Criteria
This award honors a School of Nursing graduate for exceptional humanitarian service in a healthcare environment. Nominee must excel in at least two of the following:
- Nominee goes beyond the excellence expected of our U of MN nursing graduates through demonstrated leadership in: a) the assessment/alleviation of significant health care problem(s), b) development and/or implementation of an innovation in health care delivery or, c) leadership in inter-professional work that addresses a significant health problem.
- Performs extraordinary altruistic and humanitarian healthcare service.
- Changes/saves lives through holistic care efforts.
- Makes a meaningful difference in the world through sustained leadership in focusing nursing actions on societal health care concerns.
- Provides distinguished service that brings honor to the nursing profession, the School of Nursing and the University
Eligibility
Eligible individuals are graduates of the School of Nursing
Past Recipients
2023
Emily Carroll
2022
Barbara Peterson
2021
Elizabeth Saewyc
2020
Sue Strohschein
2019
Donna Wright
2016
Scott Harpin
2016
Dereck Salisbury
2015
Rosemary Fister
2014
Molly Secor-Turner
2013
Jeanne Howell
2012
Delores Johnson Huanca
2011
Michael Bleich
2008
Cheryl Robertson
2007
Marilyne Gustafson
2006
Sarah Gutknecht
Janis Ollwerther
Carol Pederson (posthumous)
Carol Pederson (posthumous)