TTUHSC Honors School of Nursing Faculty and Staff

The School of Nursing faculty and staff were awarded this year for their contributions to medical education and patient care.
Several Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Nursing faculty and staff were awarded this year for their unparalleled contributions to medical education and patient care. Staff and faculty members were presented with many prestigious awards, which were announced at an organizational meeting for the School of Nursing.
Health care workers are invaluable to communities locally and across the globe. As a cutting edge university, TTUHSC is proud of our faculty and staff within the school of nursing for their team efforts and innovative ideas.
Find this year’s awards recipients below:
STAFF AWARDS
- Creative Innovator-Emmanuel Sanchez
- Customer Service-Paige Abney
- Leadership-Amanda Jensen
- Our Values-Priscilla Card
FACULTY AWARDS
- DAISY Award-Sandy Nease
- Exceptional Teaching (Non-traditional)-Pat Francis Johnson
- Exceptional Teaching (Traditional)-Erin Gibson
- Team Teaching-Alyce Ashcraft, Carol Boswell, Jen Collins, Chris Esperat, Donna Owen
- Novice Faculty-Courtney Chovanetz
- Novice Investigator-Jenna Kesey
- Research Achievement-Alyce Ashcraft
- Community Engagement-Hollis Franco
- Exceptional Mentoring-Becky Geist (Remote), Irene Salinas (Lubbock), Donna Paris (Abilene), Lea Keesee (Odessa)
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