This year has seen numerous promotions, honors, and awards for our IU School of Nursing Bloomington (IUSON BL) faculty and staff. Now that the school year has ended, it is time - once again - to recognize our faculty and staff for their award-winning accomplishments.
Josh Bowles has been promoted to Assistant Director of Student Services.
Dr. Kim Decker was appointed to the Association of Community Health Nursing Educators (ACHNE) Bylaws Committee as its chair. ACHNE is the premier international organization for community/public health nursing educators. Kim was also appointed as Chair of the American Public Health Association/Public Health Nurse Section Continuing Education Accreditation Committee for 2023-2025.
Dr. Marsha Hughes-Gay is our new interim assistant dean of academic operations. Marsha originated the assistant dean role on the Bloomington campus in 2020 and served in it for more than two years. She has graciously agreed to serve in this role until it is permanently filled.
Dr. Angela Opsahl has been named interim associate dean for IUSON BL. Angela brings an impressive list of accomplishments to her new role as associate dean. In her 10 years at IUSON, Angela’s accomplishments include:
Angela, we look forward to working with you in continuing to build upon the exceptional culture of care that has been established at our school.
Dr. Wendy Trueblood Miller has been named a scientist member of IU Bloomington’s new Irsay Institute and co-leads the Institute’s Stigma and Social Inclusion research line. The Irsay Institute was established with a $3 million gift from the Irsay family, owners of the Indianapolis Colts.
Dr. Amy Hagedorn Wonder has been named IUSON BL's assistant dean of faculty development and scholarship. Amy has been with IUSON since 2011; she is an expert in evidence-based practice, nursing leadership, and nursing education; and brings years of experience working with faculty to this new role.
At semester’s end, Dr. Roxie Barnes received not ONE, but TWO faculty awards: the Trustees’ Teaching Award, honoring those who have made a positive impact on learning through the direct teaching of students, and the Elizabeth Lion Award, which recognizes a full-time IUSON faculty member who has given exemplary service to their department, program, campus, and the University community.
Roxie has also been appointed to the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning’s (INACSL) Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice committee. Roxie was competitively selected for this multi-year appointment that will focus on writing, revising, and dissemination of INACSL’s standards.
Dr. Abby Berg was our 2023 IUSON DAISY Award winner. Voted on by our students, the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nursing Faculty honors a faculty member who has made an exceptional impact on their students and is an inspirational influence on their future.
Ashley Burelison was awarded IUSON’s 2023 Staff Core Values Award, which recognizes a staff member who best displays the core values of the Indiana University School of Nursing: Respect, Responsibility, Trust, and Dialogue.
Dr. Pei-Shiun Chang is the recipient of the Gerontological Nursing Science Research and Implementation Interest Group’s New Investigator Award. Pei was recognized for her many research projects, presentations, and publications on the beneficial effects of Qigong exercise in promoting the health and well-being of older adults.
Doug DaVee and Delanie Marks were awarded the 2023 Dean’s Award for Partnerships, which recognizes a staff member for their exemplary efforts to develop and nurture external and internal partnerships that support collaborative educational and research excellence.
Dr. Kim Decker is the 2022 recipient of the Lillian Wald Service Award. The Public Health Nursing Section of the American Public Health Association presented Kim with this prestigious award at their November 2022 Annual Meeting. Earlier in the year, the Association of Community Health Nursing Educators (ACHNE) awarded Kim the ACHNE Outstanding Contributions to Community/Public Health Nursing Education Award.
Dr. Bethany Murray was recognized as 2023’s Outstanding Mental Health Care Provider by Mental Health America of Monroe County. Bethany was nominated for the award by Milestones Clinical & Health Resources.
Dr. Angela Opsahl is a 2022–23 recipient of IUSON’s Faculty Core Values Award, which recognizes a faculty member who best displays the Indiana University School of Nursing’s core values of Respect, Responsibility, Trust, and Dialogue.
John Simmons received the Dean’s Award for Innovation for his work on a video about our school that featured long tracking shots using internal and external drones, special effects, and interviews with many of our students. John also won a Grand Award in the national APEX Awards competition for his work producing this video. See Around the Health Sciences Building earlier in this e-newsletter.
Dr. Wendy Trueblood Miller was quoted in the February 21st edition of the online Washington Post. Wendy’s research and insights into the impact that the COVID pandemic has had on the nursing profession were featured in an article entitled “Why Are Nurses Quitting?”
Dr. Amy Hagedorn Wonder has been awarded the 2023 Dean’s Award for Scholarship of Teaching, which was created to recognize a full-time faculty member for his/her innovative and creative teaching.
Congratulations to the following faculty and staff who are being recognized for their years of service to IU School of Nursing:
Five Years: Mary Hannah-Griebel, Dena Klineline, Hanna Raber, John Simmons, and Erin Wyatt
Ten Years: Dr. Greg Carter and Dr. Angela Opsahl
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