2009 Alumni Association Awards
The Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing Alumni Association awards three nursing awards annually, the Award of Honor, Distinguished Nursing Achievement Award and the Honorary Alumni Award. The awards are presented at the School of Nursing Dinner and Awards Ceremony, during Homecoming weekend. Congratulations to the 2009 Nurses' Alumni Association Award Winners!
The Distinguished Nursing Achievement Award
Donald "Chip" Bailey 89MN
Since he completed the graduate program at the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing in 1989, Chip Bailey has made many important contributions to nursing research and education. He received a PhD in Nursing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2002 and was appointed a Claire M. Fagin Fellow in 2003. He serves as an Associate Professor of Nursing at the Duke University School Nursing and a Senior Fellow in the Center of Aging and Human Development at Duke. Bailey has contributed to nursing research in many areas, including generating new knowledge to manage the psychosocial care for patients undergoing watchful waiting in chronic illness and re-visioning leadership roles in long-term care to improve care quality. Funding for his research has been supported through pilot grant funds, NIH/NINR, and a Postdoctoral Fellowship from the John A. Hartford Foundation. Chip has held a teaching and leadership role in the accelerated BSN Program at Duke since its inception in 2002. Currently he serves as the elected ABSN Program Leader. He is a member of the Duke University graduate faculty and teaches across three academic programs: accelerated BSN, MSN, and PhD.
The Distinguished Nursing Achievement Award is awarded to an individual who has demonstrated distinguished service to the profession of nursing. The recipient of the Distinguished Nursing Achievement Award need not be an alumna/alumnus of the NHWSN. The individual’s contributions to the nursing profession may be in one or more nursing practice specialties including research, education, clinical practice, management/leadership, public health/public service/community service and/or consultant.
The Award of Honor
Jennifer Williams, 96BSN, 01MSN, 01MPH
Jenny Williams has remained a committed alumna of Emory since she received degrees from the Schools of Nursing and Public Health. She was an active member of the Nurses' Alumni Association Board for several years and served as board president in 2005-2006. Aside from her involvement in the NAA, she served on the Emory Annual Fund Board and is the past president of the Emory chapter of Sigma Theta Tau nursing honor society. Jenny currently serves as an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer at the CDC and recently received the prestigious promotion to the rank of commander. She is a rising leader in women's health nationally and internationally.
The recipient of the Award of Honor must be a NHWSN alumna/alumnus. The Award of Honor is awarded to an individual who has contributed exceptional service to the NHWSON Alumni Association, Emory University, or the profession of nursing. The individual’s contributions to the nursing profession may be in one or more nursing practice specialties including research, education, clinical practice, management/leadership, public health/public service/community service and/or consultant.
The Honorary Alumni Award
Susan Grant
Through her leadership as Chief Nursing Officer at Emory Healthcare, Susan Grant championed a partnership between the hospital and the School of Nursing to develop innovative teaching and research activities and made possible a new model for clinical education, the Dedicated Education Unit. As Interim Dean of the NHWSN, she provided leadership and continuity for the school to continue to move forward in its goals and mission, seeing the school through its ten-year accreditation review. Susan co-chaired the search for a new dean and acted as a constant advocate for the school during that search. In her position as interim dean, Susan attended SON campaign meetings, donor visits, alumni meetings, and hosted two pilot receptions for the SON alumni at Emory University Hospital and Emory University Hospital Midtown. In her ongoing role as Associate Dean for Clinical Leadership, the SON is fortunate to rely on Susan to help guide the school through implementation of clinical education initiatives like the DEU and other Quality and Safety endeavors that it undertakes.
The Honorary Alumni Award is awarded to a non-graduate of the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University who has demonstrated exceptional service in the nursing profession and has shown outstanding support to the School of Nursing. The individual’s contributions to the nursing profession may be in one or more nursing practice specialties including research, education, clinical practice, management/leadership, public health/public service/community service and/or consultant.
If you would like to submit a nomination for the 2010, awards, please email alumni@nursing.emory.edu for a nomination form.
