MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN
DIVISION OF NURSING

 Recognitions and Accomplishments


 

Awards Received by Students and Graduates
 
  • National Spirit of Nursing Award from the Army Corps
  • National Pfizer Advanced Nurse Practitioner Award for exceptional contributions to health care
  • National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing Educator Award
  • Mississippi Student Hall of Fame
  • Mississippi Student Nursing Award for Statewide Projects
  • Mississippi Women's Health Nurse of the Year Award
  • Mississippi  Nurse Practitioner of the Year Award
  • Mississippi Geriatric Nurse Practitioner of the Year Award
  • Mississippi Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse of the Year Award
  • Mississippi Neonatal-Pediatric Nurse of the Year award
  • Mississippi Nurse educator of the Year award
  • Mississippi Organization for Associate Degree Nursing Educator Award
  • Mississippi Pediatric Nurse of the Year Award
  • Mississippi Nurse of the Year Award
What MUW Graduates Have Accomplished
 
  • Executive Director of the Maryland Board of Nursing
  • Nurse physiologist/researcher at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Vice President for Nursing and Professional Affairs for the Mississippi Hospital Association
  • Executive Director of the Mississippi Board of Nursing
  • Nurse Anesthetist
  • Nursing Faculty
  • Vice President of Patient Care
  • Physician
  • Leadership positions in key nursing organizations throughout the country
  • Grant writers (funded to establish a summer camp for high risk adolescent females)
  • Established Free Health Clinics in two rural Mississippi towns
  • Established Rural Health Clinics in under-served areas
  • Designed and implemented a primary care model utilizing nurse practitioners for the Veterans Affairs Medical Center
  • Written and published articles in professional nursing journals
  • Served on the Mississippi Commission to develop the state's Child Health Plan
  • Voluntary community services such as health fairs; blood pressure screenings; health clinics in children's shelters and in the Appalachian Mountains; and educational projects in schools and other community organizations
  

Division of Nursing
1100 College Street MUW-910
Columbus, MS 39701-5800

(662) 329-7299
(877)-462-8439 ext. 7299 - toll free

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