UNMC recognized at Nurse of the Year awards

Two UNMC College of Nursing faculty and four students were among those honored recently at the 2016 Nurse of the Year Awards at Embassy Suites La Vista. The awards, which were presented by Methodist Health System, were given by Omaha Magazine and the March of Dimes — Nebraska and Western Iowa Market.

The nominees were recognized for exceptional patient care, compassion and service. The event celebrates the nursing profession and creates awareness of the recent strides made in the growing field. Twenty-four nurses were selected for special recognition.

The Academic Excellence Award was presented to Kathleen Duncan, Ph.D., associate professor, UNMC College of Nursing Lincoln Division. Over Dr. Duncan’s career, she has been a key advocate for patients, students, and health care professionals. She also has been part of a team that has received local and federal grants focusing on improving the quality of life of heart failure patients by promoting exercise. Dr. Duncan has been invited by a variety of health care organizations locally and globally to present on leadership and quality improvement concepts.

Tiffany Moore, Ph.D.

Tiffany Moore, Ph.D., assistant professor at the UNMC College of Nursing Omaha Division, received a Top Nurse Award. As part of her work, she has completed 10 publications with team members and given more than 20 presentations related to her practice and research. She serves on more than seven societies or committees. Said a nominator: “There is no barrier that she won’t persevere to remove in order to design or to complete a study that will lead to a missing puzzle piece in our knowledge about high risk pregnancies.”

The UNMC student nurses recognized at the gala were Kyle McClellen, Miranda Meyers, Yanet Rouillard and Marion Techentien.