Celebrating our 2024 Scholars!

Supporters of the Lois Price Spratlen Foundation supporters and members of the Association of Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses celebrated our profession at the inaugural Scholarship and Awards Breakfast on October 5, 2024.

Lois Price Spratlen Foundation recipients (left to right): Kayla Clark, Alessa Lopez-Castor, Kimberly Ha, Kate Wright, and Eric Lao.

AAPPN Award recipients (left to right): Nikki Behner, Angela Kokinakos, Kristine Highlander, Isabel Zaragoza-Sanchez, and Heather Buzbee.

This joint LPSF/AAPPN event honored our scholars and AAPPN award recipients.

Attendees at the 2024 Scholarship & Awards Breakfast smiling for the camera
Attendees seated at a table laughing together
Attendees sharing breakfast together
Two women with their heads together smiing for the camera

The gathering of more than 50 friends, family, and colleagues enjoyed breakfast and got the meet the next generation of advanced practice psychiatric nurse practitioners.

After the breakfast, our scholars spent the day attending the AAPPN Annual Conference with their new colleagues. Their conference registration was provided by AAPPN to welcome our scholars to the professional community.

Four smiling women standing in front of the AAPPN sign

Foundation scholar Kimberly Ha with AAPPN members Zsuzsi Balogh, Edna Carr, and Vesika Iyer at the AAPPN conference.

Five people standing together smiling for the camera

AAPPN members Wen Murphy, Valerie Murakami, and Amanda Edwards with Foundation scholar Eric Lao and past scholar Keondra Rustan at the AAPPN conference.

Continuing the Tradition

Our scholarship recipients are dedicated to improving the accessibility of mental and behavioral healthcare and clearly demonstrate the character, energy, and courage exemplified by Dr. Lois Price Spratlen, RN, PhD, FAAN.

Meeting the Need

The concurrent rise in depression and substance abuse issues has ignited conversation about mental health and destigmatized diagnosis and treatment. Psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioners are urgently needed to provide a holistic approach to mental and behavioral healthcare.

Please consider making a gift to the Lois Price Spratlen Foundation to empower the next generation of dynamic, courageous, and inspired nurse leaders.

 

Many thanks to our sponsors!

All sponsorships benefited the Lois Price Spratlen Foundation.