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Dr. Diane Skiba receives 2005 Award for Excellence
in Teaching
Diane Skiba, PhD, FAAN, FACMI, professor at the UCD School of Nursing,
received the NLN Award for Excellence in Teaching at the 2005 National
League for Nursing (NLN) Education Summit held Sept. 29-Oct. 1 in Baltimore,
Md.
Dr.
Skiba was selected from a pool of 31 nominees to receive the prestigious award
given every other year by NLN.
The NLN award recognizes the contributions of an outstanding nurse
educator who fosters excellence in the teaching-learning process. The award
announcement said that Dr. Skiba is “known throughout the nursing education
community for her outstanding contributions to the resourceful use of technology
and her insightful innovation in bringing it to the nursing classroom… she
is a consummate educator and a pioneer in nursing informatics... Her I-Collaboratory
Project: Partnerships in Learning is one of the most acclaimed advances in
distance and web-based learning for the nursing community.”
Dr. Skiba serves as the chair of the NLN Educational Technology and Information
Management Advisory Council.
Barbara Davis Center Wins Awards
The new Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes Center building at Fitzsimons
recently received some prestigious awards.
JE Dunn Construction submitted the project to McGraw-Hill Colorado Construction,
and received both the Gold Hard Hat Award for Outstanding Health Care Project for
2005 and the award for Overall Outstanding Project of the Year for 2005.
" The center provides a wonderful environment for these children and their
families during their stay at the center for treatment. The beauty of this building
is truly in the details - well proportioned, clean and simple with wonderful
attention to delighting and entries. It has a very humanistic, approachable character," said
Jack Mousseau, M+O+A Architectural Partnership, and one of the judges.
Anderson Mason Dale Architects submitted the project to the Denver Chapter
of the American Institute of Architects for its 2005 design awards, and won
a merit award.
“ I love the care taken with the public circulation. The patients deserve
the best views,” said Carol Ross Barney, of Ross Barney + Jankowski in
Chicago, and jury chair for the AIA awards.
Alumna Recognized for Role in Nurse Practitioner
Program
The UCD School of Nursing Alumni Association has awarded Denise Geolot,
PhD, RN, FAAN, with its 2005 Distinguished Alumna Award.
Dr. Geolot is director of the nursing division at the Health Resources and
Services Administration in Rockville, Md., and played an early leadership role
in the promotion of nurse practitioner and nurse midwife education programs
at the national level. She also is credited with starting an early acute care
emergency trauma nurse practitioner program at the University of Virginia. In
1971, Dr. Geolot obtained a master’s degree from the UCD School of
Nursing.
“ Dr. Geolot’s nursing work has been exemplary. Throughout her distinguished
career she has tirelessly advanced the concept of the nurse practitioner, and
has set a gold standard for legions of young people who hope to follow in her
footsteps,” said Patricia Moritz, PhD, RN, FAAN, dean of the UCD School
of Nursing.
The award coincides this year with celebrations and events to mark the 40th
anniversary of the school’s nurse practitioner program, founded as the
nation’s first in 1965. During a Nov. 14 reception, the UCD schools
of nursing and medicine will mark the anniversary.
“ Nurse practitioner education programs as the country knows them today
exist in large part because of the excellent standards set by the CU School of
Nursing way back in 1965,” Dr. Moritz said. “This year, we not only
mark the program’s anniversary, but the vision of early supporters who
believed that great health care could not be delivered without the commitment
and dedication of nurses.”
Also being recognized this year for their contributions to the nursing profession
and the UCD School of Nursing are Ramey Johnson, RN, MS, and LaFawn Biddle.
Johnson, a former state legislator, received a master’s degree from the
nursing school in 1993. The school’s alumni association has conferred
upon her its Distinguished Service Award in recognition of her contributions
as a lawmaker, and for 20 years of outstanding service as a health care professional.
Biddle is being recognized this year for her support of the school’s baccalaureate
and graduate nursing education programs. She is a member of Friends of Nursing,
a group that raises funds for nursing scholarships. The alumni association said
Biddle has always been at the heart of fund-raising efforts and has “graciously
and effectively” guided efforts around the state, giving unsparingly of
her time and energy.
Two Department of Family Medicine faculty receive
awards
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Cal Wilson, MD |
Cal Wilson, MD, longtime Department of Family Medicine faculty member, has
been selected by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) as the recipient
of the 2005 Humanitarian Award.
Established in 1997, this award honors extraordinary and enduring humanitarian
efforts both within and beyond the borders of the United States. Dr. Wilson
has headed up numerous international health efforts. He received the award during
the opening ceremony of the AAFP's Annual Scientific Assembly Sept 28.
Larry Green, MD, was selected as the recipient of the AAFP's 2005 Robert
Graham Physician Executive Award. The award recognizes Dr. Green as
this nation's outstanding family physician in his role as physician executive.
His executive skills in health care organization have contributed to excellence
in the provision of high quality health care.
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Larry Green, MD |
This award is named in honor of Dr. Robert Graham, AAFP executive vice president from 1985 to 2000. Dr. Graham dedicated his career to improving health care access and fostering the tenets of family practice. His long-term dedication and commitment to the specialty of family practice and health care as a whole are the principle foundations for the creation of this award.
100 Babies and Going Strong!
The Center for Midwifery at the Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion at Fitzsimons
has delivered 100 babies since opening in Fall 2004.
The center is a private practice with two certified nurse midwives (CNM),
Anne Mariella, PhD, MPH, CNM, and Jessica Sumwalt, MSN, CNM, whose range of
practice includes pregnancy care and delivery, family planning and gynecological
care through the menopausal transition. Erica Schwartz, MSN, CNM, is service
director of the center.
For more information about the center, contact Schwartz at 303-315-0177.
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