School of Nursing Faculty Development Awards

School of Nursing presented ten awards to recognize faculty members who exceeded expectations this past year. Fellow School of Nursing faculty nominate others to highlight progress and achievement done in the School of Nursing. These awards are open to all nursing faculty and are selected by the Faculty Council and any School of Nursing faculty member willing to participate. Listed below are the 2015 awards and their recipients.

Clinical Teaching Award - Amy Pickett, MSN, R.N.

Exceptional Distance Teaching Award - Ruth Ann Bridges, Ph.D., RN-BC

Innovation Award - Karen Esquibel, Ph.D., R.N., CP NP-PC, Julia Kuzin, MSN, R.N., CPNP-AC/PC and Priscilla Reid, MSN, R.N., CPNP-AC

Dissemination Award - Kathryn Whitcomb, DNP, R.N., CHSE

Community Engagement - Rebecca Geist, MSN, R.N., APHN-BC

Novice Investigator - Bibha Gautam, Ph.D., R.N.

Distinguished Clinician Award - Emily Merrill, Ph.D., R.N., FNP

Novice Faculty - Hollis Franco, MSN, R.N.


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