We are excited to announce the 2023 School of Nursing Graduation Awards and Recognitions recipients! Thank you to all who submitted nominations!
Award Recipients
Undergraduate
Yesenia Gamero Badger Future Nurse Leader Award
Christina Finizio DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nursing Students
Karl Hummel DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nursing Students
Katie Hardie Ginsberg Family Award
Christine Fifarek Outstanding Undergraduate Returning Adult Student Award (Campus Award)
Gunnar Smith School of Nursing Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award
Graduate
Nadeen Alshakhshir Mary L. Keller Research Award
Kristin Merss Signe Skott Cooper Writing Award
Rachel Sobiesk School of Nursing DNP Excellence Award
Faculty
Traci Snedden DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nursing Faculty – Undergraduate Faculty
Anne Ersig DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nursing Faculty – Graduate Faculty
Graduation Speakers
Sarah Keilman Accelerated BSN Graduation Speaker
Ellie Brandt BSN@Home Graduation Speaker
MJ Joseph Traditional BSN Graduation Speaker
Bethany Bulgrin Doctor of Nursing Practice Graduation Speaker
Nisreen Alnuaimi PhD Graduation Speaker
School of Nursing Flag Bearers
Emily Mauerman Baccalaureate Flag Bearer for University Commencement
Anna Kitowicz Doctoral Flag Bearer for University Commencement
NAO Pin Recipients – Recipient, Pin Received
Cassandra Bauer, Class of 1997 Legacy Pin
Judy Chen, Shari Diehl ’78
Yesenia Gamero, Elaine Stecker-Kochanski ’69
Annaly Garcia, Jane Rosenfeld ’68
Danielle Harris, Karen Breitzke Walter ’60
Paige Henry, Sandy Laedtke ’71
Jamie Hernandez, Sonja Nealis ’74
Anna Hinz, Elaine Hrupka Williams, Cert’51, ’52
Karl Hummel, Michelle Byrne ’79, MSN ’86
Abigail(MJ) Joseph, Barbara Brown ’71
Angie Li, Dean’s Pin
Emily Mauerman, Mary Kay Gardenier ’70, MSN ’81
Kiana Montalvo, Mary Dowds ’97
Hannah Park, Board of Visitors Pin
Annika Vaerst, Charlotte Pagel Anderson ’59
Lauren Wightman, Malissa Wightman ’97
Ariana Yarn, Helen Ritzler ’55
This post was authored by Academic Affairs on 04/18/2023.