The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) Foundation has named the 22 nurse leaders who are the Bullwinkel Scholars for 2025.
The scholarships honour the memory of the 21 nurses killed at Radji Beach on Bangka Island, Indonesia, on 16 February 1942, and the sole survivor, Lt Col Vivian Bullwinkel.
The scholarships are valued at up to $10,000 each, and provide one study travel scholarship, and 21 recipients with enrolment into ACN’s leadership programs, giving them the opportunity to further their professional journeys.
The recipients have demonstrated remarkable leadership, dedication, and potential in their fields of nursing.
“These winners embody the best of nursing values, compassion, resilience and pride in delivering exceptional care,” ACN CEO Adjunct Professor Kathryn Zeitz FACN said.
“Nurses have so much to contribute to the health care system and ACN is proud to support them to strengthen their leadership skills and ability to advocate for their patients, colleagues, and the profession.”
The scholarships are funded by the ACN Foundation, its donors, and partners, the Department of Health and Aged Care and Department of Defence.
| Bullwinkel Scholar Recipient |
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| Sheldon Omwamba MACN |
Matron Irene Melville Drummond - FACN |
| Naomi Clark |
Sister Joyce Ada Bridge - FACN |
| John Jensen |
Sister Florence Aubin Salmon - FACN |
| Sonja Kulhavy MACN |
Sister Mary Eleanor Ellie McGlade - FACN |
| Marrianne Mcghee MACN |
Sister Janet 'Jenny' Kerr - FACN |
| Flight Lieutenant Alyce Vernon |
Lieutenant Laura Florence Fairweather - FACN |
| Rajwant Kaur |
Sister Nancy Harris - FACN |
| Katrina Cook MACN |
Sister Esther Sara Jean Stewie Stewart - FACN |
| Andrea Wilkinson MACN |
Sister Mona Margaret Anderson Tait - FACN |
| Adam Sasinowski |
Sister Mary Elizabeth 'Beth' Cuthbertson – FACN |
| Bree Looker MACN |
Sister Elaine Balfour Ogilvy - FACN |
| Raul Cox MACN |
Sister Alma May Beard - FACN |
| Alison Cooper MACN |
Sister Ellen Nell Louisa Keats - FACN |
| Breanna Carroll |
Sister Kathleen Margaret Neuss - FACN |
| Jeanette Makhoul |
Sister Rosetta Joan Wight - FACN |
| Irina Shevchenko MACN |
Sister Clarice Halligan - FACN |
| Lisa Kim Russ MACN |
Sister Dorothy Gwendoline ‘Buddy’ Elmes - FACN |
| Daniel Darmanin MACN |
Sister Peggy Everett Farmaner - FACN |
| Mary-Ellen Hose |
Sister Minnie Ivy Hodgson - FACN |
| Jessica Kinder |
Sister Bessie Wilmont - FACN |
| Leut John Townsend MACN |
Lieutenant Florence 'Flo' Rebecca Casson - FACN |
| ACN Lt Col Vivian Bullwinkel Study Travel Scholarship Recipient |
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| Mrs Annette Bezzant MACN |
Lieutenant Colonel Vivian Bullwinkel DLF |