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Dean’s Award for Undergraduate Scholarly Mentorship
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Assistant Professor Bart De Jonghe, was selected for the Dean’s Award for Undergraduate Scholarly Mentorship, which recognizes exceptional mentorship of undergraduate students in the introduction of and participation in undergraduate nursing research and for providing leadership in building a mutually rewarding relationship. Dr. De Jonghe has offered mentorship options to students needing additional academic support, has attempted to set up mentorship communities among students within the School and has brought talented, interested students into his laboratory to further their scientific engagement. He was highlighted for his work with a multidisciplinary team that included members from Penn Nursing, SAS, other universities and a high school student. These students went on to co-author an abstract presented by Dr. De Jonghe at a professional meeting. He was described by a nominating colleague as “an excellent mentor” and a “fantastic role model, both inside and outside of the laboratory,” adding, “He inspires students.”
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Dean’s Award for MS/MSN Scholarly Mentorship
Terri Lipman, Miriam Stirl Endowed Term Professor of Nutrition, professor of nursing of children and assistant dean for community engagement, has been selected for the Dean’s Award for MS/MSN Scholarly Mentorship. This award recognizes exceptional mentorship to masters’ students in the development of masters nursing research. Dr. Lipman was nominated for her exceptional ability to mentor students and encourage research, as well as foster community engagement during the course of students’ graduate programs of study. A former student wrote, “I am not sure that I would have followed a research career trajectory if it were not for the opportunities and valuable experience I gained while in the Master’s program with Dr. Lipman.” Dr. Lipman was also lauded for her strengths as a role model. Her students added, “She inspired us to be great clinicians, thoughtful researchers and to practice with the utmost integrity.”
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Dean’s Award for Exemplary Professional Practice
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Linda Hatfield, assistant professor of evidence-based practice (EBP), was selected as the recipient of the Dean’s Award for Exemplary Professional Practice. This award recognizes excellence in clinical or professional practice and the integration of practice within scholarship and teaching. In addition to her position on the Clinician Educator Track at the School, Dr. Hatfield is Director of Research and Evidence-Based Practice at the Pennsylvania Hospital (PAH). Her research and scholarship have led to the institutionalization of research collaborations between Penn Nursing, PAH and all three Penn Medicine hospitals. Dr. Hatfield was noted as influential in helping to establish a collaborative nursing research program of the School’s Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research and nursing at PAH. Dr. Hatfield was also highlighted for her implementation of programmatic infrastructures in support of research mentorship, and her extensive history of institutional, national and international leadership. She was nominated for this award by nine of her colleagues, who wrote, “Her professional practice is defined by exceptional achievements in transforming practice environments at Penn’s School of Nursing and UPHS [University of Pennsylvania Health Systems] through clinical inquiry, EBP and scholarship making her most deserving of this award.”
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Award for Teaching Excellence by Non-Standing Faculty
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Lecturer Jamille Nagtalon-Ramos, associate director of the Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Program, was nominated for the Award for Teaching Excellence by Non-Standing Faculty by several of her students and colleagues. This award recognizes demonstrated excellence in teaching that includes knowledge of the subject matter, innovative teaching methods, fostering professional development and accessibility. Her students noted that her knowledge and passion for women’s health and teaching were evident in her lectures and clinical sessions. She was lauded by both students and colleagues for her utilization of “different modes of teaching that actively engage her students.” One student wrote that Ms. Nagtalon-Ramos “has served as a personal role model to me…She always motivated me to go above and beyond.” In addition to her success as an educator, Ms. Nagtalon-Ramos authored the textbook Maternal-Newborn Nursing Care: Best Evidence-Based Practices, which received national recognition for achieving third place in the Child Health Category for the American Journal of Nursing’s “Book of the Year” award. A colleague noted in her nomination, “It is this great ability of hers to articulate clearly the meaning of complex clinical concepts that has made her such an excellent teacher. It is also her ability to do so with humor and grace that has made her so beloved by her students.”
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Dean’s Award for Exemplary Teaching
Salimah Meghani, associate professor of nursing, was selected as the recipient of the Dean’s Award for Exemplary Teaching for demonstrated excellence in teaching that includes knowledge of the subject matter, innovative teaching methods, fostering professional development and accessibility. Dr. Meghani is recognized as an internationally distinguished educator and nurse scientist, mentoring and advising students both at the School of Nursing and internationally. In her nomination, her students highlighted her generosity with both time and support, and described her as “an extraordinary mentor, responding quickly and making herself available for consultation when needed and an excellent role model both in and outside of the classroom.” Dr. Meghani was also noted for her dedication to students and her enthusiasm, exhibiting “creativity, command of the material and accessibility as an educator.”
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Dean’s Award for Exemplary Citizenship
Rosemary Polomano, professor of pain practice, was selected for the Dean’s Award for Exemplary Citizenship in recognition of significant contributions and service to the School. She was nominated by several colleagues for her contributions to the undergraduate curriculum. Dr. Polomano was recognized in particular for her instrumental role in developing a new program evaluation tool that measured cumulative change in student knowledge and competencies over time. Her colleagues described her evaluation as “critical to our successful CCNE reaccreditation.” The site visitors for the reaccreditation remarked that the tool was not only sophisticated, but also unique and highly innovative. She was lauded by her colleagues as exemplifying “the qualities of service over time and contributions over and above those of a Penn faculty member.”
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SNAP Undergraduate Award for Teaching
Lecturer Aleaha Peoples was selected for the SNAP (Student Nurses at Penn) Undergraduate Award for Teaching. This award is given by the undergraduate class for excellence in teaching at the undergraduate level, knowledge of the subject matter, ability to stimulate student interest and professional development, innovative teaching methods and responsiveness to students. The SNAP Board described her commitment to her students as going above and beyond, noting her dedication to fostering a positive learning environment in both the simulation lab and in the clinical setting. They wrote, “As students, it is so important for us to have compassionate instructors who inspire us to be the best that we can be, and we are lucky to have Aleaha. She embodies all of the best qualities of a nursing educator.”
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GSO Outstanding Nurse Educator Award/MSN Award for Teaching
Advanced Senior Lecturer June Treston was selected by the Graduate Student Organization (GSO) for their Outstanding Nurse Educator Award/MSN Award for Teaching. This award is given by the GSO for excellence in teaching at the Masters’ level, knowledge of the subject matter, ability to stimulate student interest and professional development, innovative teaching methods and responsiveness to students. In Ms. Treston’s nomination, the GSO said “students love her, unanimously,” and noted her “positive demeanor and effervescent personality” that help students manage the stresses of a demanding program. Describing her as a “personal cheerleader,” they wrote, “She fosters an environment where students feel their voices are heard and reminds them that faculty do care.”
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Barbara J. Lowery DSO Faculty Award
Pamela Cacchione, Ralston House Endowed Term Chair in Gerontological Nursing and associate professor of geropsychiatric nursing, was selected by the Doctoral Student Organization (DSO) for the Barbara J. Lowery DSO Faculty Award. This award is given by the doctoral students to a member of the faculty that has advanced nursing science through exemplary and unwavering doctoral student mentorship. The students that nominated Dr. Cacchione noted that she has been “extremely instrumental” to their success as doctoral students, providing them with mentorship and guidance that has led to academic and professional recognition. They highlighted her dedication and enthusiasm for her students and her “immense passion for improving the care of older adults.” One student wrote, “Dr. Cacchione has a mentoring philosophy that entails mentoring the whole person and I truly feel that she exemplifies that continuously.”
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