Five from the UC College of Nursing honored at March of Dimes awards
A student and four faculty from the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Nursing won awards at the March of Dimes Ohio Nurse of the Year awards held Friday, Nov. 2, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio. Jean Anthony, PhD, associate professor, Denise Gormley, PhD, professor, interim senior associate dean for academic affairs, Deborah Schwytzer, DNP, associate professor, Cynthia Nypaver, PhD, associate professor and certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) student Sarah Farmer were all honored.
The March of Dimes Nurse of the Year Awards is an awards event and fundraiser that brings together the health care community to recognize nursing excellence and achievements in research, education, quality patient care, innovation and leadership. Awards are presented to the most outstanding nurse within each of the 24 categories.
Nurses are first nominated by peers, nurse managers, supervisors or even the families they have impacted. Each nurse is then asked to submit an application to be considered. Each application is carefully reviewed and scored by a committee of chief nursing officers and other nurse leaders from the health care community in Ohio.
The winners from the UC College of Nursing and their respective categories are:
- Jean Anthony—Behavioral Health
- Sarah Farmer—Case Management/Managed Care
- Denise Gormley—Nurse Leadership
- Cynthia Nypaver—Women's Health & Centering
- Deborah Schwytzer —Emergency
Other individual awards for the College of Nursing in 2018 include Dean Greer Glazer, PhD, winning the National League for Nursing Mary Adelaide Nutting Award for Outstanding Teaching or Leadership in Nursing Education and Beth Ann Clayton, CRNA, director of the Nurse Anesthesia program, being awarded the 2018 Helen Lamb Outstanding Educator Award from the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists.
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