Patricia Frank, RN, BSN, Receives 2012 ONS Emerging Leader Award
Awards Granted; 05/18/2012
Patricia Frank, RN, BSN, is the recipient of the 2012 Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Pearl Moore “Making a Difference” Emerging Leader Award. This award recognizes her as an emerging oncology nurse leader who has made a difference in the oncology nursing profession at the local or regional level.
Anna Schwartz, PhD, FNP, FAAN, Receives 2012 ONS Distinguished Contribution to Nursing Literature Award
Awards Granted; 05/16/2012
Anna Schwartz, PhD, FNP, FAAN, of Wilson, WY, associate professor at Idaho State University in Pocatello and affiliate professor at the University of Washington in Seattle, is the recipient of the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) 2012 Rose Mary Carroll-Johnson Distinguished Award for Consistent Contribution to the Nursing Literature.
Laura Wood, RN, MSN, OCN®, Presents 2012 ONS Clinical Lecture
Awards Granted; 05/16/2012
Laura Wood, RN, MSN, OCN®, presented the 2012 Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Clinical Lecture at the ONS 37th Annual Congress which was held May 3-6 in New Orleans, LA.
Kelly Smith, MSN, RN, NP, AOCN, Named 2012 Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse of the Year
Awards Granted; 05/11/2012
The Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC) has selected Kelly Smith, MSN, RN, NP, AOCN® as the 2012 Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse of the Year. Smith was selected for the award for her contributions to oncology nursing and oncology nursing service; and for supporting and promoting certification in oncology nursing.
ONCC Honors Froedtert Hospital
Awards Granted; 05/11/2012
The Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC) has named Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, WI, as a recipient of its 2012 Employer Recognition Award. Each year, this award recognizes one institution that employs 25 or more registered nurses for providing sustained support of oncology nursing certification.
ONCC Honors Moncrief Cancer Institute
Awards Granted; 05/11/2012
The Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC) has selected Moncrief Cancer Institute in Fort Worth, TX, as a recipient of its 2012 Employer Recognition Award. Each year, this award recognizes one organization that employs less than 25 registered nurses for providing sustained support of certification in oncology nursing.
Sylvia Danko, RN, BSN, OCN, CBCN, Named 2012 Oncology Certified Nurse of the Year
Awards Granted; 05/11/2012
The Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC) has selected Sylvia Danko, RN, BSN, OCN®, CBCN® as the 2012 Oncology Certified Nurse of the Year. Danko was selected for the award for her contributions to oncology nursing and oncology nursing service, and for supporting and promoting certification in oncology nursing.
The Regional Cancer Center Receives ONS Employer Recognition Award
Awards Granted; 04/18/2012
The Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) has selected The Regional Cancer Center (RCC) in Erie, PA, as the recipient of its 2012 Employer Recognition Award for medium-sized employers. This award recognizes employers who show exemplary support of their registered nurses working in oncology. The award will be presented during ONS’s 37th Annual Congress in New Orleans, LA, on May 3–6.
Carol Reed Ash, EdD, RN, FAAN, Receives 2012 ONS Lifetime Achievement Award
Awards Granted; 04/05/2012
Carol Reed Ash, EdD, RN, FAAN, is the recipient of the 2012 Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Lifetime Achievement Award. Ash is professor emeritus, Kirbo Endowed Chair, Oncology Nursing at the University of Florida in Gainesville. The award recognizes her outstanding contributions as an oncology nurse researcher, mentor, and educator as well as her service to ONS and the community at large.
Donna Berry, PhD, RN, AOCN®, FAAN, Receives ONS Foundation Research Grant Award
Awards Granted; 03/22/2012
Donna Berry, PhD, RN, AOCN®, FAAN, is the recipient of an ONS Foundation Endowment Nursing Research Grant for her project entitled, “ESRA-C Spanish: Linguistic Appropriateness and Cultural Sensitivity.”