Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
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Nursing’s Esther Bernhofer receives national Margo McCaffrey Excellence in Nursing Award
Esther Bernhofer, PhD, MA, RN, PMGT-BC, an associate professor at Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, received the American Society for Pain Management’s Margo McCaffrey Excellence in Nursing Award at the organization’s mid-October conference. This national honor recognizes a nurse who…
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January 09, 2026
Sarah Gutin Barsman, PhD, lead faculty of the Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Program at Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, earned the 2025 Nurse of the Year award from March of Dimes last month. Offered through March of Dimes’ Heroes in Action award series,…
January 07, 2026
For first-year nursing student Alicia Lee, relationships tie into everything she does.
December 23, 2025
A lot happens at Case Western Reserve University in a single calendar year. We wish graduates “good luck” in May as they take the next steps in their lives and months later, welcome new students as they begin their college journeys in August and greet alumni when they return for homecoming. But,…
December 19, 2025
Journalists routinely turn to Case Western Reserve University faculty first. Whether it’s breaking news or subject-matter analysis, reporters look to CWRU to help make sense of the stories shaping our world. Perhaps more importantly, our researchers often drive the headlines in the media with their…
December 19, 2025
Case Western Reserve University has been a home to many students-turned-alumni over the years. But for those who dedicate much of their professional lives to the university, it has come to feel like a home, too. We invited faculty and staff members with more than 25 years of service to Case…
December 12, 2025
A retirement celebration was held in their honor on Dec. 3.
December 12, 2025
Thirty-nine Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing students were recognized at the pinning ceremony on Dec. 5.
December 12, 2025
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing recently appointed Jaclene Zauszniewski (NUR '89; GRS '92, nursing) and Deborah Lindell (NUR '03) to leadership roles. In October, Zauszniewski was named associate dean for faculty affairs. In her role, she hopes to significantly shape the advancement of…
November 14, 2025
Esther Bernhofer, PhD, MA, RN, PMGT-BC, an associate professor at Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, received the American Society for Pain Management’s Margo McCaffrey Excellence in Nursing Award at the organization’s mid-October conference. This national honor recognizes a nurse who…
November 14, 2025
Craig “Denny” King, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, an instructor at Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, earned second place in the Practice Poster Competition at the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) National Conference in October. His poster, which examined patterns of cannabis use, was…