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.

 

 

Previous award winners are:

 

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

 

 

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

 

2009

Cindy Munro '97NP, '92PhD

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

 

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

 

2009

Vivian H. Bagby '60St.P, '82, '90(G)AHP

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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:

 

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

 

 

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

 

2009

Christi Adams '88, '06

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

 

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

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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