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Sharon Holyoke, left, and Mary Megel, Ph.D. |
The UNMC College of Nursing recently acknowledged faculty excellence in teaching, research and service during its annual faculty/staff retreat. The award recipients in those three areas were Sharon Holyoke, Julia Houfek, Ph.D., and Kate Fiandt, D.N.Sc.
Sharon Holyoke, assistant professor of nursing, received the Rosalee C. Yeaworth Teaching Excellence Award. Established in 1995, award criteria include: inspiring learning and promoting thinking, person and professional integrity; creating a caring learning environment that allows the student to apply new knowledge; developing creative teaching strategies that facilitate learning; and making a lasting impact on the student; and living the role of nurse educator. Holyoke has been at UNMC since 1988.
Julia Houfek, Ph.D., associate professor of nursing, received the Pennie Z. Davis Faculty Research Award. The purpose of this award is to recognize creative activities of a new investigator conducting research that represents a promising area for nursing science and practice. Criteria include: major part of the research has been conducted while a faculty at the College of Nursing; research contributes to the advancement of nursing science and clinical nursing practice; research has been published or accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal; and investigator has received intramural or small extramural funding. Dr. Houfek has been at UNMC since 1990.
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Julie Houfek, Ph.D., left, and Bernice Yates, Ph.D. | Susan Muhlbauer, Ph.D., left, and Kathryn Fiandt, D.N.Sc. |
Kathryn Fiandt, D.N.Sc., associate professor of nursing is the first recipient of the new Ada M. Lindsey Professional Service Award. Award criteria include: recognition as an excellent clinician by students and peers; works to increase financial resources through development of grants; develops innovative advanced practice strategies; develops and maintains community partnerships; demonstrates and engages in outcome based clinical practice with an emphasis on scientific rigor; participates in clinical research and/or development of conceptual models; and publishes manuscripts based on scholarly practice. Dr. Fiandt has been at UNMC since 1993.