In memory of Eric-Stig Engblom, SCAPHON, together with Eric’s family, offers this scholarship to a childhood cancer survivor.
In honor of Denisse Heard, SCAPHON offers this scholarship to a childhood cancer survivor.
In memory of Gloria Velasquez, SCAPHON, together, with Loma Linda University Medical Center, offers this award to a childhood cancer survivor.
In memory of Amy Nishimura, SCAPHON, together with Amy’s family, nursing colleagues and friends at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, offers this award to a childhood cancer survivor.
This scholarship is made on behalf of Reece who was diagnosed at age 19 with osteosarcoma. Reece continues to fight his cancer with the support of his family, friends and community. He is paying it forward by funding one of SCAPHON’s academic college scholarships. Reece is fighting to victory and would like others to do the same.
In memory of Nancy Jopes, SCAPHON awards three nursing scholarship opportunities to attend the annual SCAPHON Regional conference each spring in Southern California. This scholarship award is raffled off at the March, October, and December Educational Quarterly SCAPHON Meetings.
In 1995, the SCAPHON Board of Directors established the Founder’s Award for Excellence in Pediatric Oncology Nursing to Kathy Ruccione, the driving force behind the establishment of our local SCAPHON chapter. Each year we honor a nurse who exemplifies excellence in pediatric hematology/oncology nursing and is a member of the local SCAPHON chapter. Candidates for this award should be nominated based on their contributions to clinical practice and/or the profession of pediatric hematology/oncology nursing. The award includes a $1000 honorarium. Please consider nominating a colleague for this award.
In 2023, the SCAPHON Board of Directors established the Service Award for Leadership in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nursing in honor of Barbara Buchbinder, who served on the SCAPHON board for 13 consecutive years. Following her passing in 2022 the award was designed to recognize a SCAPHON member who demonstrates excellence in service and/or leadership in the profession pediatric hematology/oncology nursing. The award includes a $1000 honorarium. Please consider nominating a colleague for this award.
Our colleague Shawna Esarey was a dedicated nurse, beloved mother and wife, and for many years, a devoted board member of SCAPHON. During the early days of her nursing career, she travelled the country as a Club Med nurse, which began her lifelong love of sunny Club Med vacations. She worked at multiple Southern California Hospitals including CHOC, Kaiser and RCHSD. She loved pediatric oncology. Shawna spent time working as a Pediatric Oncology Research nurse and was an integral part of the long term survival Thriving After Cancer program at RCHSD. She spent many years on the SCAPHON board in various positions such as Scholarship Chair and Quarterly planner. We were saddened to hear of Shawna’s passing in August 2021. She will certainly remain in our hearts as we remember her dedication to SCAPHON and pediatric hematology/oncology nursing, and we will honor her by offering a scholarship for a Nursing Student to attend our annual conference. Shawna would love the early engagement of future pediatric hematology/oncology nurses. Must be a Full Time, Undergraduate Nursing student with an interest in Pediatric Hematology Oncology to apply. To apply, submit a one paragraph document explaining your interest in attending the SCAPHON conference. The winner will receive full tuition to the 2-day conference and a one night stay at the conference venue.
Click here to apply for the Shawna Esarey Memorial Scholarship
Funding for SCAPHON’s Scholarship and Awards Programs is made possible through the efforts of board members, the APHON/SCAPHON and general membership, and the generous financial support of our raffle sponsors and other donators.
Isiuwa Aimiuwu
Denisse Heard Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Caylee Park
Amy Nishimura Memorial Education Scholarship
Nitya Chawla
Gloria Velasquez Memorial Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Tara Borders
Fight to Victory Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Jack Hagemeister
Eric-Stig Engblom Memorial Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Noah Campillo
The SCAPHON Childhood Hematology Survivor Scholarship
Nichole Cvitanovich
Shawna Esarey Memorial Scholarship
Rachael Walker
Kathy Ruccione Award for Nursing Excellence
Ali Langdon
Barbara Buchbinder Service Award for Leadership
Nam Tong, Laura Vasquez, Alice Appleyard
Nancy Jopes Educational Scholarship Winners to attend the June Conference
Jasmine Bobadilla
Denisse Heard Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Vienna Lozano
Amy Nishimura Memorial Education Scholarship
Maryann Shama
Gloria Velasquez Memorial Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Ethan Sandoval
