Category Archives: Awards & Kudos

The nursing faculty members are recipients of the highest honor in the profession and recognized for their impact in healthcare simulation.   Two faculty members at the UCF College of Nursing have received the distinguished honor of fellows of the prestigious American Academy of Nursing (FAAN). Associate Professor Desiree Díaz and Clinical Associate Professor Laura Gonzalez, who are among only […]

  College of Nursing Associate Professor Christopher W. Blackwell ’05PhD was among this year’s inductees. The honor recognizes faculty who have made a national and international impact through their research, teaching and service.   Read More

For the fifth time, UCF has been named among the nation’s most innovative schools by U.S. News & World Report, which unveiled its 2021 Best Colleges Rankings Monday. Read More  

Jacqueline LaManna, assistant professor and director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice program, is among six experts inducted in the class of 2020 fellows of the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists.   Read More

Updated February 25, 2021 Awardees will be officially recognized at the 40th Anniversary Virtual Gala on May 15, 2021   In celebration of the 40th anniversary, the UCF College of Nursing is honoring 40 alumni who reflect its values of excellence, innovation, integrity, compassion, service and community. The awardees will be officially recognized at the […]

Assistant Professor Frank Guido-Sanz, PhD, APRN, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, has been honored by the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties with a 2020 Outstanding Researcher Award. The award recognizes a nurse practitioner educator who has contributed to the knowledge development of nurse practitioner practice, education and policy through research. A board-certified Adult Nurse Practitioner and Adult-Gerontology […]

Associate Professor and Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) Program Director Christopher W. Blackwell has been selected to participate in a field test for the national AGACNP certification exam. Responses on field tests allow the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Content Expert Panels to select, revise and eliminate items for updated board certification exams. Blackwell is […]

Four College of Nursing faculty were honored among the 2019-2020 recipients of the UCF Teaching, Research and Scholarship of Teaching and Learning incentive awards. The annual university awards recognize the contributions of faculty who deliver high-quality undergraduate and graduate educations; advance the body of knowledge in their field through research, scholarship and creative activity; and […]

Associate Professor Mindi Anderson, PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC, CNE, CHSE-A, ANEF, FAAN, one of the world’s leading healthcare simulation experts, has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors for the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation & Learning (INACSL). Anderson was elected to vice president of operations of INACSL, and officially will begin her […]

UCF honors the 2020 class of 30 exemplary Knights. Included in this year’s honorees are two College of Nursing alumni: Amanda Schultz ’17BSN and Blake Lynch (“Nurse Blake”) ’14BSN. Bold. Innovative. Excellent. Each year, UCF Alumni honors the best of what the university has to offer with its 30 Under 30 awards. These Knights are […]