Category Archives: Awards & Kudos

Nearly 300 nursing students will graduate this week from UCF, answering the call for more nurses and nurse leaders. Meet the newest cohort of Knight nurses. The Summer Class of 2022 celebrated the completion of their nursing degree at the College of Nursing’s professional recognition ceremony last night and will walk across the stage at […]

Frank Guido-Sanz was inducted in the Class of 2022 Fellows of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, and is now among 24 distinguished national faculty fellows at the College of Nursing. Recognizing his outstanding achievements in the field, Assistant Professor Francisco “Frank” Guido-Sanz, PhD, APRN, ANP-BC, ’18AGACNP-BC, FAANP, has been inducted into the Fellows of […]

It is the only program in Florida — and one of just nine worldwide — to receive the honor from the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning. The Simulation, Technology, Innovation & Modeling (STIM) Center at UCF’s College of Nursing is among an elite group of nine simulation programs worldwide — and the only one […]

Meet the new cohort of accelerated Second Degree nursing students who were awarded the national Helene Fuld Health Trust scholarship. Their backgrounds are vast – from a bartender to a former Miss Hawai’i to a U.S. Marine veteran and more. While some have always felt a calling to become a nurse, for others it was […]

Eighty-nine UCF faculty received promotions and another 48 earned tenure for the 2021-22 cycle following a rigorous evaluation process. Three College of Nursing faculty members are among those who received promotions and tenure. The new tenure designations and promotions take effect on Aug. 8. Consideration for promotion and tenure takes nearly an entire academic year as […]

On May 21, UCF celebrated exemplary young alumni who were honored in the 30 Under 30 Class of 2022. Among the honorees is College of Nursing alumna Annabeth Huff ’15BSN, a pediatric nurse practitioner and nurse mentor who is passionate about her patients, the profession and the community. This is not the first time Huff […]

This week, 450 UCF students will graduate with their nursing degree or graduate certificate – beginning or advancing their healthcare careers as Knight nurses. Congratulations to the UCF College of Nursing graduates of the Spring Class of 2022! Tomorrow the graduates will walk across the stage at Addition Financial Arena and earlier this week, the […]

Congratulations to the following College of Nursing faculty members who were honored by UCF with 2022 research and teaching incentive awards. Research Incentive Award The UCF Research Incentive Award program recognizes outstanding research, scholarly, or creative activity that advances the body of knowledge in a particular field, including interdisciplinary research and collaborations. Recipients are honored […]

More than two dozen nursing students from the UCF Orlando and Daytona campuses participated in the National Student Nurses’ Association 70th Anniversary Convention in Salt Lake City. Earlier this month, 26 nursing students from the Traditional BSN and accelerated Second Degree BSN programs along with two faculty advisors flew across the country to represent the […]

The professor was honored by the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties. It is the third time in three years a UCF nursing faculty member has been recognized. Professor and Healthcare Simulation Program Director Mindi Anderson has been recognized by the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) with a 2022 Outstanding Scholar Award. Anderson […]