Margaret L. McClure Scholarship
For Graduate Nursing Students in Academia, Research, Administration, or Health Care Policy Leadership
Margaret L. McClure, EdD, RN, FAAN, has served NEF as a board member, officer, and now emeritus member since her retirement. She concluded her full-time career at the New York University Medical Center, where, over the course of two decades, she held the positions of Executive Director of Nursing, Administrator for Hospital and Institutional Affairs, and Vice President for Hospital Operations. She also served in the United States Army Nurse Corps Reserve and retired with the rank of colonel.
This scholarship, created in 2020, recognizes Dr. McClure’s distinguished career, including leading the team that conducted the original research study responsible for the Magnet Hospital program, under the auspices of the American Academy of Nursing.
This scholarship is awarded to graduate nursing students for their academic, research, administration, and health care policy leadership roles.
Featured Margaret L. McClure Scholarship Recipients
These featured scholarship recipients took on leadership roles in clinical and community settings to improve health care standards:
Lynnae Elliotte, MSN, RN, CCRN, CPAN
- Held the positions of home health aide, patient care technician, staff nurse, charge nurse, preceptor, clinical nurse coordinator, educator, nurse manager, and director of nursing, in medical‑surgical, telemetry, cardiac care, critical care, and post‑anesthesia nursing
- Currently serves as the Director of Nursing, Professional Practice Programs – Magnet Program at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, leading the organization’s Magnet recognition and redesignation efforts, advancing professional practice standards, coordinating nursing recognition events, and supporting structures that elevate nursing excellence across the enterprise
- Is an Advanced Cardiac Life Support instructor and participates in monthly blood pressure screenings for her church community, providing education on hypertension management, diet, and lifestyle modification
Amani Elhaj, BSN, RN
- Progressed from a Nurse Assistant role to an Elective Surgery Registered Nurse at Henry Ford St. John Hospital
- Identified knowledge gaps in chest tube management and developed a shift report checklist using evidence-based research, which was implemented on the unit, resulting in improved outcomes and reduced complications for patients with chest tubes
- Earned numerous recognitions, including the Daisy Award and Employee of the Month
Melanie D. Bobry, MS, RN
- As a new nurse, created a guide of key information about all the medications a nurse might administer and shared that guide with peers
- Precepted students and newer nurses at an outpatient oncology infusion center
- Took on the role of charge nurse, served on shared governance councils, and participated in a research internship for nurses
- Served as the President of Sigma Theta Tau, Epsilon Xi chapter at the University of Rochester