Posts Tagged ‘award’
Kleinpell receives AACN Pioneering Spirit award
May 2, 2024
Independence Foundation Professor Ruth Kleinpell has been awarded the Pioneering Spirit Award by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. The award recognizes significant contributions that influence progressive and critical nursing and relate to the association’s mission, vision and values. She will be presented with the award during the 2024 National Teaching Institute & Critical Care…
School of Nursing recognizes alumni and friends for health care and education excellence
December 4, 2023
In November, the Vanderbilt School of Nursing honored recipients of the 2023 Alumni Awards, a group of nurses and friends who go to great lengths to support communities, education and health equity. VUSN Alumni Awards are the highest awards given by the school. Nominations open each spring and recipients are chosen by the VUSN Alumni…
School of Nursing earns 2023 INSIGHT Into Diversity award
October 11, 2023
For the fourth year in a row, the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing has won a Higher Education in Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. The award honors VUSN’s commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion shown through mentorship, education, research and staffing…
VUSN staff take home awards at 2023 Fall Staff Assembly
September 29, 2023
The Vanderbilt University 2023 Fall Staff Assembly celebrated staff contributions to the university’s mission. The School of Nursing’s D3 team (Senior Instructional Designer Diana Vasquez, Instructional Technologist Taylor Boll, Senior Instructional Designer Carrie Sennett, Media Services Manager Clay Sturgeon, Instructional Designer Candace McClure, Instructional Technologist Kara Blake, Director, Course Development and Instructional Technology Rhett McDaniel…
VUSN named NLN Center of Excellence for education expertise
August 4, 2023
The Vanderbilt University School of Nursing has been named a National League of Nursing Center of Excellence in Nursing Education for its support of faculty pedagogical expertise. This is the second time the school has been so honored. The five-year NLN Center of Excellence designation recognizes that VUSN demonstrates ongoing, dedicated excellence in developing and expanding faculty expertise in nursing education.
Rolanda Johnson receives university award
April 23, 2023
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Associate Dean for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Rolanda Johnson, PhD’98, received the Vanderbilt University Joseph A. Johnson Jr. Distinguished Leadership Professor Award at the university’s Spring Faculty Assembly. The award recognizes a faculty member who has proactively nurtured an academic environment where everyone feels valued and where diversity is celebrated. It…
