NAPF / GALA Sponsored
Scholarship Recipients
NAPF Sponsored Scholarships are awarded and managed by the AANA Foundation. Scholarships are available to all nurse anesthesia residents who are AANA members and currently enrolled in an accredited nurse anesthesia program. For FY24 the AANA Foundation will award five $3,000 NAPF sponsored scholarships during the 2025 AANA Annual Congress thanks to your generous contributions.
2025 scholarships will be in memoriam of GALA co-founder Dr. Sandra J. Kilde, EdD, CRNA.
Download the FY24 list of scholarship awardees and sponsors.
Award amount:
$3,000

Jesse Horner, BSN, RN
Graduation:
2026
Award amount:
$3,000
Award year:
2024
Sponsor:
The Nurse Anesthesiology Pride Foundation
Award amount:
$3,000

Andrew Roman Gartee, DNP, CRNA
Graduation:
2025
Award amount:
$3,000
Award year:
2024
Sponsor:
The Nurse Anesthesiology Pride Foundation
Award amount:
$3,000

Kevin Pasquale, DNP, CRNA
Graduation:
2025
Award amount:
$3,000
Award year:
2024
Sponsor:
The Nurse Anesthesiology Pride Foundation
Award amount:
$3,000

Caleb Martin, DNP, CRNA
Graduation:
2024
Award amount:
$3,000
Award year:
2024
Sponsor:
The Nurse Anesthesiology Pride Foundation
Award amount:
$3,000

Jennifer Raab, BSN, RN
Graduation:
unknown
Award amount:
$3,000
Award year:
2024
Sponsor:
The Nurse Anesthesiology Pride Foundation
Award amount:
$3,000

Mackenzie Cooper, DNP, CRNA
Graduation:
2025
Award amount:
$3,000
Award year:
2023
Sponsor:
The Nurse Anesthesiology Pride Foundation
Award amount:
$3,000

Blake Solomon, DNP, CRNA
Graduation:
2024
Award amount:
$3,000
Award year:
2023
Sponsor:
The Nurse Anesthesiology Pride Foundation
Award amount:
$3,000

Walker Corless, DNP, CRNA
Graduation:
2023
Award amount:
$3,000
Award year:
2023
Sponsor:
The Nurse Anesthesiology Pride Foundation
Award amount:
$3,000

Alexandra (Alex) Rentz, DNP, CRNA
Graduation:
2023
Award amount:
$3,000
Award year:
2023
Sponsor:
The Nurse Anesthesiology Pride Foundation
Award amount:
$3,000

Jacob Bonnema, DNP, APRN-CRNA
Graduation:
2023
Award amount:
$3,000
Award year:
2022
Sponsor:
The Nurse Anesthesiology Pride Foundation
Award amount:
$3,000

Taylor Crittenden, DNP, CRNA
Graduation:
2023
Award amount:
$3,000
Award year:
2022
Sponsor:
The Nurse Anesthesiology Pride Foundation
Award amount:
$3,000

Bronsen Orta, DNP,CRNA
Graduation:
2023
Award amount:
$3,000
Award year:
2022
Sponsor:
The Nurse Anesthesiology Pride Foundation
Award amount:
$3,000

Edgar Escobar, MSN, CRNA
Graduation:
2022
Award amount:
$3,000
Award year:
2022
Sponsor:
The Nurse Anesthesiology Pride Foundation
Award amount:
$3,000

Charles Walker, DNP, CRNA
Graduation:
2022
Award amount:
$3,000
Award year:
2021
Sponsor:
The Gay and Lesbian Anesthetists
Award amount:
$3,000

Jake Forrester, MSN, CRNA
Graduation:
2021
Award amount:
$3,000
Award year:
2021
Sponsor:
The Gay and Lesbian Anesthetists
Award amount:
$1,000 (2020) & $3,000 (2021)

Benjamin Watlington, DNAP, CRNA
Graduation:
2021
Award amount:
$1,000 (2020) & $3,000 (2021)
Award year:
2020 & 2021
Sponsor:
The Gay and Lesbian Anesthetists
Award amount:
$1,000

