Faculty Awards

Our faculty and instructors are recognized internally and externally for their outstanding contributions to research, teaching, service, academic achievement, volunteerism and for their life-time contributions to their fields of study.

Each singular award represents an outstanding accomplishment by a member of the Faculty of Nursing community and we celebrate them here.

2017

• Karen Benzies
  GREAT Supervisor, Faculty of Graduate Studies, UCalgary
   
• Jacqueline Smith 
  Calgary Police Service Chief's Awards - Community Service Award 
   
• Nicole Letourneau
  CASN 2017 Excellence in Nursing Research Award
   
• Nicole Letourneau
  Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 150 Leading Canadians for Mental Health Award
   
• Sandra Hirst 
  150 Nurses for Canada, CNA
   
• Nancy Moules 
  150 Nurses for Canada, CNA
   
• Shahirose Premji 
  150 Nurses for Canada, CNA
   
• Sandra Reilly (faculty)
  150 Nurses for Canada, CNA
   
• Catherine Laing 
  International Family Nursing Association 2017 Rising Star Award
   
• Catherine Laing 
  CARNA Award of Excellence in Nursing Research
   
• Cydnee Seneviratne 
  CARNA Award of Excellence in Nursing Education
   
• Shane Sinclair 
  CIHR – Institute of Cancer Research – New Investigator Award in Psychological Oncology

2016

• Nicole Letourneau
  UCalgary Peak Scholar Award for Research Innovation
   
• Kathryn King-Shier 
  Fellow, European Society of Cardiology
   
• Shahirose Premji 
  Fellow, American Academy of Nursing
   
• Karen Benzies 
  CAPWHN Leadership Award
   
• Nicole Letourneau 
  2016 Alberta Inspiration Awards in Family and Community Safety
   
• Shahirose Premji 
  CNA Jeanne Mance Award
   
• Kathryn King-Shier 
  CNA Order of Merit for Nursing Research
   
• Shahirose Premji 
  CARNA Centennial Award
   
• Shahirose Premji 
  American Academy of Nursing Fellow
   
• Shane Sinclair
  Peak Scholar, University of Calgary
   
• Shane Sinclair 
  Junior Investigator Travel Award, Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute
   
• Shane Sinclair 
  Emerging Researcher Award, Covenant Health
   
• Shane Sinclair 
  Hiroomi Kawano New Investigator Award, International Psycho-Oncology Society

2015

• Nancy Moules 
  CASN* Excellence in Nursing Education Award
   
• Dianne Tapp 
  CASN* Academic Administrative Excellence Award
   
• Andrew Estefan 
  2015 Great Supervisor Award from the Faculty of Graduate Studies (Grad Supervisor Appreciation Week)
   
• Nancy Moules 
  International Family Nursing Association Excellence Award
   
• Shelley Raffin Bouchal 
  ANEA* Leadership Award (Educator)
   
• Nancy Moules 
  UCalgary Teaching Awards, Category: Graduate Supervision
   
• Zenaida Roxas 
  UCalgary Students' Union Teaching Excellence Award
   
• Catherine Laing 
  Canadian Camp Research Award of Excellence 
   
• Nicole Letourneau 
  CARNA* Excellence in Nursing Research
   
• Nancy Moules 
  CARNA* Excellence in Nursing Education

2014

• Nicole Letourneau
  Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Fellow
   
• Sandra Goldsworthy
  Director of the Year, Advanced Life Support Educators, Sunnybrook Emergency Medicine
   
• Marlies Murdoch 
  UCalgary Students' Union Teaching Excellence Award
   
• Annette Lane 
  UCalgary Students' Union Teaching Excellence Honourable Mention
   
• Andrew Estefan 
  UCalgary Teaching Awards, Full-Time Faculty 
   
• Tracey Clancy and Rita Lisella
  UCalgary Teaching Awards, Team Teaching

2013

• Karen Benzies 
  Westbury Legacy Award
   
• Diana Mansell 
  UCalgary Students' Union Teaching Excellence Honourable Mention
   
• Aaron Li 
  UCalgary Students' Union Teaching Excellence Award
   
• Ardene Vollman 
  Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
   
• Lorraine Wright 
  Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
   
• Sandra Reilly 
  CARNA* Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal

2012

• Karen Benzies
  UCalgary U Make A Difference Award
   
• Andrew Estefan 
  UCalgary U Make A Difference Award
   
• Carol Ewashen
  CARNA* Award for Excellence in Education
   
• Sandi Hirst 
  CNA* Jeanne Mance Award
   
• Sandi Hirst 
  CAG* Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
   
• Kathryn King-Shier 
  CASN* Award of Excellence in Nursing Research
   
• Annette Lane
  UCalgary Students’ Union Teaching Excellence Award Honourable Mention
   
• Jenny Langille 
  UCalgary Students’ Union Teaching Excellence Award
   
• Nancy Moules 
  CNA* Order of Merit in Nursing Education
   
• Nancy Moules 
  Killam Annual Professor Award
   
• Dianne Tapp 
  CNA* Order of Merit in Nursing Administration

2011

• Tracey Clancy
  UCalgary Students’ Union Teaching Excellence Award
   
• Sandi Hirst 
  CAG* Distinguished Member Award
   
• Sandi Hirst 
  CGNA* Honourary Member
   
• Nancy Moules 
  UCalgary Students’ Union Teaching Excellence Award Hall of Fame
   
• Nancy Moules 
  CARNA* Award for Excellence in Nursing Research
   
• Zenaida Roxas 
  UCalgary Students’ Union Teaching Excellence Award Honourable Mention
   
• Lorraine Watson
  CASN* Award for Academic Administrative Excellence

2010

• Karen Benzies 
  CARNA* Award for Excellence in Nursing Research
   
• Judy Boychuk Duscher 
  CANR* Outstanding New Investigator
   
• Cynthia Morrison 
  UCalgary Students’ Union Teaching Excellence Award Honourable Mention
   
• Nancy Moules 
  UCalgary Students’ Union Teaching Excellence Award

* ANEA - Alberta Nursing Education Administration
* CANR - Canadian Association for Nursing Research 
* CARNA - College & Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta 
* CASN - Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing 
* CAG - Canadian Association on Gerontology 
* CGNA - Canadian Gerontological Nursing Association 
* CNA - Canadian Nurses Association
* CAPWHN - Canadian Association of Perinatal and Women's Health Nurses