TTUHSC Honors School of Nursing Faculty
Due to COVID-19, this year's ceremony was presented virtually
Several Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Nursing faculty were awarded this year for their unparalleled contributions to medical education and patient care. Faculty members were presented with many prestigious awards, including the newly added DAISY Extraordinary Faculty award.
The DAISY Award, formed in 2000, is an internationally recognized nurse award currently
presented at many hospitals and schools of nursing across the globe. The founders
of this award are the family of J. Patrick Barnes, who died at 33 of complications
from an autoimmune disease called idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP). Moved
by the compassionate nurses who took care of Barnes, his family formed recognition
programs to honor direct care nurses, nursing faculty and nursing students. The name
“DAISY” stands for “diseases affecting the immune system.” Award recipients are chosen
for their qualities as a role model in their profession, their enthusiasm for education,
and their demonstrations of compassion in the field.
2020 has proven to individuals across the country that health care workers are invaluable
to our society and often make daily sacrifices for the betterment of their communities.
The health care workforce in West Texas would not be the resilient, innovative group
that it is today without the help of TTUHSC’s School of Nursing faculty.
Find this year’s awards recipients below:
Student Government Association Faculty Awards Addendum:
Psychiatric-Mental Health NP Program
- Dr. Susan Calloway
Accelerated BSN Program
- Diana Goodwin
BSN to DNP Family NP
- Dr. Grace Sun
Doctor of Nursing Practice Program
- Dr. Lisa Campbell
MSN Acute Care Pediatrics NP
- Julia Kuzin
MSN Administration
- Dr. Cindy Acton
MSN Acute-Gero Acute Care NP Program
- Dr. Tara Hilliard
MSN Education
- Dr. Laura Thomas
MSN Family NP
- LaMicha Hogan
MSN Informatics
- Dr. Susan McBride
MSN Nurse Midwifery
- Dr. Patricia Olenick
MSN Pediatric Primary Care NP
- Dr. Mercedes Day
RN to BSN
- Dr. Richard Pullen
Traditional BSN Level I
- Dr. Donna Paris
Traditional BSN Level II
- David Baba
Traditional BSN Level III
- Dr. Amy Owen
Traditional BSN Level IV
- Dr. Terry Hill
Faculty Development Awards:
The Faculty Development Awards Task Force consisted of 8 faculty members. They evaluated 17 nomination packets.
Exceptional Teaching Traditional
- Dr. Amy Boothe
Exceptional Teaching Non-Traditional
- Dr. Kathleen Kearney
Exceptional Teaching Graduate
- Dr. Laura Thomas
Community Engagement
- Dr. Lisa Campbell
Novice Faculty
- Rebecca Clark
Novice Investigator
- Dr. Kyle Johnson
Research Achievement
- Dr. Sharon Cannon
Distinguished Clinician
- Dr. Steven Branham
Team Teaching:
- Dr. Patti White
- Morgan Ashley
- Alison Barron
- Debbie Casaus
- Dr. Tammie Coffman
- Dr. Terry Hill
- Cindy Koonce
- Melissa Leal
- Mary Mwaur
- Dr. Amy Owen
- Brandy Pitts
- Belen Ramirez
- Sarah Shellenberger
- Dr. Kathy Sridaromont
- Brandi Sawyer
The DAISY Extraordinary Faculty Award:
- Dr. Kellie Bruce
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