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Scholarships Scholarship & Awards Breakfast
 

Our Mission:

Nurse
Leaders.

We award scholarships to the next generation of psychiatric ARNPs who demonstrate the character, energy, and courage exemplified by Lois Price Spratlen.

 
 

"I often remember with gratitude how I felt to be surrounded by incredible leaders in the nursing community."

Emma Oswald, scholarship recipient

 
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The 2025 Scholarship and Awards Breakfast is October 4
The 2025 Scholarship and Awards Breakfast is October 4

Mark your calendar for the second annual Scholarship and Awards Breakfast on Saturday, October 4, 2025. This event is is an opportunity to celebrate our scholars, reconnect with friends, and strengthen our psychiatric ARNP community.

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Meet the new Board members for 2025
Meet the new Board members for 2025

Welcome to the newest members of the Lois Price Spratlen Board of Directors, Nikki Behner and Patricia Wuertzer, who joined the Board in January 2025.

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Scholar update: Sarah Kuramoto
Scholar update: Sarah Kuramoto

Sarah Kuramoto received a Lois Price Spratlen Scholarship in 2023 and is now in a group practice in Seattle. As a bilingual provider in English and Japanese, she strives be sensitive to the cultural needs of all populations.

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Making a Difference in Mental Health
Making a Difference in Mental Health

As we look toward 2025, we are grateful for your support and your participation. Please consider making an end-of-year donation to help grow our scholarship awards in the coming year. We also encourage you to consider volunteering with the Foundation to help us honor our scholars and enhance the future of our profession.

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Our Tradition

 

Lois Price Spratlen left a legacy of academic excellence and community involvement. Our scholarship program recognizes graduate psychiatric nursing students who are following her example.

They are our next generation leaders of psychiatric ARNPs.

Meet Our Scholars 

 
 
 

Our Mission

The Lois Price Spratlen Foundation identifies, encourages, and cultivates excellence in Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nursing.

Our values are in the heart of every scholarship award. Our scholars not only excel in academics, they contribute to their schools and their communities.

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Our Impact

The shortage of mental health providers in Washington state is a significant problem.

Community health, rural counties, and underserved communities struggle to find qualified mental health providers.

Psychiatric nursing is widely recognized as an effective mental health treatment. The nursing model of integrated and holistic care is essential in meeting our community’s mental health treatment needs.

However, funding support for graduate psychiatric nursing students is hard to find.

The Lois Price Spratlen Foundation helps bridge that gap. We help the next generation continue the traditions of leadership, mentorship, and health care evaluation and innovation.

 
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Our Partners

The Foundation works with the educational programs as well as professional nursing associations in Washington State.

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Get Involved

Be part of the solution that ends the shortage of mental health providers in Washington State.  Whether it's attending our annual gala, giving of your time and talents, or simply learning more about the impact Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nursing makes in your community, you can make a difference.

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Volunteer opportunities

Consider joining our group of dedicated volunteers.

Make a Donation

The support of friends in the community makes our work possible.