Alumna Paula Saxby to receive VCU Volunteer Service Award
VCU School of Nursing alumna Paula Saxby (M.S.’85/N; Ph.D.’92/N), deputy executive director at the Virginia Board of Nursing, will be awarded the MCVAA Outstanding Alumnus Award at the 2016 VCU Alumni Volunteer Service Awards ceremony on Friday, Oct. 28. The VCU Alumni Volunteer Service Awards, celebrated biennially, honor alumni who have worked with particular devotion to […]
School of Nursing dean and student receive Virginia Nurses Foundation awards
Jean Giddens, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, dean of the VCU School of Nursing, received the 2016 Leadership Excellence Award in the Nursing School Dean category at the Virginia Nurses Foundation annual gala on Saturday. The award recognizes nurse leaders serving in an educational administrative capacity that demonstrate advocacy, vision and collaboration to improve patient care and […]
VCU School of Nursing professor receives VCU Medallion for Endowed Faculty
Beth Rodgers, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, chair of the Department of Adult Health and Nursing Systems, was awarded the VCU Medallion for Endowed Faculty during an investiture ceremony this week at the School of Nursing’s annual convocation. Rodgers was recognized for her appointment as the Nursing Alumni Endowed Professor. The Nursing Alumni Endowed Professorship was established […]
VCU School of Nursing receives grant to increase nurses in community-based clinics
A roughly $800,000 grant will allow the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing to implement a program to increase the number of nurses in community-based clinical sites that provide care to underserved populations. The two-year grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration will increase nursing students’ clinical experience in […]
SON faculty, students and alumni receive Week of the Nurse awards and scholarships
Several School of Nursing faculty, students and alumni were recognized at various VCU Health events to mark National Nurse’s Week. Jeanne Walter, Ph.D., RN, FAAMA, clinical assistant professor, was the recipient of the VCU School of Nursing Excellence in Teaching Award during the VCU Health 2016 Week of the Nurse ceremony held in the Medical […]
SNRS conference recap
The VCU and UVA Schools of Nursing hosted the Southern Nursing Research Society 2016 Annual Conference Feb. 24-27 at the Colonial Williamsburg Lodge in Williamsburg, Virginia. Three faculty honored during the SNRS awards luncheon include: Kyungh An, Ph.D., RN, D. Jean Woods Nursing Scholarship; Suzanne Ameringer, Ph.D., RN, Mid-Career Researcher Award; and Patricia Kinser, Ph.D., RN […]
Tara Albrecht selected for emerging nurse researcher award
Tara Albrecht, Ph.D., RN, ACNP-BC, assistant professor, was selected as the North America region recipient of the Emerging Nurse Researcher Award. She will be recognized during the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International’s 27th International Nursing Research Congress, in July 2016 in Cape Town, South Africa.
IPEC 501 awesome video essay award winners
The fall semester marked the inaugural course offering of IPEC 501 Foundation of Interprofessional Collaborative Practice course. Over 500 beginning level students from seven health science programs learned about, from and with one another to improve future interprofessional practice. Teams of five to six students engaged in specific learning activities aimed to enhance their knowledge […]
VCU School of Nursing recognizes 186 new graduates
The VCU School of Nursing recognized VCU Nursing fall 2015 graduates on Friday, Dec. 11 at the Fall 2015 Recognition Ceremony held at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. VCU’s Fall Commencement Exercises were held Saturday, Dec. 12 at the Siegel Center. A highlight of the recognition ceremony was the presentation of a $5,462 check from […]
School of Nursing alumni and students nominated for March of Dimes nurse of the year award
Congratulations to SON alumni and students who were selected as finalists for the 2015 March of Dimes nurse of the year award: Melanie Ziff, VCU Health; Diana Naidoo; Emily Fritter, VCU Health; Felicia L. Harris (B.S. ‘04/N), Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital; Kathryn E. Funk (B.S. ‘04/N), Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center; Chantelle Lands (M.S. […]