Additional Awards

Emily Brey, CDE, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC: RUSH Community Garden, RUSH University President's Collaborative Research Awards (Nov. 2021) Marites Gonzaga-Reardon, DNP, APRN, CCNS, CEN: Merikay Joyce, RN, Meritorious Award, Illinois Emergency Nurses Association (2022)

Laura A Johnson, MSN, APRN, AGCNS-BC, BMTCN: Awarded $25,000 Brinson Foundation Grant in support of nurse education specific to the RUSH Cancer Center. (May 2022)

Janice Phillips, PhD, RN, CENP, FAAN: 2021 Melanie Dreher Research and Scholarship MVP Award (2021); Jeanne Slack Leadership Award, Sigma Theta Tau Gamma Phi

Evelyn Senewo, RN, DNP, NEA-BC, PHNA-BC: Rivers State School of Nursing, Alumni Association Achievement Award and Keynote Speaker (Aug. 2021)

Janet Stifter, PhD, RN, CPHQ, NE-BC: Coordinated proposal development and awarded $51,222.30 by the Woman's Board at RUSH University Medical Center to support three Division of Nursing initiatives including the following:

  • Nursing Mentorship – Mary Smith, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, AMB-BC, C-EFM, CCE, and Melissa Browning, DNP, APRN, CCNS, NE-BC, LSSGB
  • Charge Nurse – Adriana Rumoro, Med, BSN, RN, NPD-BC, LSSGB, and Kim Ramos, MSN-Ed, RN, MEDSURG-BC, NPD-BC
  • Mind Body Strong - Adriana Rumoro, Med, BSN, RN, NPD-BC, LSSGB