Jones Trust
This scholarship supports four students enrolled in the graduate program at UAMS College of Nursing. Students must live in Northwest Arkansas and take their nursing courses through IVN at Northwest Arkansas.
Scholarships for Ph.D. or DNP Students
Arkansas Minority Health Commission Health Care Workforce Diversity Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was established by the Arkansas Minority Health Commission and is designated for the support of minority graduate students who demonstrate financial need and are enrolled in the college’s Ph.D. or DNP program.
DNP Scholarship in Tobacco Control
This scholarship is for a BSN-DNP student who is interested in tobacco control as part of their DNP coursework/project and upon graduation, APRN practice. The student must not use tobacco to be eligible for the scholarship. Other priorities for funding are scholastic achievement and demonstrated financial need. This scholarship is provided by Drs. Claudia and Gary Barone of UAMS.
Marion Pool Doctoral Endowed Nursing Scholarship
Marion Pool, who served as Professor and Chairman of Public Health Nursing at UAMS, established this scholarship. This is one of five scholarships Ms. Pool established at our college. This scholarship is for an outstanding DNP or Ph.D. student — full-time or part-time — who has financial needs.
William Randolph Hearst Minority Doctoral Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship goes to minority students who are pursuing a nursing Ph.D. or DNP degree.