DELTA CHAPTER AWARDS
Previous Awardees since 1998
Also see Awards Criteria
Research Awards
Application deadline is March 1 and September 1
- Fall 2007, Ashley Seibert for Honors Research Project titled: Understanding Nursing Home Culture Change: The High and Low
- Fall 2007, Jennifer Gross for Honors Research Project titled: The Perceived Behavioral Control of Breastfeeding Among Pregnant Adolescents and Its Relation to Postpartum Breastfeeding Difficulties
- Fall 2007, Emily Fuhs for Honors Research Project titled: Perinatal Risk Factors and Postpartum Depression: A Comparison of Publicly and Privately Insured Women
- Spring 2007: Marge Barnett: “A Study of Staff Nurses’ Administration
Practice Patterns and Attitudes Regarding the Titration of Opioids for Dying
Patients in the Acute Care Setting.”
- Fall 2006: Phoebe Williams: “Family and Sibling Caregiving.”
- Spring 2006: M. Kathleen Brewer: “Reasons Most Often Cited Why Students Do
Not Participate in On-Line Evaluations.”
- Spring 2006: Eldonna Sylvia: “Exploring the Experience of Depression From
the Perspective of People Living in Western Frontier Counties in Kansas.”
- Fall 2002: Veronica Rempusheski & Sarah Forbes: "Ethnography of Everyday
Decisions of Residents in Assisted Living."
- Spring 2002: Phoebe D. Williams, PhD, RN, "Patient Self-Care Strategies
for Symptom Management Using the TRSC as Checklist: A Pilot Study," with
Kathleen Ducey, MSN, RN, & Anita Wingate, PhD, RN
- Fall 2001: Sandra Bergquist "Validation of a Tool for Monitoring Healing
of Pressure Ulcers."
- Spring 2000: Jan Davidson “Identification of Essential Competencies for
Advanced Practice Nurses”.
- Fall 1999: No proposals received
- Spring 1999: Carol Starling “Pre-Term delivery prevention program: Effects
on pregnancy outcomes for the population of an urban health department.”
- Fall 1998: Karen Wambach “Lactation Mastitis: A Descriptive Study of the
Experience.”
Travel Awards
Application deadline is March 1 and September 1
- Spring 2008, Akiko Kubo, Concurrent Session Presentation. “Progressive Upright Mobility (PUM) in the ICU,” and Poster/Research Oral Presentation, “Psychometric Testing of the KU Delirium Assessment Tool (KU DAT) for Intubated Patients,” at the National Teaching Institute for the National Association of Critical care Nurses in Chicago, Illinois
- Spring 2008, Janet Wilcox, Research Presentation, “The Meet the Admission Criteria but Don’t Make It Through the Program-Why?” at the International Nursing Research Conference in Jerusalem, Israel
- Spring 2008,Vicki Hicks, Concurrent Session Presentation, “ Tran-Cultural Clinical Experiences: Impact on the Cognitive Development of Senior Baccalaureate Nursing Students,” at the Association of Community Health Nurse Educators Annual Institute in Atlanta, Georgia
- Spring 2008, Elaine Williams-Domian, Poster Presentation, “Home Visitation coach Perceptions and Experiences in Working with High Risk Mothers for Abuse and Neglect’, at the 9th national Head Start Conference, Washington, DC
- Spring 2007: Ubolrat Piamjariyakul: Present Concurrent Session, “Work Life
Experience Among Registered Nurses in Thailand Hospitals,” and Poster,
“Structural Model for Patient Home Care Technology Effectiveness Outcomes at
the 2007 ICN International Conference in Yokohama, Japan
- Spring 2007: Kelli Kramer: Research Presentation, “Psychometric Evaluation
of Computer-Administered Tension Scales for Weight Management in Rural
Settings,” at the 13th International Reversal Theory Conference in Aberystwyth,
Wales
- Fall 2006: Carol Smith: Present Paper, “Conveying Nurse Caring through
Accurate, Timely, and Specific Information on the Internet,” at the European
Association for Communication in Healthcare Conference in Basle, Switzerland
- Spring 2006: Ubolrat Piamjariyakul: Present Paper, “Cancer Treatment,
Symptom monitoring, and Self-Care in Adults: A Pilot Study in Thailand,” and
Poster Presentation, “Cancer Treatment, Symptom monitoring, and Self-Care in
Adults,” at the Sigma Theta Tau International Conference in Montreal, Canada.
