College of Nursing Faculty/Staff Awards

Chancellor's Commendation Gold "U" Award

This award is given six times per year to employees who consistently deliver outstanding performance and service to UNMC. Recipients of the Chancellor's Commendation - Gold U are honored at a breakfast with the UNMC chancellor and receive an art glass paperweight, a pin and frame, a certificate and a cash award. In addition, Gold U recipients are honored with KUDOS at a Board of Regents meeting, where they receive a commemorative plaque for outstanding service to the university. View College of Nursing recipients.

Chancellor's Council Silver "U" Award

This award is given annually to approximately 120 employees, who provide consistent performance that exceeds expectations or for other special achievements. Unit leaders select employees on a monthly basis. The number of recipients from each unit is based on unit population. Recipients receive a silver ‘U’ pin, a denim shirt with the silver ‘U’ logo and will be invited to lunch with the chancellor. To nominate an employee for the Silver 'U', contact your department's Silver 'U' representative. View College of Nursing recipients.

Ada M. Lindsey Professional Staff Award

This award acknowledges a current full-time staff member for his/her service excellence to the UNMC College of Nursing. Recipients of the staff award shall be selected based on exemplary service or leadership and commitment to the University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Nursing.

Staff Excellence Award

This award recognizes an outstanding staff member, one who embodies excellence through outstanding performance, leading or serving on a team or committee and contributing to its success, providing outstanding customer service, improving the effectiveness or efficiencies of daily operation while emphasizing quality and high standards. It also recognizes a staff member for fostering an environment of learning and communication. Students, faculty and staff submitted nominations for this individual.

Staff Leadership Award

The Staff Leadership Award recognizes an outstanding staff member who has made exemplary leadership contributions to the College of Nursing. This is done through superior leadership skills by fostering an environment of cooperation and creativity through organization and planning and project management.

Staff Spirit Award

This award recognizes and honors an individual who has had a meaningful impact within the UNMC College of Nursing by consistently demonstrating a positive attitude, dedication, initiative and the ability to work together toward a common vision. Their actions serve to motivate colleagues and customers and help to make the College a more inclusive and welcoming place to work.

Rosalee C. Yeaworth Teaching Excellence Award

Dr. Rosalee C. Yeaworth, 4th Dean of the College of nursing, provided leadership for the College of nursing for 15 years. To honor her service and contribution to nursing education, the Rosalee C. Yeaworth Teaching Excellence Award was created. This award acknowledges a current full or part-time faculty member for his/her teaching excellence.

Ada M. Lindsey Professional Service Award

Dr. Ada M. Lindsey, 5th Dean of the College of Nursing, provided leadership for the College of Nursing for 8 years. To honor her support of clinical practice and professional service, the Ada M. Lindsey Professional Service Award has been created.

Virginia Tilden Leadership Development Award

Dr. Virginia Tilden, 6th Dean of the College of Nursing, provided leadership for the College of Nursing for 8 years. Dr. Tilden established the Virginia Tilden Leadership Development Award to help with development of advanced leadership skills of a faculty member with an interest in and demonstrated capacity for senior level leadership.

Dean's Teaching Excellence Award

Acknowledges a current full or part-time faculty member for his/her teaching excellence. The award was established by Dr. Virginia Tilden.

The Distinguished Team Award

This award is intended to acknowledge a group of 3 or more persons who have made an impact by contributing to excellence for the UNMC CON through teamwork that benefits many.

Donna Westmoreland Excellence in Faculty Mentoring Award

Donna Westmoreland was a spirited nurse educator who believed that mentoring and coaching were the best methods to enable faculty to discover their voice and develop their unique capacity as a teacher and scholar. This award is given annually to a member of the faculty who has demonstrated excellence in mentoring faculty or graduate assistants in teaching or teaching scholarship.

Pennie Z. Davis Faculty Research Award

Established by Pennie Z. Davis who supported many philanthropic efforts in Omaha and was a fervent supporter of scholarly endeavors. He established this award to recognize the contributions to nursing science of a College of Nursing faculty researcher.

Spirit of Shared Governance Award

The Spirit of Shared Governance Award is intended to recognize a person who: 1) Demonstrates positive action toward using the governance system to promote shared solutions and collegiality with the College of Nursing; 2) Serves as an effective role model for others to engage in shared governance; 3) Provides leadership on committees, task forces, or special assignments within the College of Nursing shared governance system; 4) And mentors others about the College of Nursing’s shared governance system.

Kathryn Sandahl Philp Award for Creativity and Innovation

Kathryn Sandahl Philp is a UNMC CON alumna. This award was established in her honor by her daughter. The intent of the award is to acknowledge and support faculty creativity and innovation in any of the following areas: teaching, research, or practice/service.