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Lynne Buchanan, PhD, associate professor in the UNMC College of Nursing, was named the 2025 Nebraska Nurses Association Outstanding Nurse Educator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Buchanan, a 30-year, tenured faculty member, received the award at the NNA Convention\u2019s annual awards breakfast on Oct. 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The award honors a nurse whose primary role is in patient education, nursing education, continuing education or staff development and is meant to recognize innovation, expertise and impact as an educator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cReceiving the Nebraska Nurses Association Outstanding Nurse Educator Award is more than a professional accolade\u2014it\u2019s a powerful affirmation of my work,\u201d Dr. Buchanan. \u201cIt means so much to me that my peers, students and profession recognize the impact.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout her tenure as a UNMC educator, Dr. Buchanan has trained graduate nurse practitioner students in nationally recognized telehealth simulation. She also has guided nurse practitioners as the adult gerontology specialty track coordinator and as a past director of the MSN and BSN to DNP program. She also has overseen students who have contributed to groundbreaking research and publications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of all her achievements, Dr. Buchanan said her greatest contribution is mentoring students and seeing them grow into leadership roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aside from three decades of nursing education, Dr. Buchanan also is a longtime member of the NNA and the American Nurses Association. She has served on Nebraska Nurses Association and the American Nurses Association committees and tasks forces, even serving as vice-president for the NNA board. Other service includes a spot on the National Organization of Nurse Practitioners Faculties Curriculum Leadership Committee and assisting with implementing a competency-based curriculum for advanced practice nurses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Buchanan has spent the majority of her career as a student, nurse and educator in her native Nebraska. The chance to positively impact nursing in the state has been an honor, she said, as is earning recognition from the state\u2019s premier nursing association for doing so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere is no place like Nebraska and to live here and work in one of the best organizations and states in the nation is beyond words,\u201d Dr. Buchanan said. \u201cMy home is here but my nursing home is here too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buchanan was one of six UNMC College of Nursing representatives<\/a> to earn NNA awards at this year’s convention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lepaine Sharp-McHenry, DNP,<\/strong> dean of the UNMC College of Nursing, was named a 2025 recipient of the NNA Extraordinary Achievement in Nursing Award, whcih focuses on achievement in nursing over a cumulative number of years. It honors a nurse whose career is evidence of significant contributions to nursing at the local, state or national level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lepaine Sharp McHenry, DNP, UNMC College of Nursing dean<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Bailey Hendricks, PhD, Angela Johnson, EdD, Jenna Hesse, EdD, and Elizabeth Rasmussen were selected as 2025 40 Under 40 Award recipients from the NNA and the Nebraska Organization of Nursing Leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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