2015 International Awards for Nursing Excellence Recipients
Chapter Key Award Recipients
Chapters Celebrating an Anniversary
Amy J. Berman Geriatric Nursing Leadership Award
Nancy E. Edwards, PhD, MSN, BSN ANP-BC
Associate Professor, Director of Primary Care AGNP Program
Purdue University School of Nursing
Indiana, USA
Delta Omicron #109
Audrey Hepburn Award for Contributions to the Health and Welfare of Children
Azza H. Ahmed, DNSc, IBCLC, CPNP
Associate Professor
Purdue University School of Nursing
Indiana, USA
Delta Omicron #109
Daniel J. Pesut Spirit of Renewal Award
Safiya George Dalmida, PhD RN APRN-BC
Associate Professor – University of Alabama, Capstone College of Nursing
Adjunct Faculty - Emory University, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
Alabama and Georgia, USA
Alpha Epsilon #027
The Episteme Award
Jacquelyn Campbell, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor, Anna D. Wolf Chair
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
Maryland, USA
Nu Beta Chapter #312
Evidence-Based Practice Award
Rona F Levin, PhD, RN
Clinical Professor and Director, DNP Program
New York University College of Nursing
New York, USA
Alpha Omega Chapter #046
Upsilon Chapter #018
Helen Henry Excellence of Care
Danyale Marie Davis, BSN, RN, PCCN
Registered Nurse
Sentara Healthcare
Virginia, USA
Joanna M Hudak, MS, RRT, NPS
Respiratory Care and Pulmonary Diagnostics Manager
Sentara Healthcare
Virginia, USA
Elizabeth M. Ryland, BA, RRT
Clinical Respiratory Specialist
Sentara Leigh Hospital
Virginia, USA
Hester C. Klopper Global Health Award
Rho Delta Chapter #410
Aga Khan University School of Nursing and Midwifery
Pakistan
Melanie C. Dreher Outstanding Dean Award for Excellence in Chapter Support
Patrick R. Coonan, RN, EdD, NEA-BC, FACHE
Dean and Professor
Adelphi University, College of Nursing and Public Health
New York, USA
Alpha Omega Chapter #046
New Member Pillar Award
Jerico G. Alicante, MANc, BSN, RN, CNN
Training Specialist for Research and Development
Health Care Corporation of America - Health Connections
Philippines
Alpha Eta Chapter #029
Tau Nu Chapter #443
Practice/Academe Innovation Collaboration Award
Interdisciplinary Healthcare Education Partnership
Alberta Health Services
MacEwan University
NorQuest College
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
Provincial Health Services Authority
University of Alberta
Alberta, Canada
Virginia K. Saba Nursing Informatics Leadership Award
Roy L. Simpson, DNP, RN, DPNAP, FAAN
Vice President Nursing - Cerner Corporation
Clinical Professor - Emory University, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
Georgia, USA
Honorary Member
Best of Publications Awards
Best of Journal of Nursing Scholarship - Clinical Scholarship
Frequency and Duration of Nursing Care Related to Older Patient Mobility
Barbara Doherty-King, Ju Young Yoon, Kristen Pecanac, Roger Brown, and Jane Mahoney
Best of Journal of Nursing Scholarship - Profession and Society
Scientific Misconduct: Also an Issue in Nursing Science?
