The Bolton School recognized a wide range of achievements garnered by its faculty, staff, and students in a special awards ceremony held on September 21st. From NIH grant funding to awards from national nursing organizations, from special scholarships and fellowships to international training programs, members of the Bolton School community have proven their unwavering dedication to nursing education, administration, research, and practice.
Nursing today is in a state of crisis the world over, and in the United States alone there are approximately 126,000 nursing positions currently unfilled in hospitals.
According to the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN), the nursing workforce will fall to nearly 20% below the projected need as the nursing workforce continues to shrink due to the retirement of older nurses.
By 2020, there will be at least 400,000 fewer nurses available to provide care when needed.
Nurses are already the largest segment of the healthcare workforce. Their vital role in the interdisciplinary care for elders will be met by an ever-growing critical need for healthcare, particularly because by 2020, the baby boomer generation will have reached (or surpassed) its 60s and 70s.
Therefore, the Bolton School's biannual award ceremony, in a theme called "Shooting for the Stars," was a fun and light-hearted way to show appreciation for its members' many accomplishments and contributions in the diverse field of nursing. A number of winners received a certificate that presented them with a real star (as in the celestial bodies viewable in the evening sky) named in their honor--an acknowledgement that their advancements made for nursing will have positive, influential repercussions for years, perhaps eons, to come.
Congratulations to all our winners! The complete list of award recipients in the September 2005 event is as follows:
Name |
Award |
Organization |
| Abir Bekhet |
First Place, Best Student Research Poster at the 7th Annual Conference for Excellence in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing |
International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses |
| Yea-Jyh (Kathy) Chen |
Best Graduate Student Paper Award ("Factors Related to COPD Readmission in Taiwan") |
Western Journal of Nursing Research/ Midwest Nursing Research Society |
| Barbara Daly |
The Daniel J. Pesut Spirit of Renewal Award (recognizes a nurse leader with exceptional ability to raise the spirits of colleagues, self, and others) |
Sigma Theta Tau International |
| Barbara Daly and Sarah Douglas |
Funding for their R01 grant, "Intensive Communication for the Chronically Critically Ill" |
National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Nursing Research |
| Rob Davis |
Elected to the Greater Cleveland Nurses Association Board of Directors |
Greater Cleveland Nurses Association |
| Marguerite (Peg) DiMarco |
Funding for her National Research Service Award grant, "Access/Utilization of Dental Care by Homeless Children" |
National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Nursing Research |
| Mary Dolansky |
Selection as a Clinical Research Scholar for the Case/Cleveland Clinic Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Training Program |
National Institutes of Health K12 Award |
| Donna Dowling |
Funding for her R15 grant, "High Risk Black Infants Need Their Mother's Milk: MMEP" |
National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Nursing Research |
| Joyce Fitzpatrick |
Funding for her training grant, "Transitioning APNs to a Practice Doctorate" |
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) |
| Joyce Fitzpatrick |
The Mary Tolle Wright Award for Excellence in Leadership (recognizes a visionary and innovative nurse leader) |
Sigma Theta Tau International |
| Joyce Fitzpatrick |
Funding for her Research Infrastructure Grant (RIG), "Spirituality, Spiritual Well-Being, and Depression among Elders: A Pilot Study" |
Research Infrastructure Grant, Bolton School of Nursing |
| Faye Gary |
Cultural Competence Award for Diversity |
International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses |
| Marion Good |
Induction into the Cleveland Heights High School Hall of Fame |
Cleveland Heights High School |
| Marion Good |
2005 MNRS Distinguished Contribution to Research in the Midwest Award |
Midwest Nursing Research Society |
| Christine Hudak |
Listed in the 9th Edition of Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 2004-2005 |
Who's Who Among America's Teachers |
| Ashleigh Hussey |
Nine-Month Pediatric Fellowship at the National Institutes of Health |
National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
| Jeffrey Jones |
Appointment to the American Nurses Credentialing Center's content expert panel for psychiatric/mental health nursing |
American Nurses Credentialing Center |
| Latasha Jones |
Minority International Research Training Award (10-week summer research program in South Africa) |
Program conducted by the University of Illinois, Global Health Leadership Office, World Health Organization (WHO), and Bolton School Center of International Health Programs |
| Evanne Juratovac |
Elected to the GCNA Nominating Committee 2005 |
Greater Cleveland Nurses Association |
| Irena Kenneley |
Funding for her grant, "Infection Control Practices and Wound Care Supplies in the Home Healthcare Environment" |
Center for Community Based Care |
| Jack Kless |
13th Annual Program Director of the Year Award |
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists |
| Jack Kless |
Funding for his training grant, "Nurse Anesthetist Traineeships" |
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) |
| Debbie Lindell |
Selection by the Friendship Bridge Nurses to teach a Community Health Nursing course in Vietnam |
Friendship Bridge Nurses |
| Susan Ludington |
2005 MNRS Lifetime Achievement Award |
Midwest Nursing Research Society |
| Susan Ludington |
Funding for her Research Infrastructure Grant (RIG), "Birth Kangaroo Care Effect on Hormones to Promote Breastfeeding" |
Research Infrastructure Grant, Bolton School of Nursing |
| Judy Maloni |
Clinical Scholarship Award (recognizes knowledge and innovations to improve nursing practice in clinical outcomes) |
Sigma Theta Tau International |
| Marlana Mattson |
The Master Degree Scholarship in Cancer Nursing |
The American Cancer Society |
| Shirley Moore |
Named to Crain's Cleveland Business' Who's Who in Technology for 2005 |
Crain's Cleveland Business |
| Diana Morris |
Funding for her Research Infrastructure Grant (RIG), "Understanding the Needs of Latino/Hispanic Family Caregivers" |
Research Infrastructure Grant, Bolton School of Nursing |
| Carol Musil |
Induction as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing |
American Academy of Nursing |
| Carolyn Nieman |
The 2005 Barbara Hess Award (for her contribution to research and education within the air medical arena) |
The Association of Air Medical Services |
| Maryjo Prince-Paul |
The Doctoral Degree Scholarship in Cancer Nursing |
The American Cancer Society |
| Maryjo Prince-Paul |
The Advanced Practice Nurse Award |
The National Board for Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nurses (NBCHPN) |
| Laree Schoolmeesters |
Outstanding Graduate Student Research Poster |
Research ShowCASE, Case Western Reserve University |
| Catherine Vanderboom |
Funding for her grant, "The Relationships between Rurality, Home Healthcare Use, and Patient Outcomes" |
Center for Community Based Care |
| Linda Workman |
The Mary Kay Lehman Award for Excellence in Teaching |
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing |
| May Wykle |
Appointed to the Board of Directors for the Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research, 2005-2008 |
Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research (FNINR) |
| May Wykle |
2005 YWCA Women of Professional Achievement Award for "Eliminating Racism and Empowering Women" |
Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) |
| Jaclene Zauszniewski |
Funding for her grant, "2005 Nurse Faculty Loan Program" |
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) |
| Barbara Morrison |
Selected as a Learning Fellow for Spring 2005 |
University Center for Innovations in Teaching and Education (UCITE) |
| Samla Doura |
Minority International Research Training Award (10-week summer research program in Santiago, Chile) |
Program conducted by the University of Illinois, Global Health Leadership Office, World Health Organization (WHO), and Bolton School Center of International Health Programs |