Fight to Victory Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Andrea Ramirez Rincon
Eric-Stig Engblom Memorial Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Mohammed Majrashi
The SCAPHON Childhood Hematology Survivor Scholarship
Alexis Harris and Evan Milnes
Shawna Esarey Memorial Scholarship
Christine Yun
Kathy Ruccione Award for Nursing Excellence
Michelle Criger, Dee Imai, Caroline Gordon
Nancy Jopes Educational Scholarship Winners to attend the June Conference
Anya Shah
Denisse Heard Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Adrian Marquez
Amy Nishimura Memorial Education Scholarship
Lily Garcia
Gloria Velasquez Memorial Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Ben Elias Krueger
Fight to Victory Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Jazmine Gomez Morales
Eric-Stig Engblom Memorial Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Daniela Barker, Jordynn Lassiter
The SCAPHON Childhood Hematology Survivor Scholarship
Barbara Buchbinder
Kathy Ruccione Award for Nursing Excellence
Karen Redondo, Jill Stites, Christen Hockenberry
Nancy Jopes Educational Scholarship Winners to attend the June Conference
Andrew Panosian
Denisse Heard Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Courtney Gronbach
Amy Nishimura Memorial Education Scholarship
Lisa Lopez
Gloria Velasquez Memorial Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Veronica Larson
Fight to Victory Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Giselle Padilla
Eric-Stig Engblom Memorial Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Angela Prince
The SCAPHON Childhood Hematology Survivor Scholarship
Katy Smith, Kathleen Corcoran, Erin Morris
Nancy Jopes Educational Scholarship Winners to attend the June Conference
Terrence Ma
Denisse Heard Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Caleb Kobriger
Gloria Velasquez Memorial Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Kaylie Pendleton
Amy Nishimura Memorial Education Scholarship
Amaia Laskin
Eric-Stig Engblom Memorial Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Sana Moezzi
Fight to Victory
Holly Reeb
Kathy Ruccione Award for Excellence
Kathleen Corcoran, Don Stewart, Gwen Kimball
Nancy Jopes Educational Scholarships to attend the May conference.
Julius Tran
Denisse Heard Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Catherine Hawley
Gloria Velasquez Memorial Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Kate Lopez
Amy Nishimura Memorial Education Scholarship
Ryan Rohrich
Eric-Stig Engblom Memorial Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Sydney Pollard
Hematology Survivor Scholarship
Audrey Ball
Fight to Victory
JoAnne Augier
Kathy Ruccione Award for Excellence
Theresa Austin, Barbara Mazorek, Tamira Worthington
Nancy Jopes Educational Scholarships to attend the May conference.
Sonia Matsumoto
Denisse Heard Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
John Paul Szabo
Gloria Velasquez Memorial Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Adam Enomoto
Amy Nishimura Memorial Education Scholarship
Diego Sanchez
Eric-Stig Engblom Memorial Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Sheila Abazari
Hematology Survivor Scholarship
Marie Carl
Fight to Victory
Diane Grade
Kathy Ruccione Award for Excellence
Rachelle Green, Sharayah Elkins, Brittni Missick
Nancy Jopes Educational Scholarships to attend the May conference.
Franchesca Lansang
Denisse Heard Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Nereyda Perez
Gloria Velasquez Memorial Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Sofia Rocha
Amy Nishimura Memorial Education Scholarship
Taejin Hwang
Eric-Stig Engblom Memorial Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Bamidele Aleshe
Hematology Survivor Scholarship
Erin Morris
Kathy Ruccione Award for Excellence
Mary English, Kathleen Corcoran, Dee Imai
Nancy Jopes Educational Scholarships to attend the May conference.
John Barrios
Denisse Heard Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Pedro Gallardo
Gloria Velasquez Memorial Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Melinda Marchiano
Amy Nishimura Memorial Education Scholarship
Abigail Dionisio
Eric-Stig Engblom Memorial Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Matthew Vega
Fight To Victory Scholarship
Kayla Saikaly
Hematology Survivor Scholarship
Scarlett Czarnecki
Kathy Ruccione Award for Excellence
Swati Saiben, Mary English, & Edna Klinger
Nancy Jopes Educational Scholarships to attend the May conference.
Michael Murran
Denisse Heard Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Paloma Lamb
Amy Nishimura Memorial Education Scholarship
Bailey Quishenberry
Gloria Velasquez Memorial Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Lauren Graham
Eric-Stig Engblom Memorial Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Laura Vasquez
Kathy Ruccione Award for Excellence
Sonya Tran, Liliam Acosta, Kathleen Corcoran
Nancy Jopes Educational Scholarships to attend the May conference.