Katharina Fierz, Susan Gennaro, Kris Dierickx, Theo Van Achterberg, Karen H. Morin, and Sabina De Geest
Best of Journal of Nursing Scholarship - Health Policies and Systems
Clinical Relevance of Routinely Measured Vital Signs in Hospitalized Patients: A Systematic Review
Marja N. Storm-Versloot, Lotte Verweij, Cees Lucas, Jeroen Ludikhuize, J. Carel Goslings, Dink A. Legemate, and Hester Vermeulen
Best of Journal of Nursing Scholarship - in World Health
A Blueprint for Genomic Nursing Science
Genomic Nursing State of the Science Advisory Panel, Kathleen A. Calzone, Jean Jenkins, Alexis D. Bakos, Ann K. Cashion, Nancy Donaldson, W. Gregory Feero, Suzanne Feetham, Patricia A. Grady, Ada Sue Hinshaw, Ann R. Knebel, Nellie Robinson, Mary E. Ropka, Diane Seibert, Kathleen R. Stevens, Lois A. Tully, and Jo Ann Webb
Best of Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing Award
Nursing Interventions for Improving Nutritional Status and Outcomes of Stroke Patients: Descriptive Reviews of Processes and Outcomes
Lin Perry, Sharon Hamilton, Jane Williams, and Susan Jones
The Capstone International Nursing Book Award
Transforming Interprofessional Partnerships
Published by The Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International
Teddie M Potter, PhD, MS, RN
Clinical Associate Professor, Coordinator of the DNP in Health Innovation and Leadership, Director of Diversity and Inclusivity
University of Minnesota
Minnesota, USA
Zeta Chapter #005
Board Awards
Nell J. Watts Lifetime Achievement Award
Afaf I. Meleis, PhD, DrPS(hon), FAAN
Former Dean and Professor of Nursing and Sociology
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Pennsylvania, USA
Alpha Eta Chapter #029
Xi Chapter #013
Nelly Garzón Alarcón, MSN
STTI Regional Coordinator - Latin America & Caribbean (2011-2013)
Colombia
Upsilon Nu Chapter #467
Archon Award
Izzeldin Abuelaish, MD, MPH
Associate Professor
University of Toronto
Canada
Jhpiego
Maryland, USA
Lucie S. Kelly Mentor Award
Judith Bruce, PhD, RN
Professor
University of Witwatersrand, Department of Nursing
South Africa
Tau Lambda at-Large Chapter #441
Martha Hill, PhD, RN, FAAN
Dean Emerita & Professor
Johns Hopkins University
Maryland, USA
Nu Beta Chapter #312
Dorothy Ford Buschmann Presidential Award
Nelouise Geyer, PhD, RN, FANSA
Chief Executive Officer
Nursing Education Association
South Africa
Tau Lambda at-Large Chapter #441
Elizabeth Mokoka, PhD, RN, FANSA
Program Manager
FUNDISA
South Africa
Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award
Sheila Tlou, PhD, RN,FAAN
Director
UNAIDS Regional Support Team for Eastern and Southern Africa
Botswana
Tau Lambda at-Large Chapter #441
Chapter Awards
Chapter Communications and Publicity Award
Rho Delta Chapter #410
Aga Khan University School of Nursing and Midwifery
Pakistan
Clinical Partnership Awards
Academic Health/Medical Center
University of Louisville Hospital- KentuckyOne Health
Kentucky, USA
Founders Awards
Dorothy Garrigas Adams for Excellence in Fostering Professional Standards
Barbara A. Brunt, MA, MN, RN-BC, NE-BC, FABC
Magnet Program Director
Summa Akron City and St. Thomas Hospitals
Ohio, USA
Delta Omega #118
Edith Moore Copeland for Excellence in Creativity
Nancy Glass, PhD, MPH, RN
Professor
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
Maryland, USA
Nu Beta Chapter #312
Elizabeth McWilliams Miller for Excellence in Research
M. Cynthia Logsdon, PhD, WHNP-BC, FAAN
Professor - University of Louisville, School of Nursing
Associate Chief of Nursing for Research - University of Louisville Hospital/James Graham Brown Cancer Center
Kentucky, USA
Alpha Chapter #001
Iota Gamma Chapter #217
Elizabeth Russell Belford for Excellence in Education
Deanna L. Reising, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, ANEF
Associate Professor
Indiana University
Indiana, USA
Alpha Chapter #001
Ethel Palmer Clarke for Chapter Excellence
Pi Gamma Chapter #385
Mercer University Georgia Baptist College of Nursing
Georgia, USA
Marie Hippensteel Lingeman for Excellence in Nursing Practice
Judith E. Haber, PhD, APRN, BC, FAAN
The Ursula Springer Leadership Professor in Nursing
New York University, College of Nursing
New York, USA
Upsilon Chapter #018
Alpha Omega Chapter #046
Mary Tolle Wright Award for Excellence in Leadership
Sr. Carol Keehan, DC, RN, MS
President and Chief Executive Officer
Catholic Health Assoiation
District of Columbia, USA
Alpha Beta Chapter #024
Media Awards
Nursing Media Award (Print)
Pamela Triolo, PhD, RN, FAAN
Author and Chief Executive Officer
Principled Leadership Solutions
Texas, USA
Zeta Pi Chapter #158
Nursing Media Award (Other – Electronic, Photography, Art, etc.)
Duke University Health System Nursing Leadership
North Carolina, USA
Research Awards
Research Dissemination Award
Sujatha Shanmugasundaram, PhD, RN, RM, MACN
Professor
Victoria University
Australia
Eta Pi Chapter #182
Research Dissertation Award
Kerry Ann Peterson, PhD, DNP, PMHCNS, PMHNP
Assistant Professor
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Colorado, USA
Xi Phi Chapter #355
Technology Awards
Best Practice in Technology
Nancy P. Hanrahan, PHD, RN, FAAN
Associate Dean & Professor
Northeastern University School of Nursing
Massachusetts, USA
Xi Chapter #013