2025 Scholarship Recipients

The Nightingale Awards of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce its scholarship recipients for 2025. These recipients will be honored at the 36th Annual Awards Gala on October 24, 2025, held at the Hilton Harrisburg Hotel in Harrisburg, PA.

$43,300 scholarship dollars have been divided among our eight recipients. 
​We are so proud to honor these incredible students!​

PhD Scholarship
Sang Bin You | University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Advanced Degree - Doctoral Scholarship
Taylor Criste | University of Pennsylvania, Conshohocken

Advanced Degree - Masters Scholarship
Irene Lee, BSN, RN, CCRN | University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Bachelor of Science in Nursing Scholarship
Yara Amleh | Penn State University, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing

RN to Bachelor of Science in Nursing Scholarship
Stephanie Koch, RN | York College of Pennsylvania

Associate Degree in Nursing Scholarship
Spencer Riley | University of Pittsburgh at Titusville

Nursing Diploma Scholarship
George Whiting, LPN | UPMC Shadyside, School of Nursing

Licensed Practical Nursing Scholarship
Alicia Wilver | Central Susquehanna LPN Career Center

These exceptional students have already distinguished themselves by demonstrating deep levels of caring, compassion, community service, and academic achievement. They have earned a place of honor along with over 215 scholarship recipients since 1991.
​Recruiting and retaining nurses of this caliber will help to ensure the future of excellent health care in Pennsylvania.

View the listing of all our scholarship recipients since 1991.