- Spring 2006: Karen Wambach: Serve as an Individual Consultant for other
MRNS investigators and as the research sponsor/mentor for Sarah Davis, BSN
Honors Student, when she presents her poster, “Perinatal Nurses’ Attitudes
Subjective Norms, Perceived Behavioral Control, and Intentions Toward
Supporting Breast Feeding Among Adolescent Mothers,” at the MRNS 30th Annual
Conference in Milwaukee, WI
- Fall 2005: C. Ludwig: Poster Presentation, “On-line Course Feedback: What
Does It Mean?” at the NLN Education Summit 2005 in Baltimore, MD
- Fall 2005: Phoebe Williams: Present Research, “Pediatric Chronic Illness,
Well Siblings, and Families,” at the Research Centre at Coventry University in
Coventry, UK
- Spring 2005: Hasan Al Omari: Presentation of Abstract, “Rituals and Rules
in the Wheat Valley Assisted Living Culture,” at the MNRS Research Conference
in Cincinnati, OH
- Fall 2004: V. Thurmond: Poster Presentation, “The Use of Personal Digital
Assistants (PDAs) in the Perioperative Setting,” at the Karen A. Rieders
Poster Session of the 110th Annual Meeting of Military Surgeons of the United
States (AMSUS) Conference in Denver, CO
- Spring 2004: Vicki Hicks: Presentation, "International Healthcare: A
Clinical Experience," at the National Association of Community Health Nursing
Educator's Spring Institute in Minneapolis, MN
- Fall 2003: Katherine Fletcher & Judith Warren: Presentation: "Nurturing
the SEEDS of Learning: The Faculty Perspective of the Partnership," at the
Sigma theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing 37th Biennial
Convention in Toronto, Canada
- Fall 2003: Cynthia Teel: Poster Presentation, “International Peer
Development through Cyberspace Teaching-Learning Technology,” at the National
League for Nursing Education Summit 2003 in San Antonio, TX.
- Fall 2003: H. Al Omari: Presentation, “Resident Ritual Integrated into
Rules of Assisted Living Culture,” at the Gerontological Society of America
Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA
- Fall 2003: W. Bani-Issa: Presentation, “Beyond the Rhythm and Routine in
Assisted Living,” at the Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting in
San Diego, CA.
- Fall 2003: D. Kennedy: Presentation, “Function and Coping within the
Context of Everyday Decisions in Assisted Living,” at the Gerontological
Society of America Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA
- Spring 2003: Carol Smith: Poster Presentation: "Global Aspects of
Motivation to Care," at the Sigma Theta Tau International International
Evidenced-based Practice Pre-Conference in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Spring 2003: Veronica Thurmond: Presentations: "Assessing the Influence of
a Web-Based Environment on Student Satisfaction," and "Examination of
Interaction Variables as Predictors of Students' Satisfaction and Willingness
to Enroll in Future Web-Based Courses While Controlling for Student
Characteristics," at the Society for Information Technology and Teacher
Education Internation Conference in Albuquerque, NM.
- Spring 2003: Karen Wambach: Poster Presentation: "Breastfeeding
Experiences of Adolescent Mothers," at the International Lactation Consultants
Conference in Sydney, Australia
- Spring 2002: Nancy Hoffart, PhD, RN Poster & Abstract Presentation,
“Nursing Care Delivery & Patient Outcomes in Freestanding Dialysis Units,” at
the American Nephrology Nurses' Association National Symposium in Orlando, FL
- Spring 2002: Mary T. Sweat, MSN, RN, CPNP Poster presentation, “Effect of
a School-based Program on the Cardiovascular Fitness of School-aged Children,”
at the 26th Annual Research Conference of the Midwest Nursing Research Society
in Chicago, IL
- Fall 2001: Kathy Fletcher: Presentation, "Partnering to Build a Web-based
Case Management Instructional Program," at the Sigma Theta Tau 36th Biennial
Convention in Indianapolis, IN
- Fall 2001: Edna Hamera: Presentation: "Cognitive Impairments in
Schizophrenia: Using Compensatory Strategies in Teaching Skills," at the
American Psychiatric Nursing Association Conference in Reno, NV
- Spring 2001: Diane Boyle: Present Research Paper, "Enhancing
Nursing-Physician Collaboration in ICU's" at the Midwest Research Society
Annual Conference, Cleveland, OH
- Spring 2001: Jan Davidson: Poster Presentation (of research previously
funded by Delta Chapter), "Identification of Essential Competencies for
Advanced Practice Nurses" at the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
National Conference, Orlando, FL
- Spring 2001: Vicki Hicks & Jackie Nowak: Presentation, "On-Site Health
Care Coordination for Urban Disadvantaged Children: A Clinical Experience" at
the Association of Community Health Nursing Educators Spring Institute,
Charlottesville, VA
- Fall 2000: Nancy Hoffart: Poster Presentation, "A Service Education
Partnership to Improve Patient Outcomes in an Acute Care Setting" at the 4th
Nursing Academic International Congress, Washington DC
- Fall 2000: Carol Smith: Presentation, "KU Self Fellowship for Doctoral
Nursing Students" at the International Family Nursing Research Congress,
McLean, VA
- Fall 2000: JoAnn Lierman: Presentation, "Supporting a Clinical Course
'On-Line,'" at the 3rd Annual Baccalaureate Education Conference, Chicago, IL,
with Jo-Ellen Greisher-Billiard & Jeanne Schott
Community Awards
Nomination deadline is April 1
- Spring 2007: Community Leadership Award: Suzanne Schaffer
- Spring 2007: Excellence in Clinical Practice Award: Noreen Thompson
- Spring 2006: Community Leadership Award: Robyn Setter
- Spring 2006: Excellence in Clinical Practice Award: Monica Scheibmeier
- Spring 2005: Community Leadership Award: Beth Vandenberg, Director,
Clinical Excellence/Resources at the University of Kansas Hospital
- Spring 2005: Excellence in Clinical Practice Award: Beth Clark, Director,
Cardiovascular Services at the University of Kansas Hospital
- Spring 2003: Excellence in Clinical Practice Award: Nancy Barr, Clinical
Instructor, University of Kansas School of Nursing and Clinician III at St.
