School of Nursing Alumni Awards
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Each year, the School of Nursing presents these awards to alumni who have made outstanding contributions to the field of nursing:

• The School of Nursing Distinguished Alumnus Award
• The School of Nursing Hall of Fame Award
• The Betty Lee Evans Excellence in Nursing Award

 Nominations for the 2019 awards are being accepted through March 1, 2019. Scroll down for forms.

Duis-Sanders, Ellareen 2018 SON Distinguished Alumnus2018 Distinguished Alumnus
Ellarene Duis Sanders, PhD, MSN, RN
Classes of 1983 & 2002

Dr. Sanders has worked as a staff nurse and administrator in a number of different settings and was essential in developing a path for UTMB School of Nursing to achieve Magnet Recognition in 2005. Additionally, she has served in various leadership positions in state and national professional nursing organizations and has garnered multiple nursing awards throughout her career.

SON 2018 award winners 

Hall of Fame Awardees:  Dr. Karen Elmore ('68) and Dr. Susan Ruppert ('95) not pictured, Jill Bryant-Bova ('16)
Student Leadership Awardees:  Madison Lankford, Sophia Hashemi and Casey Schneider
Betty Lee Evans Awardees:  Stewart Campbell ('14 & '18) and Kenia Latin ('01 & '04)

SCHOOL OF NURSING ALUMNI ASSOCIATION DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS AWARD NOMINATION FORM

Honors an alumnus who has made major contributions to nursing through a commitment of excellence in patient care, research, publications, education, community service and/or leadership.

Nominations are being accepted now through March 1, 2019.

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HALL OF FAME AWARD NOMINATION FORM


Honors alumni who have made significant contributions to the nursing profession in clinical practice, education, administration or organizational work involving health care.

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Nominations are being accepted now through March 1, 2019.

BETTY LEE EVANS NURSING EXCELLENCE AWARD NOMINATION FORM

Recognizes nursing practice and the delivery of excellence in patient care at UTMB by graduates of the School of Nursing.

Nominations are being accepted now
through March 1, 2019.  

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View a historical list of School of Nursing alumni who have received these special awards dating back to 1971.

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