UCF Alumni Announces 2022 Shining Knights Award Winners

Alumni & Friends
August 12, 2022 by
UCF Alumni announced its Shining Knights Award recipients for 2022 — 11 winners celebrated for their commitment to the university in the categories of the Michelle Akers Award, Distinguished Alumni, Honorary Alumni, Young Alumni, Distinguished Student and the Champion’s Award. Among this year’s honorees is College of Nursing alumnus and Knight nurse Kenneth Dion ’91BSN. […]

UCF Alumni Announces 2021 Shining Knights Award Winners

Alumni & Friends
October 29, 2021 by
UCF Alumni announced its Shining Knights Award recipients for 2021 — 12 winners celebrated for their commitment to the university in the categories of Distinguished Alumni, Honorary Alumni, Young Alumni, Distinguished Student and the Champion’s Award. They will be honored in an invitation-only reception at the Celeste Hotel on Friday, Nov. 5 during UCF Homecoming […]

UCF Expert is First Recipient of International Award for Diversity, Inclusivity, and Equity in Simulation

Awards & Kudos
June 22, 2021 by
The International Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning honored nursing Associate Professor Desiree A. Díaz as a visionary and inspiring nurse leader. Leading healthcare simulation expert Desiree A. Díaz, PhD, FNP-BC, CNE, CHSE-A, ANEF, FAAN, has been honored with the inaugural Diversity, Inclusivity, and Equity Excellence Award from the International Association for Clinical Simulation and […]

Celebrating Excellence: Nursing Faculty and Student Honored at UCF Founders’ Day

Academics
April 8, 2021 by
Five College of Nursing faculty members and one undergraduate student were among the honorees at this year’s event, which recognizes outstanding academic achievements. On April 7, UCF celebrated the outstanding academic achievements of faculty members and students at the annual Founders’ Day Honors Convocation. Among the Founders’ Day Awards recipients recognized at this year’s virtual […]

Nursing Professor Named Healthcare Simulation Educator of the Year

Awards & Kudos
March 9, 2021 by
Professor Mindi Anderson, inaugural director of UCF’s Healthcare Simulation graduate program in the College of Nursing, today was named 2020 Educator of the Year by the international Society for Simulation in Healthcare. In addition to her accomplishments and research, Anderson’s “growing national and international reputation as an independent investigator and major contributor in advancing the […]

2021 UCF Women’s History Month Honorees

Awards & Kudos
March 2, 2021 by
Each March, Faculty Excellence honors 31 women for their impact on students and UCF’s campus community. This year, as we continue to charge on during a pandemic, our women faculty have not wavered in their commitments as mentors, role models, friends, researchers and teachers. Among this year’s honorees are two faculty members from the College […]

2 Teams Awarded 2020 Pabst Steinmetz Foundation Arts and Wellness Innovation Awards

Awards & Kudos
February 4, 2021 by
UCF College of Nursing faculty member Dr. Dawn Turnage is part of an interdisciplinary team who was honored with one of this year’s innovation awards. Their winning project focused on communicating the importance of vaccinations to new parents. The winning projects, which received $25,000, were chosen for being interdisciplinary, sustainable and community focused. Read More […]

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