Two School of Nursing professors receive VCU Medallion for Endowed Faculty Honors
Two VCU School of Nursing professors were awarded the VCU Medallion for Endowed Faculty Honors during an investiture ceremony Oct. 19 in the student lounge. Marianne Baernholdt, Ph.D., M.P.H., RN, FAAN, was recognized as the Nursing Alumni Endowed Distinguished Professor, and Pamela Parsons, Ph.D., RN, GNP-BC, was recognized as the Judith B. Collins and Joseph […]
School of Nursing alumni nominated for VNF 40 Under 40 Awards
Congratulations to SON alumni who have been nominated and/or selected for the Virginia Nurses Foundation 40 under 40 awards. The following were selected as emerging leaders: Sarah Holt (B.S. ‘05/N), Virginia Hospital Center; Wendy Lugo (B.S. ‘01/N), VCU Health; Liz Nottingham (B.S. ‘00/N), VCU Health; Charity Storm (B.S. ‘10/N), Virginia Hospital Center; and Kimberli Tate (B.S. […]
Alumna Neva White honored as a distinguished diabetes educator
Neva White, DNP, CRNP- BC, CDE (M.S. ‘91/N), senior health educator at the Jefferson Center for Urban Health, will be recognized as a Distinguished Diabetes Educator on Oct. 7 at the 2015 American Diabetes Association’s 75th anniversary and awards celebration. At the Jefferson Diabetes Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, White is the coordinator for community-based diabetes […]
School of Nursing honors Wilsie Bishop as an alumni star
Wilsie S. Bishop, D.P.A. (B.S.’70/N; M.S.’78/N), vice president for health affairs and the chief operating officer at East Tennessee State University, will be recognized on Nov. 6 at the VCU Alumni Stars event. The Alumni Star award recognizes alumni for their career and humanitarian achievements, as well as the infinite possibilities they bring to the […]
School of Nursing faculty selected for Virginia Nurses Foundation 40 Under 40 Award
Several faculty members of the VCU School of Nursing have been recognized by the Virginia Nurses Foundation for being among the top 40 under age 40 nurses in the Commonwealth. The following were selected for the 40 Under 40 Award for exceptional rising nursing leaders: Tara Albrecht, Ph.D., RN, ACNP-BC, assistant professor; Lana Sargent, M.S.N., RN, […]
Dean Jean Giddens recognized as Doris B. Yingling Endowed Chair
Virginia Commonwealth University President Michael Rao awarded the VCU Medallion for Endowed Chair Honors to Jean Giddens, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, dean of the VCU School of Nursing, at an investiture ceremony this week. The award was presented during the School of Nursing’s annual convocation for faculty and staff, held at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. Giddens […]
Maj. Elizabeth Hoettels awarded VCU Alumni Assoication’s 10 under 10 award
Maj. Elizabeth Hoettels, CCRN, CEN (B.S.’05/N), was recently recognized by VCU Alumni’s 10 Under 10 awards program, which honors alumni who earned their first VCU degree (undergraduate, graduate or professional) within the past 10 years. Hoettels, who has been deployed several times in recent years and received the Bronze Star for her service in Afghanistan, currently works at […]
School of Nursing Faculty Receive VCU Quest Global Impact Awards
Marianne Baernholdt, Ph.D., M.P.H., RN, FAAN, professor and director of the Langston Center for Quality, Safety, and Innovation, and Shelly Orr, M.S.N., RN, CNE, clinical instructor, received a VCU Quest Global Impact Award for a virtual global classroom and global visiting scholars. Their project, titled “Teaching and Researching Quality of End of Life Care in […]
Dr. Alison Montpetit Named a 2015 Blick Scholar
Alison Montpetit, Ph.D., RN, assistant professor in the Department of Adult Health and Nursing Systems, has been named a 2015 Blick Scholar. The Blick Scholars Program is funded by the George and Lavinia Blick Research Fund, an endowment designated to support medical research on the MCV Campus. It is given every four years to a maximum of […]
Alumna Gail Johnson Receives March of Dimes Nightingale Award
Gail Johnson, RN, CFE (B.S.’67/N; M.S.’76/N), was recently presented with the 2015 March of Dimes Virginia Nightingale Award and will also serve as the honorary chair of the 2015 March of Dimes Virginia Nurse of the Year Awards Gala. The annual award recognizes a Virginia nurse who is also a successful business leader in the Commonwealth. Johnson, who received […]