Theodore Wong, DNP, CRNA
Graduation:
2021
Award amount:
$1,000
Award year:
2020
Sponsor:
The Gay and Lesbian Anesthetists
Award amount:
$1,000

Christopher Carlton, MSN, CRNA
Graduation:
2020
Award amount:
$1,000
Award year:
2020
Sponsor:
The Gay and Lesbian Anesthetists
Award amount:
$1,000

Elliot Barnwell, DNP, CRNA
Graduation:
2021
Award amount:
$1,000
Award year:
2019
Sponsor:
The Gay and Lesbian Anesthetists
Award amount:
$1,000

Christopher Artley, DNP, CRNA
Graduation:
2020
Award amount:
$1,000
Award year:
2019
Sponsor:
The Gay and Lesbian Anesthetists
Award amount:
$1,000

Devin Burroughs, DNP, CRNA
Graduation:
2020
Award amount:
$1,000
Award year:
2019
Sponsor:
The Gay and Lesbian Anesthetists
Award amount:
$1,000

Rachel Cooper, DNP, CRNA
Graduation:
2020
Award amount:
$1,000
Award year:
2019
Sponsor:
The Gay and Lesbian Anesthetists
Award amount:
$1,000

Jessie Bozelka, DNP, CRNA, ARNP
Graduation:
2019
Award amount:
$1,000
Award year:
2019
Sponsor:
The Gay and Lesbian Anesthetists
Award amount:
$1,000

Matthew Simonetti, DNAP, CRNA
Graduation:
2019
Award amount:
$1,000
Award year:
2019
Sponsor:
The Gay and Lesbian Anesthetists
Award amount:
$1,000

Christopher Chrosniak, MSN, CRNA
Graduation:
2018
Award amount:
$1,000
Award year:
2019
Sponsor:
The Gay and Lesbian Anesthetists
Award amount:
$1,000

Brian Nygard, DNP, CRNA
Graduation:
2020
Award amount:
$1,000
Award year:
2018
Sponsor:
The Gay and Lesbian Anesthetists
Award amount:
$1,000

Krista Hord, MSN, CRNA
Graduation:
2018
Award amount:
$1,000
Award year:
2018
Sponsor:
The Gay and Lesbian Anesthetists
Award amount:
$1,000

Lynn Rivers, MSN, CRNA
Graduation:
2018
Award amount:
$1,000
Award year:
2018
Sponsor:
The Gay and Lesbian Anesthetists
Award amount:
$1,000

Alisha Tuttle, MSN, CRNA
Graduation:
2018
Award amount:
$1,000
Award year:
2017 & 2018
Sponsor:
The Gay and Lesbian Anesthetists
Award amount:
$1,000

Amy Suralis, DNP, CRNA
Graduation:
2017
Award amount:
$1,000
Award year:
2018
Sponsor:
The Gay and Lesbian Anesthetists
Award amount:
$1,000

Ashley Fuchs, APRN, CRNA, DNAP
Graduation:
2020
Award amount:
$1,000
Award year:
2017
Sponsor:
The Gay and Lesbian Anesthetists
Award amount:
$1,000

Alexis Ventura, DNP, CRNA
Graduation:
2019
Award amount:
$1,000
Award year:
2017
Sponsor:
The Gay and Lesbian Anesthetists
Award amount:
$1,000

Amanda Morris, DNP, CRNA
Graduation:
2018
Award amount:
$1,000
Award year:
2017
Sponsor:
The Gay and Lesbian Anesthetists
Award amount:
$1,000

Justin Mullaney, DNP, CRNA
Graduation:
2018
Award amount:
$1,000
Award year:
2017
Sponsor:
The Gay and Lesbian Anesthetists
Award amount:
$1,000

Alisha Tuttle, MSN, CRNA
Graduation:
2018
Award amount:
$1,000
Award year:
2017 & 2018
Sponsor:
The Gay and Lesbian Anesthetists
Award amount:
$1,000

Richard Cabral, DNP, CRNA
Graduation:
MSN 2002; DNP 2015
Award amount:
$1,000
Award year:
2001
Sponsor:
The Gay and Lesbian Anesthetists