Kathleen Peterson
Denisse Heard Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Guadalupe Garcia
Amy Nishimura Memorial Education Scholarship
Erin Paulson
Gloria Velasquez Memorial Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Kristina Schultz
Eric‐Stig Engblom Memorial Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Eddy Soukhaseum
Hematology Survivor Scholarship
Kathleen Adlard
Kathy Ruccione Founders Day Award
Diane Altounji, Karla Wilson, Julia Fukuhara
Nancy Jopes Educational Scholarships to attend the May conference
Jasmine Bobadilla
Denisse Heard Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Vienna Lozano
Amy Nishimura Memorial Education Scholarship
Maryann Shama
Gloria Velasquez Memorial Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Ethan Sandoval
Fight to Victory Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Andrea Ramirez Rincon
Eric-Stig Engblom Memorial Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Mohammed Majrashi
The SCAPHON Childhood Hematology Survivor Scholarship
Alexis Harris and Evan Milnes
Shawna Esarey Memorial Scholarship
Christine Yun
Kathy Ruccione Award for Nursing Excellence
Michelle Criger, Dee Imai, Caroline Gordon
Nancy Jopes Educational Scholarship Winners to attend the June Conference
Anya Shah
Denisse Heard Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Adrian Marquez
Amy Nishimura Memorial Education Scholarship
Lily Garcia
Gloria Velasquez Memorial Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Ben Elias Krueger
Fight to Victory Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Jazmine Gomez Morales
Eric-Stig Engblom Memorial Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Daniela Barker, Jordynn Lassiter
The SCAPHON Childhood Hematology Survivor Scholarship
Barbara Buchbinder
Kathy Ruccione Award for Nursing Excellence
Karen Redondo, Jill Stites, Christen Hockenberry
Nancy Jopes Educational Scholarship Winners to attend the June Conference
Andrew Panosian
Denisse Heard Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Courtney Gronbach
Amy Nishimura Memorial Education Scholarship
Lisa Lopez
Gloria Velasquez Memorial Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Veronica Larson
Fight to Victory Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Giselle Padilla
Eric-Stig Engblom Memorial Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Angela Prince
The SCAPHON Childhood Hematology Survivor Scholarship
Katy Smith, Kathleen Corcoran, Erin Morris
Nancy Jopes Educational Scholarship Winners to attend the June Conference
Terrence Ma
Denisse Heard Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Caleb Kobriger
Gloria Velasquez Memorial Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Kaylie Pendleton
Amy Nishimura Memorial Education Scholarship
Amaia Laskin
Eric-Stig Engblom Memorial Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Sana Moezzi
Fight to Victory
Holly Reeb
Kathy Ruccione Award for Excellence
Kathleen Corcoran, Don Stewart, Gwen Kimball
Nancy Jopes Educational Scholarships to attend the May conference.
Julius Tran
Denisse Heard Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Catherine Hawley
Gloria Velasquez Memorial Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Kate Lopez
Amy Nishimura Memorial Education Scholarship
Ryan Rohrich
Eric-Stig Engblom Memorial Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Sydney Pollard
Hematology Survivor Scholarship
Audrey Ball
Fight to Victory
JoAnne Augier
Kathy Ruccione Award for Excellence
Theresa Austin, Barbara Mazorek, Tamira Worthington
Nancy Jopes Educational Scholarships to attend the May conference.
Sonia Matsumoto
Denisse Heard Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
John Paul Szabo
Gloria Velasquez Memorial Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Adam Enomoto
Amy Nishimura Memorial Education Scholarship
Diego Sanchez
Eric-Stig Engblom Memorial Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Sheila Abazari
Hematology Survivor Scholarship
Marie Carl
Fight to Victory
Diane Grade
Kathy Ruccione Award for Excellence
Rachelle Green, Sharayah Elkins, Brittni Missick
Nancy Jopes Educational Scholarships to attend the May conference.
Franchesca Lansang
Denisse Heard Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Nereyda Perez
Gloria Velasquez Memorial Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Sofia Rocha
Amy Nishimura Memorial Education Scholarship
Taejin Hwang
Eric-Stig Engblom Memorial Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Bamidele Aleshe
Hematology Survivor Scholarship
Erin Morris
Kathy Ruccione Award for Excellence
Mary English, Kathleen Corcoran, Dee Imai
Nancy Jopes Educational Scholarships to attend the May conference.
John Barrios
Denisse Heard Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Pedro Gallardo
Gloria Velasquez Memorial Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Melinda Marchiano
Amy Nishimura Memorial Education Scholarship
Abigail Dionisio
Eric-Stig Engblom Memorial Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Matthew Vega
Fight To Victory Scholarship
Kayla Saikaly
Hematology Survivor Scholarship
Scarlett Czarnecki
Kathy Ruccione Award for Excellence
Swati Saiben, Mary English, & Edna Klinger
Nancy Jopes Educational Scholarships to attend the May conference.
Michael Murran
Denisse Heard Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Paloma Lamb
Amy Nishimura Memorial Education Scholarship
Bailey Quishenberry
Gloria Velasquez Memorial Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Lauren Graham
Eric-Stig Engblom Memorial Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Laura Vasquez
Kathy Ruccione Award for Excellence
Sonya Tran, Liliam Acosta, Kathleen Corcoran
Nancy Jopes Educational Scholarships to attend the May conference.
Kathleen Peterson
Denisse Heard Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Guadalupe Garcia
Amy Nishimura Memorial Education Scholarship
Erin Paulson
Gloria Velasquez Memorial Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Kristina Schultz
Eric‐Stig Engblom Memorial Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Eddy Soukhaseum
Hematology Survivor Scholarship
Kathleen Adlard
Kathy Ruccione Founders Day Award
Diane Altounji, Karla Wilson, Julia Fukuhara
Nancy Jopes Educational Scholarships to attend the May conference
