Outstanding Nurse Alumnus Award
The Outstanding Nurse Alumnus Award was initiated in 1970 to honor outstanding contributions of graduates of the School of Nursing. This award is presented in recognition of a successful nursing career. The recipient is recognized as a leader and expert who has contributed to health-related and other groups and has impacted the nursing profession with creativity and innovation.
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Previous award winners are:
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1970
Anne Franks Mahoney '29
1972
Marguerite Nicholson '34
1974
Jean Marie Hayter '49, '51
1976
Janet Hoyleman Locklear '56
1978
Katherine C. Bobbitt '56
1980
Wilsie S. Bishop '70, '78
1982
Barbara H. Dunn '70, Cert
1984
Dorsye E. Russell '43
1986
Virginia G. Wessells '44, '55
1988
Not Awarded
1990
Shirley Wright Lee '46, '55
1992
Betsy A. Bampton '60
1994
Mary Lou Hanson Moore '55
1996
Not Awarded
1998
Frances W. McNew '52
2000
Barbara Kay Overton '88
2002
Captain Pauline R. Jones-Tate '50
2004
Ellis Quinn Youngkin'78
2006
Patti Rager '71, '78
2008
Jennifer Hopkins Matthews '74, '76
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1971
Not Awarded
1973
Elizabeth K. Ryan '30, '48
1975
Not Awarded
1977
L. Frances Gordon '43
1979
Not Awarded
1981
Harriette A. Patteson '32
1983
Faye L. Peters '52
1985
Dorothy S. Crowder '74, '76
1987
Eleanor A. Lynch '44
1989
Clementine S. Pollok '58, '72
1991
Bernardine A. Clarke '75
1993
Corinne F. Dorsey '54, '65
1995
Mary Jo Kahn '71, '74
1997
Shirley H. Odell Welker '58, '78
1999
Judith B. Collins '75
2001
Gloria G. Hildebrand '60
2003
Barbara Reyna '94
2005
Shirley L. Jones '97
2007
Francine Barr '82
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Outstanding Nurse Service Award
The Outstanding Nurse Service Award was presented for the first time in 1989. This award honors School of Nursing alumni who have shown outstanding leadership and service to the community, the School or University, or professional or community organizations.
Previous award winners are:
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1989
Jean Moye Shepard '58
1991
Beauty D. Crummette '58
1993
Thelma P. Walker-Brown '48
1995
Sylvia Daley Hines '34, '40
1997
Donna D. Gammon '90
1999
Jessica K. Falkos '59
2001
Patricia B. Bernal '80, '91
Cynia A. Katsorelos '58
2003
Not Awarded
2005
Barbara Woodland Fleming '69, '81
2007
Deborah Kirkland '91
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1990
Frances W. Kay '59
1992
Susan Floyd Bennett '72
1994
Carolease Wallace '38, '41
1996
Not Awarded
1998
Not Awarded
2000
Sandra W. Myers '71
2002
Bell-Jo M. Rodgers '60
2004
June Turnage '59, '71
2006
Nancy Mitchell '57
2008
Catherine Mooklar Courtney '70, '77
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Outstanding Nurse Practice Award
The Outstanding Nurse Practice Award was added in 1992, the award for outstanding practice honors a School of Nursing graduate who exemplifies an innovative, professional and scholarly approach to his or her practice and contributes to the development of others.
Previous award winners are:
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1992
Cathy A. James '85, '95
1994
Emily C. Bennett '72, '76
1996
Katharine K. Spiegel '78
1998
Stephanie Gail Metzger '87
2000
Jo Wheeler Robins '91, '99
2002
Susan Williams '63
2004
Virginia L. Edwards '72, '75, '77
2006
Not Awarded
2008
Sara Phillippe '98
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1993
Gail W. Johnson '67, '76
1995
Jane Long Mendez-Picon '70
1997
Sherry W. Fox '80, '89, '02
1999
Mary J. Snedegar '59
2001
Not Awarded
2003
Jerry Gradek '98
2005
Judith Parker-Falzoi '87, '93
2007
Linda Hancock '85, '01
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Nursing Alumni Star Award
The Alumni Star Awards were first presented in 1989 as a way to highlight the accomplishments of successful alumni from all of the schools of VCU's two campuses. From 2001 until 2005, the presentations were made every other year in November at Virginia Commonwealth University's Founders Day dinner. The 2008 award was presented during Commencement activities. The Nursing Alumni Star Award recognizes graduates who have made significant achievements in their careers, in the community, and/or in service to the University.
Previous award winners are:
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1989
Sarah Cooke '39
1991
Stephanie Ferguson '87
1993
Woody B. Hanes '79
1995
Regan L. Crump '78
1998
Nancy K. Durrett '58, '72
2000
Rita Pickler '98
2003
Bennie L. Marshall '70
2008
Golden Bethune-Hill '85
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1990
Martha Moon '79, '84
1992
Beth A. Collins '81, '83
1994
Dana Moriconi '76
1997
Marilyn B. Tavenner '83
1999
Patricia A. Rowell '74
2001
Susan Morales '71
2005
Margaret Gallagher Lewis '88
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