Joseph Health Center
- Spring 2002: Community Leadership Award: Carol Cleek, Director of Critical
and Progressive Care Unit/Coordinator of Clinical Trials at Olathe Medical
Center
- Spring 2001: Excellence in Clinical Practice Award - Susan E. Bennett,
Nurse Practitioner/Nurse Manager at the University of Kansas Medical Center
Student Health Clinic and Clinical Instructor at the University of Kansas
School of Nursing
- Spring, 2000: Community Leadership Award - Dr. Nancy M. Mills, Dean and
Professor, School of Nursing, University of Missouri-Kansas City
- Spring, 2000: Excellence in Clinical Practice - Donna Ryan, RN, MSN,
Advanced Practice Nurse in Pediatrics, Orthopaedic Surgery, Children’s Mercy
Hospital
- Spring, l999: Community Leadership Award - Ann Louise Ropp, RN, MS, Vice
President for Women and Children’s Services for St. Luke’s-Shawnee Mission
Health System
- Spring, 1999: Excellence in Clinical Practice - Daphne Reavey, RN, MSN,
NNP, Coordinator, Neonatal Nurse Practitioners of Children’s Mercy Hospital
- Spring, l998: Community Leadership Award - Eldonne Sylvia, Nurse
Practitioner at the University of Kansas Medical Center and Clinical
Instructor at the University of Kansas School of Nursing, whose involvements
include the Franklin Community Center and the School of Nursing Community
Service Committee
- Spring, 1998: Excellence in Clinical Practice Award - no nominations were
received
Student Awards
Nomination deadline is April 1
- Spring 2008: Outstanding Undergraduate Student- Kaitlyn Dresser
- Spring 2008: Outstanding Graduate (Master’s) Student-Nicole Marrow
- Spring 2008: Outstanding Doctoral Student-Jennifer Duncan
- Spring 2007: Undergraduate Student Award: Jessica Anderson
- Spring 2007: Graduate Student Award: Chito Belchez
- Spring 2007: Doctoral Student Award: Moya Peterson
- Spring 2006: Undergraduate Student Award: Jillian Wagoner
- Spring 2006: Graduate Student Award: Carrie Krumholz
- Spring 2006: Doctoral Student Award: Gretchen Quenstedt-Moe
- Spring 2005: Undergraduate Student Award: Michelle Bosworth
- Spring 2005: Doctoral Student Award: Caryl Goodyear-Bruch
- Spring 2004: Undergraduate Student Award: Ashleigh Surber
- Spring 2004: Graduate Student Award: Sally Holkins Whitaker
- Spring 2003: Undergraduate Student Award: Elizabeth Yoder
- Spring 2003: Doctoral Student Award: Karen Komoroski
- Spring 2002: Undergraduate Student Award: Mollie Hampton
- Spring 2002: Graduate Student Award: Jennifer Eisenbarth
- Spring 2002: Doctoral Student Award: Karen Pace
- Spring 2001: Undergraduate Student Award - Jennifer Pickard
- Spring 2001: Graduate Student Award - Jan N. Wilson
- Spring 2001: Doctoral Student Award - Carolyn Graff
- Spring 2000: Undergraduate Student Award - Britny Bivins
- Spring 2000: Graduate Student Award - Barbara Holcomb
- Spring 2000: Doctoral Student Award - Chiemi Kochinda
- Spring 1999: Undergraduate Student Award - Erica Blackwell
- Spring 1999: Graduate Student Award - Rosie Thompson
- Spring 1999: Doctoral Student Award - Barbara L. Smith
- Spring 1998: Undergraduate Student Award - Leane Hower
- Spring 1998: Graduate Student Award - Tammie Willis
- Spring 1998: Doctoral Student Award - no nominations were received
For award criteria and application
or nomination procedure:
Susan Parker, MS(N), EdS
Chair, Delta Chapter Research & Awards Committee
Mail Stop 4043
University Of Kansas School of Nursing
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Kansas City, KS 66160
Phone: 913-588-1021
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