ONS Awards & Recognitions

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: NEW NOMINATION DEADLINE DATE! Please note, effective 2013, the nomination deadline for most ONS awards is SEPTEMBER 30, 2013, 5pm ET. The revised September 30 nomination deadline date is for all ONS Distinguished, Excellence, Pearl Moore ‘Making a Difference,’ Employer Recognition, Lectureship, and Research awards.

New! Lilly Oncology Advancing Patient Care Project

Are You Looking for Project Funding? ONS and Lilly Oncology can help! Through the Lilly Oncology Advancing Patient Care Project, ONS and Lilly Oncology are offering stipends of up to $2,500 for nurses who have a professional development, patient care, and/or nursing leadership project they’d like to fund.

• Lilly Oncology Advancing Patient Care Project

Please contact awards@ons.org with any questions on the ONS awards program.

ONS Distinguished Awards

The ONS Distinguished Awards were developed to recognize individuals for their career achievements and for their outstanding contributions to cancer care.

• Distinguished Researcher
• Lifetime Achievement
• Rose Mary Carroll-Johnson Distinguished Award for Consistent Contribution to Nursing Literature 
• Honorary Member

ONS Excellence Awards

ONS Excellence Awards provide members with unique opportunities to be recognized for their contributions and achievements within their field of expertise.

• Excellence in Blood and Marrow Transplantation
• Excellence in Cancer Prevention and Early Detection
• Excellence In Care Of The Older Adult With Cancer
• Excellence in Medical Oncology
• Excellence in Surgical Oncology
• Excellence in Survivor Advocacy
• Excellence in Patient/Public Education
• Excellence in Radiation Therapy Nursing
• Linda Arenth Excellence in Cancer Nursing Management
• Mary Nowotny Excellence in Cancer Nursing Education
• Excellence in Oncology Nursing Health Policy & Advocacy

ONS Pearl Moore "Making a Difference" Awards

This new category is designed to recognize individuals and teams that go the extra mile and make a difference in the lives of cancer patients, their families, and their communities.

• Emerging Leader
• International Award for Contributions in Cancer Care
• Team Achievement
• Frontline Care

ONS Employer Recognition Award

This new award was developed to recognize those employers who show exemplary support for and/or honor registered nurses working in oncology. There are three awards available based on the employers size: Small (less than 25 oncology RNs), Medium (26-100 oncology RNs), and Large (101 or more oncology RNs).

• Employer Recognition

ONS Lectureships

The ONS Oncology Clinical Lectureship was established to recognize and support excellence in the clinical practice. This lecture is presented at the ONS Annual Congress. The Trish Greene Memorial Quality of Life Lectureship was established to focus attention on the quality-of-life issues in cancer care. This lecture is presented at the ONS Annual Institutes of Learning (IOL).

• Clinical Lectureship
• Trish Greene Memorial Quality of Life Lectureship

ONS Research Awards

The annual ONS research awards recognize individuals for their contribution to oncology nursing research.

• State-of-the-Science Lectureship
• Victoria Mock New Investigator

ONS Publishing Awards

The ONS Publishing Awards honor nurses who have put their thoughts and findings into words.  The publishing awards seek to recognize writers at all levels of experience as well as those who have made a difference in patient education literature, quantitative, and qualitative nursing research.  Please note that ONS does not accept nominations or applications for publishing awards.  All full-length articles that have appeared in the appropriate volume of CJON or ONF and meet the selection criteria automatically will be considered for these awards.

• Commendation for Outstanding Achievement by a New Nurse Author of a CJON Column or ONF Expanded Feature
• Commendation for Outstanding Achievement for Oncology Nursing Education or Patient/Family Education
• Excellence in Writing Award for Qualitative Nursing Research
• Excellence in Writing Award for Quantitative Nursing Research
• Susan Baird Excellence in Clinical Writing
• Marcia C. Liebman New Writer Excellence

Honor Someone Special

Celebrate the accomplishments of an oncology RN who has made a difference in the lives of people with cancer and their families through the ONS Honor Someone Special program. Honor Someone Special is a simple yet meaningful way to say "thank you" to a cancer nurse who, in their own practice, promotes excellence in oncology nursing and quality cancer care. Nominate a nurse today!

• Honor Someone Special

For more information on any of the ONS awards, contact ONS at awards@ons.org. Award nominators will be notified once an application is received.