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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.
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.
Students from Gonzaga University, Seattle University, University of Washington, and Washington State University will each receive a $2,500 scholarship from Lois Price Spratlen Foundation this fall.
This May, we caught up with our 2023 scholars to learn about their progress since receiving their scholarship.
The Lois Price Spratlen Foundation deeply appreciates the support from the MultiCare Community Partnership Fund for our Scholarship Program.
Congratulations to Zoe Evans-Agnew, Derek Greenwood, Sarah Kuramoto, Carly Williamson, and Anteneh Woldeselassie!
The 8th Annual Gala on October 1 was a tremendous success! A recording of the Gala highlights now available.
Watch the 2022 Gala, featuring our keynote speaker, Deidre McHugh, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, DNP, PMHNP, BC.
Congratulations to Cordelia Cochran, Rimisha Lal, Myriam Oluyinka, Lilia Peng, and Keondra Rustan!
Congratulations to Aleysha Tsegga, Holly Brezynski, Spence Hendricks, Sarah Kim, Solee Lim, Amber Spencer, and Linda Trader!
In the time of COVID-19, educators and students have faced unprecedented challenges in PMHNP education. What may not be as readily apparent is the toll these challenges have on our students in their non-academic lives.
“To those who are donors or potentials donors, your contribution means everything, and whatever you decide in your heart to give, it goes to a very meaningful place.”
My hope is that each of us connect as stewards of the Lois Price Spratlen Foundation, to own the foundation intentions, and to join the efforts to grow the foundation. Photo credit: Courtesy of Steven Shay.
Lois Price Spratlen Foundation scholarship and community grant recipients express gratitude for their awards.
“What I think is different about the Lois Price Spratlen Foundation is that it has always felt like more of a family.”
As a career option, nursing spoke to these students because it is a caring profession. Nurses care about the whole person – body, mind, and spirit. Students describe how they want to make a difference in all areas of their patients’ lives, and work to improve the mental health system.
Congratulations to Zion Shekinah, Jane Nwankwookoye, and Vincent Otundo! Photo credit: Courtesy of Steven Shay.
Christine and Po Karczewski accept the first Lois Price Spratlen Foundation Community Grant on behalf of The Healing Field. Photo credit: Courtesy of Steven Shay.
There has never been a more important time to look to the future of Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nursing. Across the country, millions of Americans with mental illness are hearing a loud and clear message: Get help.