2014 Award Recipients
The following SUNA members and SUNA chapters were recognized with awards at SUNA's 45th Annual Conference in Lake Buena Vista, FL, in October 2014.
President's Trophies
In Recognition of Outstanding Contributions to the Specialty of Urologic Nursing
Jane Hokanson Hawks, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN
In Recognition of Outstanding Contributions to SUNA
Diane Newman, DNP, ANP-BC, FAAN, BCB and Jean Wyman, PhD, APRN, GNP-BC, FAAN
Chapter Awards
Chapter of the Year
Upper Midwest
Little Chapter with a Big Heart
Yakima Valley
Most Improved Chapter
Northern California
Chapter With Best Communication
Chicago Metro
Chapter with Exceptional Educational Programs
MIssissippi Valley
Chapter with Exceptional Community Activities
Rocky Mountain
Chapter with Exceptional Contribution to SUNA
Greater Dallas/Fort Worth
Chapter Enhancement Scholarships
Upper Midwest
Regional Members of the Year
Northeast: Margaret Hammond, RN, CURN
Southeast: Irene Stazzone, RN, CURN
North Central: Gina Powley, MSN, APRN-BC
Western: Katie Wall, MSN, FNP-C
Ardeth Hale Leadership Award
Carol Einhorn, MS, RN, APRN, GNP, CURN
Ron Brady Career Mobility Scholarship
Anne Remington, RN, CURN
Macfarlane Award
Garrett Brake, CUA
Suszette McKay Memorial Excellence in Urologic Nursing Award
Kathleen Colella, MSN, ANP-BC
Jan LeBouton Certification Scholarship
Sarah King, CMA
Annual Conference Scholarships
Carol Ascher, MSN, FNP-BC
Mary Beth Hendricks, DNP, CUNP
Cindy McClean, LPN
Jamie Olson, RN, CURN
Chapter Enhancement Scholarships
Upper Midwest
Regional Members of the Year
Northeast: Margaret Hammond, RN, CURN
Southeast: Irene Stazzone, RN, CURN
North Central: Gina Powley, MSN, APRN-BC
Western: Katie Wall, MSN, FNP-C
Ardeth Hale Leadership Award
Carol Einhorn, MS, RN, APRN, GNP, CURN
Ron Brady Career Mobility Scholarship
Anne Remington, RN, CURN
Macfarlane Award
Garrett Brake, CUA
Suszette McKay Memorial Excellence in Urologic Nursing Award
Kathleen Colella, MSN, ANP-BC
Jan LeBouton Certification Scholarship
Sarah King, CMA
Annual Conference Scholarships
Carol Ascher, MSN, FNP-BC
Mary Beth Hendricks, DNP, CUNP
Cindy McClean, LPN
Jamie Olson, RN, CURN
Lectureships Awards
Vance Caselman Lectureship
Sponsored by the Northern California Chapter of SUNA
Carrie Collin, BSN, RN, CURN ~ Preoperative Education Class for Men Undergoing Robotic Radical Prostatectomy
Russell Church Memorial Lectureship
Sponsored by the Florida Sunshine Chapter of SUNA
Christy Krieg, MSN, FNP, CUNP ~ Medical Management of Recurrent Renal Calculi
Arthur T. Evans Lectureship
Sponsored by the American Urological Association
Susanne Quallich, ANP-BC, NP-C, CUNP ~ Sorting Out PSA: Screening Smarter
Ruth Hughes Memorial Lectureship
Sponsored by the Greater Houston Chapter of SUNA
Cheryl LeCroy, MSN, RN ~ Urinary Incontinence A to Z
Wyland Leadbetter Lectureship
Sponsored by the Upper Midwest Chapter of SUNA
Valre Welch, MSN, RN, CPNP ~ Understanding and Meeting the Challenges of Transitioning the Adolescent Patient with a Neurogenic Bladder into the Care of an Adult Practice - What Do You Need to Know To Be Successful?
Patricia Putetti Memorial Lectureship
Sponsored by the Mississippi Valley Chapter of SUNA
Jeffrey Albaugh, PhD, APRN-BC, CUCNS ~ Advanced Practice Focused Workshop Part II: Examination of the Male Genitalia
Ian Murchie Thompson Memorial Lectureship
Sponsored by the Columbia/Presbyterian Chapter of SUNA
Amy Hull, MSN, WHNP-BC ~ The Use of Estrogen Therapy in Pelvic Floor Disorders
Past Presidents’ Lectureship
Sponsored by the Past Presidents of SUNA
Lee Ann Boyd, MSN, ARNP, CUNP ~ Evaluation and Management of Bladder Cancer
Score with 4! Membership Recruiters
Linda Adams
Charlene Vollmer
Urologic Nursing Writer's Awards
Urologic Nursing Catherine-Ann Lawrence Literary Excellence Award
Benjamin W. Lamb, PhD, MRCS; Rozh T. Jalil, MRCS; Sujay Shah, MRCS; Katrina Brown, PhD; Paula Allchorne, MBA, Dip., RN, CNS; Charles Vincent, PhD; James S.A. Green, LLM, FRCS (Urol.); and Nick Sevdalis, PhD
"Cancer Patients’ Perspectives on Multidisciplinary Team Working: An Exploratory Focus Group Study" (published March/April 2014)
Urologic Nursing Outstanding Reviewer Award
Francie Bernier, PhD, RN