Four nurses associated with the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing were recognized at the Missouri March of Dimes Nurse of the Year Awards Ceremony Saturday, Oct. 25. The gala at the Renaissance Hotel in St. Louis honored nurses in 20 different categories.
The awards are given to honor nurses in the St. Louis metropolitan area who display strength, compassion, leadership, commitment, courage and perseverance as they advance in their profession.
Dr. Linda Alford, clinical assistant professor of nursing, was presented with the Advanced Practice Nursing (APN) award. She was selected from a pool of 21 nominees.
Joining Alford were three alumni: Dr. Cristie Rossel, Jamie Danks and Ronnie Kister.
Rossel, a ‘13 SIUE Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) graduate, received the award for the neonatal intensive-care unit/pediatric intensive care unit (NICU/PICU) category.
Danks, ‘94 BS, accepted the prize in the Clinical Informatics category.
Kister, ‘10 BS and current SIUE Health Care Nursing Administration (HCNA) graduate student, was named the winner in the Rising Star category.
The 2014 Missouri March of Dimes Nurse of the Year Awards Ceremony reached an historical milestone, as they received a record number of nominations for the Nurse of the Year category. More than 585 nurses representing 71 medical institutions were nominated for their extraordinary efforts in the field of nursing.
Photo: Photo (L to R): Dr. Linda Alford, Dr. Cristie Rossel and Ronnie Kister.