All Articles: Awards

Professor Emeritus Merrie Kaas and Professor Kathleen Krichbaum

New resources for teaching introductory aging content are available from the Minnesota Northstar Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP), including toolkits created by School of Nursing faculty.

Zachary Taylor, Emily Gorzycki and Niloufar Niakosari Hadidi

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) students Zachary Taylor and Emily Gorzycki were named recipients of the Sandra R. Edwardson Award for Excellence in Post-Baccalaureate DNP Scholarly Project.

Donna Bliss

Professor Donna Bliss, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN, was selected to be inducted as a 2023 Fellow of the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses (WOCN) Society.

MNRS award winners

The University of Minnesota School of Nursing is one of the co-hosts of the 2024 MNRS conference, which will be held in Minneapolis Feb. 28-March 2, 2024.

Joanne Donnelly

Clinical Assistant Professor Joanne Donnelly, DNP, APRN, CRNA, was selected to be inducted as a 2023 Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA).

Professor Lucy Mkandawire-Valhmu, Associate Professor Sarah Hoffman and clinical Associate Professor Dorcas Kunkel

Two School of Nursing research projects were among the eight projects awarded approximately $160,000 by the University of Minnesota Global Programs and Strategy Alliance.

Roxanne McMurray Kevin Smith and Robin Austin

The awards highlight, recognize and celebrate exemplary nurse innovators who improve patient safety and health outcomes.

Jane Anderson

The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) named Jane Anderson, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, ANP-C, the recipient of the Nurse Practitioner Award for Excellence for the state of Minnesota. 

PhD candidate Charles Osingada

PhD candidate Charles Osingada’s abstract was named a Distinguished Abstract among all abstracts submitted for 20x20 presentation to the Midwest Nursing Research Society 2023 Annual Research Conference.

Siobhan McMahon

Associate Professor Siobhan McMahon, PhD, MPH, APRN, GNP-BC, was named a Distinguished Educator by the National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence (NHCGNE).