School of Nursing Alumni Awards
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
2018 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.
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
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 accepted through March 1 each year. The 2019 winner will be announced at Homecoming in October.