DNPs of Color Annual Gala Celebrates Leadership, Advocacy, and the Arts with Scholarship and Award Winners
DNPs of Color
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DNPs of Color Annual Gala Celebrates Scholarship and Award Winners
Alexandria, VA — October 15, 2024 — The DNPs of Color is proud to announce scholarship and award recipients. This year’s event will honor outstanding individuals dedicated to advancing nursing practice and health equity while celebrating the creativity and leadership within our community. The gala will recognize a diverse array of scholarship winners, including:
Dr. Torica Fuller Scholarship: Caisha Williams
Leadership Lessons Scholarship: Shelbie Atkins MSN, RN , Luis E. Caso Vega
Dr. Blue Scholarship: Rashaan Ballard , Angela Cooper, Tiffany Sumpter, Robyn Terrell
J&W Pauldin Scholarship: ChrisAnne Smith, Mia Valdez
Gala & Conference Scholarships will be awarded to:
Kim A. Kim
Ali R. Tayyeb
Anisha McFadden
Demetrius Kirk
Sabrina Jamal-Eddine
Brittany Sessions
Taliyah Martin
DNPs of Color Awardees:
McCamey-DeWitty Founders Lifetime Achievement & Distinguished Service Award:
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Dr. Vernell DeWitty
Dr. Virginia Allen Distinguished Honorable Service to Humanity in Nursing Practice:
Dr. Rachel Sherman
Dr. Kechinyere Iheduru-Anderson Outstanding Scholar Award: Dr. Hellena Habte-Asres
Distinguished Service in Advancing Health Equity Award: Anna María Valdez, PhD, RN, CEN, CFRN, FAADN, FAEN
Outstanding Board Members Award: Dr. Marshall H. Blue, Sr., DNP, MSN, RNC-NIC, CNL, PHN , Michael Williams, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
Outstanding Advisory Board Members: Jana Player Pauldin , Geoffrey M. Roche
Outstanding Committee Service: Joanna Seltzer Uribe (Programs), Demetrius Kirk, DNPc, MBA,MSN, RN, LNHA, LSSGB, PAC-NE, QCP
(Governance), Cecilia Boyd (Research)
Outstanding Mentor Award: Dr. Jonas Nguh
Emerging Leader Award: Diana Marie Hines
Outstanding Faculty Award: Dr. Joycelyn Thomas
Outstanding Student Project Award: Dr. DaJanae Gresham-Ryder, DNP ,MSN, RN, PHN, CMSRN
Outstanding Clinician Award: Nikeyia Davis
The awardees will be recognized at the Dr. Virginia Allen & Mary Eliza Mahoney Scholarship and Awards Gala on October 19th. For more information about the gala, to purchase tickets, or to learn about sponsorship opportunities, please visit www.dnpsofcolor.org.
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DNPs of Color (DOCs), is a 501c3 nonprofit nursing organization, whose mission is to serve Doctors of Nursing Practice of Color through networking, mentorship and advocacy to increase diversity in doctoral studies, clinical practice, and leadership for nurses.
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Nurse Educator & Leader. Future DNP of Color
1 周Congratulations!
Pre nursing student, CNA and Full Spectrum Doula. Committed to health and reproductive justice. Antiracist and anti oppression. Afro Latina Boricua.
1 个月Thank you it is such an honor to be able to able an event this magical that I would otherwise never have the opportunity to attend. It fills my cup every year and shows me the type of nursing experience that I can have ??
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1 个月I'm honored to be recognized by DNPs of Color ! I am in awe of this community of advocates and disruptors of diversity within healthcare.
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Son Of A Nurse Leading With Heart and Purpose || Inspiring and Equipping Leaders in the Eds and Meds || Workforce Transformation || North America Director, Siemens Healthineers || Top Leadership Voice || Doctoral Student
1 个月I’m so honored to attend and share in this moment with all of you DNPs of Color! You are all trailblazers and forces for good!