About Edson College
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 #39 for BSN in the country by U.S. News & World Report.
Ranked #26 for DNP program in the country by U.S. News & World Report.
Ranked #51 for MSN program in the country by U.S. News & World Report.
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
Kelly Davis, 2023
Elisabeth Reifsnider, 2019
Rosalynn Carter National Leadership Award in Caregiving
David Coon, 2013
Ruth B. Freeman Award from American Public Health Association
Elizabeth Reifsnider, 2013
Michael A. Cusanovich Bioscience Educator of the Year
Barbara Marusiak, 2023
NIH Merit Award
Kelly Cue Davis, 2023
National Latinx Psychological Association
Fiorella Carlos Chavez, 2023
National Hispanic Science Network
Angel Algarin, 2023
International Lactation Consultant Association
Angela Lober, 2023
National RN-Baccalaureate Faculty Forum (NRFF)
Natalie Heywood, 2023
National Academies of Practice
CAIPER, 2023
Mary Killeen Program for Educational Excellence
Janet O'Brien, 2023
National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) - Certified Aging in Place Specialist
Johannah Uriri-Glover, 2024
Gerontological Society of America
Molly Maxwell, 2022
Fang Yu, 2015
Ross Andel, 2010
David Coon, 2007
National Urban League
Fiorella Carlos Chavez, 2020
American Psychological Association
Kelly Davis, 2018
American Heart Association
Julie Fleury, 2001
RAND Summer Institute of Aging
Hannah Giasson, 2016
American College of Sports Medicine
Rodney Joseph, 2020
Society of Behavioral Medicine
Rodney Joseph, 2023
Shelby Langer, 2017
Rebecca Lee, 2009
Horn Foundation - Horn Faculty Fellow
Barret Michalec, 2017
National Faculty Nursing Awards
American Academy of Nursing Living Legend
Barbara Durand, 2014 (Dean Emerita)
American Academy of Nursing Fellows (FAAN)
Heather Ross, 2023
Johannah Uriri-Glover, 2021
Judith Karshmer, 2015
Katherine Kenny, 2015
Nelma Shearer, 2013 (Emeritus faculty)
Shannon Dirksen, 2012 (Emeritus faculty)
Debra Hagler, 2012
Marianne McCarthy, 2012 (Emeritus faculty)
Cheryl Schmidt, 2012
Colleen Keller, 2011 (Emeritus faculty)
Denise Link, 2011 (Emeritus faculty)
Elizabeth Reifsnider, 2011
Bronwynne Evans, 2010 (Emeritus faculty)
Carol Baldwin, 2009 (Emeritus faculty)
Kathy Malloch, 2004 (Professor of Practice)
Susan Mattson, 2004 (Emeritus faculty)
Karen Marek, 2001 (In memoriam)
Julie Fleury, 1998
Gerri Lamb, 1993
Barbara Durand, 1981 (Dean Emerita)
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Fellows (FAANP)
Angela Chia-Chen Chen, 2023
Melanie Brewer, 2014 (Alum)
Charlotte Thrall, 2018 (Alum)
Judith O'Haver, 2017 (Alum)
Heather Ross, 2017
Diana Jacobson, 2015 (Emeritus faculty and Alum)
Elizabeth Reifsnider, 2014
Katherine Kenny, 2013
Denise Link, 2013
Marianne McCarthy, 2012 (Emeritus faculty)
Carol Moffett, 2012
Evelyn Cesarotti, 2011 (Emeritus faculty)
Donna Velasquez, 2008 (Alum)
National Academies of Practice Fellows (FNAP)
Margaret Yancy, 2015 (Emeritus)
Diane Nunez, 2014
Marianne McCarthy, 2010 (Emeritus)
Colleen Keller, 2006 (Emeritus)
Denise Link, 2005 (Emeritus)
NLN Academy of Nursing Education Fellows (ANEF)
Karen Saewert, 2010
Debra Hagler, 2009
Bronwynne Evans, 2007 (Emeritus)
Cheryl Schmidt
Western Academy of Nurses (WAN)
Pauline Komnenich, 2018
Elizabeth Reifsnider, 2018
Bronwynne Evans, 2015 (Emeritus)
Donna Velasquez, 2014 (Retired)
Shannon Dirksen, 2010 (Emeritus)
Gerri Lamb, 2005
Susan Mattson, 2004 (Emeritus)
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive
Nursing Fellows
Teri Pipe, 2014
Sigma Theta Tau - Virginia Henderson Fellow
Pauline Komnenich, 2009
American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year
Debra Hagler, 2023
Kim Day, 2023
Brenda Morris, 2023
Rita Wermers, 2023
Shannon Dirksen, 2014, 2007
Carol Baldwin, 2013, 2011
Julie Fleury, 2012
Denise Link, 2011
Kathleen Malloch, 2010, 2009, 2007, 2005
Johannah Uriri-Glover, 2008