School of Nursing Alumni Awards

Each year, the School of Nursing Alumni Association presents these awards to graduates who have made outstanding contributions in 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

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      2020 Distinguished Alumnus
Phyllis J. Waters, PhD, MS, RN
Class of 2008

For over 35 years, Dr. Waters has served in a wide range of clinical and academic leadership roles, including serving as the Associate Dean for Practice for the UTMB School of Nursing from 1994-2003.  During her career she has led a number of strategic initiatives designed to facilitate clinical-academic collaboration in practice and research, developed and implemented nursing professional practice models to promote practice excellence, and facilitated leadership development and strategic organizational development. Her professional and research foci are in creating healing environments, theory-informed evidence-based practice and transformational leadership. Currently, Dr. Waters is a professor and holds the Carol and Odis Peavy Endowed Chair in Nursing at the University of St. Thomas Peavy School of Nursing in Houston and serves as the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Professional Advancement.

Click here to listen to a special recorded message from Dr. Waters.

 
2020 School of Nursing Alumni Association Awardees

The Betty Lee Evans Nursing Excellence Awardees

Dr. J. Michael Leger, Class of 1995 & 2016	Dell E. Roach, Class of 1986 & 1992	Dr. Paula Stangeland, Class of 2011

 

The Hall of Fame Awardees

Dr. Safa'a A. Al-Arabi, Class of 2003	Dr. Steven W. Branham, Class of 1996	Dr. Allison P. Edwards, Class of 1987

 

Student Leadership Awardee

Dr. Kerry M. Kennedy Class of 2020