School of Nursing Honors Distinguished Faculty
Wendy Thal (center) received the Community Engagement Award.
The School of Nursing recently honored outstanding educators as part of its Faculty Development Awards program.
Nominations for these annual awards are submitted by peers and the individuals themselves. The Faculty Affairs Committee reviews submissions and selects the winners.
This year’s distinguished faculty members are:
The Clinical Teaching Award - Cady Clark, MSN, R.N., assistant professor/site coordinator, Austin
The Young Investigator Award - Jeannette Crenshaw, DNP, R.N., assistant professor, Lubbock
Best Distance Teaching Award - Tara Hilliard, MSN, R.N., ACNP-BC, instructor, coordinator ACNP program, Lubbock
Innovation Award - LaMicha Hogan, R.N., MSN, FNP-BC, assistant professor/family nurse practitioner, Lubbock
Best Classroom Teaching Award - Kyle Johnson, MSN, R.N., instructor, Lubbock
Community Engagement Award - Wendy Thal, DNP, R.N.,FNP-C, CEN, associate professor, Lubbock
The Novice Award - Debra Winckler, MSN, R.N., instructor, Abilene
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