Scholarships
The Eunice Coppin Scholarship Award is granted to students pursuing careers in nursing, aiming to inspire and support the next generation of healthcare providers.
Scholarships, Awards & Grants
The organization provides scholarships, conducts health fairs, and offers educational support and charitable aid to numerous organizations and individuals. From our first Scholarship Luncheon in 1970 to the present, we have consistently honored our past while shaping the future. Our contributions span.
Scholarship Award Criteria and Application
Scholarship Luncheon
1969 Tyrone Caddle, student at Presentation College, St. John, received the first BNAA Scholarship Award which was presented at the First Scholarship Luncheon on Sunday, May 24.
1970 Ethinia Straker, a student at Codrington High School in Barbados, was the second award winner.
1992 Debra Phillips , a student at Brooklyn College, New York (major Psychology)
1997 Paula M. Maxwell, student at Long Island University, was awarded the Dame Nita Barrow Scholarship Award (major Nursing).
The 1969 and 1970 Scholarship Winners
Eunice Coppin Scholarship Award (ECSA
The Eunice Coppin Scholarship Award (ECSA) was established in 1982 and is presented in memory of Eunice Coppin, a member of the Barbados Nurses Association of America, Inc. The purpose of this scholarship award is to provide educational assistance to a student who is pursuing a career in Nursing. BNAA has awarded 16 Eunice Coppin Scholarships Awards to date.
Eunice Coppin Award winners 1982 – 2024:
1982 – Renee Whittaker – New York
1987 – Ronald Robinson – New York
1997 – Monique Robinson – New York
|2001 – Sharon Bedford – New York*
2007 – Marthalie McClean – New York
2012 – Marlene Nicole Brown – New York
Alycia Amanda Richmond – New York
2017 – Nicole Greenidge – Barbados
Ayesha Harte – Barbados
2022 – Mark Yearwood – Barbados
Shakera Layne – Barbados
Lian Clarke – Barbados
2024 – Rashawn Gibson – Barbados
Jessica Spooner – Barbados
Christy Osborne – Barbados
Profile of Sharon Bedford, MSN, RN-BC
Sharon Bedford, the 4th recipient of this award, has remained active in the organization for over 20 years. Sharon is a graduate of Medgar Evers College School of Nursing and SUNY Downstate Medical Center. She has been a registered nurse for over 22 years and a certified medical-surgical nurse for 17 years. Sharon’s direct clinical patient care role is as a wound care nurse at OBH Interfaith Campus in Brooklyn, New York. Sharon is a member of BNAA’s Executive team and has served as Assistant Business Manager, Assistant Treasurer and now Treasurer. Sharon represented BNAA as a presenter of the Eunice Coppin Scholarship Awards to nursing students at the Barbados Community College in Barbados in 2024.
Dame Nita Barrow Scholarship Award (1997)
The Dame Nita Barrow Scholarship Award was awarded in 1997 to Paula M. Maxwell, a nursing student at Long Island University. The award was in honor of Nita Barrow, Dame of St. Andrew, Permanent Representative for Barbados to the United Nations, Doctor of Laws, Doctor of Science and Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing. Dame Nita Barrow was renowned for her contributions in the areas of health care, adult and nursing education, women’s issues and the cause of peace.
Memorial Scholarship Awards
Dr. Deborah Brathwaite Scholarship Award
The Deborah Brathwaite Scholarship Award was awarded in 2017 in memory of Dr. Deborah Brathwaite. The donation for this scholarship was made possible by Gail E.D. Brathwaite, GCM, through her continued commitment to philanthropic work in memory of her sister. The scholarship provided educational assistance to two students in New York pursuing a career in Nursing.
2017 – Nicole Holder – New York
2022 – Taleya Delpeche – New York
Lydia T. Bedford Scholarship Award
The Lydia T. Bedford Scholarship Award was founded in 2022 by BNAA Executive Members, Sharon Bedford, Treasurer, and sister Lynette Bedford, Business Manager, in honor of their late mother. The scholarship award provided educational assistance to a student in Barbados pursuing a career in Nursing.
2022 – Aldaro Blackman – Barbados Community College
William M. Denny and Velta C. Denny Memorial Scholarship Award
The William M. Denny and Velta C. Denny Memorial Scholarship Award was founded in 2024 by BNAA member, Velta Simmons, in honor of her late parents. The scholarship award provided educational assistance to a student in Barbados pursuing a career in Nursing.
2024 – Ayeshia Bedford
Grants & Awards
Grant
1985 Carvel Phillips – Oakwood College
Community Awards
1972 Martin Harcourt.
Corvette Walcott – students, Barbados Community College
1974 Two students, Barbados Community College
1975 Lawrence Guest – student, New York City College
1977 Barbados Association for Mentally Retarded Children
1982 Barbados Association for the Handicapped
1987 Dr. Richard Glendon Ishmael, M.D.
1992 Hale House – not-for-profit childcare agency for young children born to drug addicted mothers
1997 The Dorothy Robinson Community Award presented to Kianga House, shelter for young mothers (18-21) and their babies
2002 Repertory Impact Theatre
2007 Vincent E. Hutchinson, M.D. awarded the Health Service Award
2012 Detective Henderson
Leroy Hutchinson
2017 Justice Sylvia Hinds-Radix
Gail E. D. Brathwaite, GCM
2022 Sonia Clarke.
Mark Reid
Lydia T. Bedford Scholarship Award
The Lydia T. Bedford Scholarship Award was founded in 2022 by BNAA Executive Members, Sharon Bedford, Treasurer, and sister Lynette Bedford, Business Manager, in honor of their late mother. The scholarship award provided educational assistance to a student in Barbados pursuing a career in Nursing.
2022 – Aldaro Blackman – Barbados Community College
Campership Awards
Awarded to children with chronic conditions to enable them to attend summer camp.
1970 Loretta Daniels – attended Sprout Lake, Special Camp for Cardiac Children, N.Y.
1971 David McKnight – attended Special Camp for Diabetic Children, N.Y.
1972 Dolores Redding – Child of Sickle Cell Anemia Clinic, N.Y.
1976 Charles Pearson – attended Special Camp for children with medical Problems, N.Y.
1982 Fresh Air Fund – aided disadvantaged New York City children to explore the world beyond the inner-city in which they live.