Conestoga College’s School of Health Sciences and Community Services recently announced awards bestowed on outstanding students who completed their studies in the diploma-level Nursing program in December 2001. A total of 52 students recently completed the three-year program, and seven members of the class received achievement awards. In addition, one award went to a second-year student.
The winners are as follows.
Lisa Boyd of Stratford
Lisa Boyd has won the $200 Jean O’Leavey Award for Excellence in
Nursing, which recognizes high academic achievement (an A average), outstanding
application of theoretical knowledge in a clinical setting, and consistent
personal and professional growth during the course of her
studies.
Vicky Loiselle of Kitchener
Vicky Loiselle is winner of the $150 St. Mary’s General Hospital
(Kitchener) Educational Award for Continuing Education. The honour goes
to a graduating student who has a demonstrated interest in postgraduate
studies, and who has attained a high level of academic achievement and
clinical proficiency.
Karrie Hansler of Kitchener
Karrie Hansler is recipient of the $250 Sister Beatrice Schnarr Scholarship,
which reflects her achievement in
attaining the highest academic grade-point average among her graduating
class in the Nursing program.
Marisa Costa of Cambridge
Marisa Costa has won a pendant and recognition plaque, which constitute
the Nursing Faculty Award. The honour recognizes a combination of attributes:
initiative, positive attitude, problem-solving skill, professional motivation,
and a caring and compassionate attitude in performance of clinical experiences.
Denise Russell of Cambridge
Denise Russell is winner of the $500 Homewood Foundation Scholarship in
Psychiatric Nursing, for demonstrated interest in psychiatric nursing
as displayed through theoretical and clinical achievement while in the
Nursing program, combined with outstanding clinical performance in a psychiatric
facility.
Libby Leung of Cambridge
Libby Leung has earned the RNAO Waterloo Chapter Award for Professionalism,
consisting of a $150 credit to be applied towards membership in the Registered
Nurses Association of Ontario. It recognizes academic achievement and
clinical proficiency, combined with participation in student activities
associated with the RNAO.
Julie Prince of Kitchener
Julie Prince has won the $100 Dr. Stanley F. Leavine Memorial Award, for
high academic achievement (an A average), clinical excellence, and consistent
personal and professional growth during her participation in the Nursing
program.
Philana Pendleton of Cambridge
The award won by Philana Pendleton -- the $200 Judith Cooper Memorial
Award -- goes to a second-year student. It recognizes achievement to date
in theoretical studies and clinical experiences, as well as demonstrated
support of student colleagues and a caring attitude towards patients.
Philana Pendleton will complete her studies in December 2002.
Nursing and Practical Nursing programs at Conestoga have recently undergone
significant growth, both because of their quality and because of society’s
increasing need for skilled, dedicated health care professionals. This
group of programs now constitutes a significant share of Conestoga’s
full-time undergraduate enrolment. As of September 2001, nearly 100 students
were in Practical Nursing and more than 500 in Nursing (including the
first 36 to enrol in the Conestoga College-Mohawk College-McMaster University
Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree program).
CONTACT: Lois Gaspar, 519-748-5220, ext. 3434 <lgaspar@conestogac.on.ca>