The Karen DeLisle Memorial Scholarship Foundation (KDMSF) was formed to distribute scholarships to qualifying New Jersey students who are pursuing a college degree. At the age of 40, Karen made the decision to leave nursing and to pursue a lifelong ambition to make her mark as a writer. Shortly thereafter, she began her second career as a reporter and columnist for the Hunterdon County Democrat and the Delaware Valley News. After Karen lost her battle with cancer in September 2004, the Foundation was created in her memory as a tribute to her love of writing and the value she placed on secondary education.