Accolades
The Edson College of Nursing and Nursing Innovation is proud to be recognized for our achievements in academics and faculty members.
College Recognition
Ranked #45 for DNP program in the country as ranked by U.S. News & World Report.
Ranked #40 for MSN program in the country as ranked by U.S. News & World Report.
Ranked #46 in Most Social Media Friendly Nursing Schools in the country by GraduateNursingEDU.org
2015 American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Exemplary Academic-Practice Partnership Award for partnership with Mayo Clinic.
Individual Recognition
National Faculty Awards
Doody's Review Service Perfect Score - 100 points / 5-star review
Leadership in Nursing Practice, Second Edition
Kathy Malloch, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN
Fulbright Senior Scholar
Pauline Komnenich, 1999
Fulbright Scholar
Elizabeth Reifsnider, 2019
Rosalynn Carter National Leadership Award in Caregiving
David Coon, 2013
Ruth B. Freeman Award from American Public Health Association
Elizabeth Reifsnider, 2013
National Faculty Nursing Awards
American Academy of Nursing Living Legend
Barbara Durand, 2014 - Emeritus
American Academy of Nursing Fellows (FAAN)
Judith Karshmer, 2015
Katherine Kenny, 2015
Jennifer Mensik, 2014
Nelma Shearer, 2013 - Emeritus
Shannon Dirksen, 2012
Debra Hagler, 2012
Marianne McCarthy, 2012
Cheryl Schmidt, 2012
Colleen Keller, 2011 - Emeritus
Denise Link, 2011
Elizabeth Reifsnider, 2011
Bronwynne Evans, 2010
Carol Baldwin, 2009 - Emeritus
Kathy Malloch, 2004
Susan Mattson, 2004 - Emeritus
Karen Marek, 2001
Julie Fleury, 1998
Gerri Lamb, 1993
Barbara Durand, 1981 - Emeritus
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Fellows (FAANP)
Charlotte Thrall, 2018
Judith O'Haver, 2017
Heather Ross, 2017
Diana Jacobson, 2015
Elizabeth Reifsnider, 2014
Katherine Kenny, 2013
Denise Link, 2013
Marianne McCarthy, 2012
Carol Moffett, 2012
Evelyn Cesarotti, 2011 - Emeritus
Donna Velasquez, 2008
National Academies of Practice Fellows (FNAP)
Margaret Yancy, 2015 - Emeritus
Diane Nunez, 2014
Marianne McCarthy, 2010
Colleen Keller, 2006 - Emeritus
Denise Link, 2005
NLN Academy of Nursing Education Fellows (ANEF)
Karen Saewert, 2010
Debra Hagler, 2009
Bronwynne Evans, 2007
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Nursing Fellows
Teri Pipe, 2014
Western Academy of Nurses (WAN)
Pauline Komnenich, 2018
Elizabeth Reifsnider, 2018
Bronwynne Evans, 2015
Donna Velasquez, 2014
Shannon Dirksen, 2010
Gerri Lamb, 2005
Susan Mattson, 2004 - Emeritus
American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year
Shannon Dirksen, 2014, 2007
Carol Baldwin, 2013, 2011
Julie Fleury, 2012
Denise Link, 2011
Kathleen Malloch, 2010, 2009, 2007, 2005
Johannah Uriri-Glover, 2008