Annual School Awards & Recognitions

Maltz Performing Arts Center 2024

Each year during the fall and spring ceremonies where diplomas are presented to graduating undergraduate- and graduate-level students, as well as during the Pinning & Awards ceremony, awards and recognitions are bestowed upon select graduates.

Below you will find details for each of those awards listed by graduation year.

2024

  • Main Address: Kelly Hancock, DNP, RN, NR-BC, FAAN
  • Doctoral Student: Takiyah Smith, DNP
  • Graduate Student: Haddar Sassouni, MN
  • Undergraduate Student: Alanah Jackson

2023

  • Main Address:
  • Doctoral Student:
  • Graduate Student:
  • Undergraduate Student:

2022

2024 

  • Undergraduate: Amber Passalacqua
  • Graduate: Takiyah Smith

2023

  • Undergraduate: 
  • Graduate:

2022

2024

  • Undergraduate Faculty: Janna Kinney
  • Graduate Faculty: Chris Winkleman

2023

2022

2024

  • BSN: Lear Wang
  • MN: Lindsay Morris
  • MSN: Nina Cepeda
  • DNP: Janine Galeski Keates

2023

2022

2024

  • BSN: Ashley Su
  • MN: Anna McCully
  • MSN: Jordan Nelson
  • DNP: Sarah May

2023

2022

The Cushing-Robb Award for Excellence in Academic Achievement and Potential for Graduate Education

2024

  • BSN: Glen Ona and Rachel Shen
  • MN: Nina Hollopeter
  • MSN: Uma Subedi

2023

2022

The Rebecca & Samuel H. Elliott Award for Outstanding Community Service

2024

  • BSN: Anneliese Probeck
  • MN: Lillian Edwards
  • MSN: Rachel Kirschling
  • DNP: Jonathan Sague

2023

2022

The Madeline R. Zaworski Award for Outstanding Leadership

2024

  • BSN: Nicholas Valenta
  • MN: Nicole Major
  • MSN: Rachel Berkowitz
  • DNP: Lauren Johnston

2023

2022

2024

  • Rachel de Haan

2023

2022

Directors Awards for Outstanding Graduates

2024

  • BSN: Nicholas Valenta
  • DNP: Julie Donmez

2023

2022

2024

  • Excellence in Critical Care: Amanda Slusser
  • Excellence in Acute Care: Garrett Wong
  • Excellence in Research: Glenford Ona
  • Excellence in Pediatric Nursing: Rachel de Haan
  • Excellence in Maternal-Child Nursing: Alanah Jackson
  • Excellence in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing: Isabelle Meyers
  • Excellence in Community Health Nursing: Laine Hooper
  • Excellence in Leadership and Community Service: Ronnie Adeyinka
  • Academic Excellence: Rachel de Haan, Rachel Shen, and Ashley Su
  • Excellence in Nursing Informatics: Nicholas Valenta
  • Outstanding Capstone Project: Rebecca Holliman, Lear Wang
  • Excellence in Gerontology: Olivia Nelson

2023

2022