College of Nursing bestows annual awards

The College of Nursing held its annual awards ceremony last month.

Awards included:

• Rosalee C. Yeaworth Teaching Excellence Award, received by Susan Wilhelm, Ph.D., West Nebraska Division
• Ada M. Lindsey Professional Service Award, received by Tiffany Moore, Ph.D., Omaha Division
• Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award, received by Rita Weber, Kearney Division
• Donna Westmoreland Excellence in Faculty Mentoring Award, received by Beth Burbach, Ph.D., Northern Division
• Pennie Z. Davis Faculty Research Award, received by Christine Eisenhauer, Ph.D., Northern Division
• Kathryn Sandahl Philp Award for Creativity and Innovation, received by Annette Kasselman, Northern Division
• Spirit of Shared Governance Award, received by Teresa Hultquist, Ph.D., Omaha Division
• Staff Excellence Award, received by Stacey Powers, Omaha Division
• Staff Leadership Award, received by Lori Turner, Omaha Division
• Staff Spirit Award, received by Bobbi Hartshorn, West Nebraska Division

See photos of award winners.

The Distinguished Team Award was received by the Centennial Planning Committee. Members are:

• Audrey Nelson, Ph.D. (chair), College of Nursing;
• John Barrier, CON;
• Becky Keating-Lefler, Ph.D., CON;
• Lisa Muschall, CON;
• Juliann Sebastian, Ph.D., CON;
• LaDonna Tworek, CON;
• Kat Hamilton, alumni office;
• Catherine Mello, alumni office;
• Vicky Cerino, public relations;
• Dawn Nevarez, public relations;
• Tom Waples, public relations;
• John Schleicher, McGoogan Library;
• Deidra Sheppard-Calloway, University of Nebraska Foundation; and
• Amy Thimm, CON alumni past president.