Dr. Kelly Stamp from Boston College received the 2011 Early Career Award for her innovative classroom and clinical teaching strategies and the integration of technology such as the I-Pod devices with SkyScape software into the undergraduate clinical courses.

Kelly Stamp and Mary Farrell

2010 Award Winners

Academic Nursing Early Career Award.

The MACN Academic Nursing Early Career Award was presented to Elizabeth Favreau, Assistant Professor of Nursing at Anna Maria College. Liz teaches theory and clinical across the curriculum. She is described in one of her references as eager to grow in her knowledge related to the science and art of nursing education. She is recognized for her quiet demeanor, humor, and intellectual abilities. Her student referee comments that Professor Favreau is a mentor, invested in her students’ success and committed to incorporating evidence-based practice into her teaching. She is equally comfortable and effective in the classroom and clinical setting. Professor Favreau has earned the Certified Nurse Educator credential and has begun doctoral studies in the PhD in Nursing program at UMASS Dartmouth.

Academic Innovative Teaching Award.

The Academic Innovative Teaching Award was presented to Dr. Marion Winfrey, Associate Dean, College of Nursing and Health Sciences at UMASS Boston. Dr Winfrey played a pivotal role in the implementation of the Clinical Leadership Collaborative for Diversity in Nursing (CLC). This innovative program grew out of a rethinking of barriers to increasing diversity in the Partners Health Care System. Marion collaborated with Dr. Gaurdia Banister, Executive Director of the Institute for Patient Care at Massachusetts General Hospital. Students were encouraged to develop their leadership skills by becoming class officers or by leading fundraising efforts. Partners committed to providing each student with a diverse mentor who served as a confidant and sounding board. Marion’s student referee attributed her personal success in the program to Dr. Winfrey’s endless pursuit of excellence in nursing education.

2009 Award recipients

Left to Right: MACN Chairperson Kathleen Scoble and Mary Ellen Brisbois and Andrea Wallen from Worcester State University. Mary Ellen received the 2009 Early Career Award for organizing a homelessness awareness project that for the senior nursing class.

Left to Right: MACN Chairperson Kathleen Scoble, and Katie Williams Kafl and Greer Glazer from UMass Boston. Katie received the 2009 Innovative Teaching Award for developing a dedicated teaching unit at MGH.

2008 Award recipients

• Margaret Emerson and Ann Hill received the Innovative Teaching award for development of the first international nursing course at Northeastern University.

• Dr Rita Olivieri and Jennifer Stockbridge, MSN received the Innovative Teaching Award for pod casting clinical skills in the nursing simulation lab at Boston College.

• Valeria Ramdin, clinical instructor at Northeastern University, received the Early Career Award.

2007 Award recipients

• Angela Nannini PhD, FNP-C from Northeastern University received
the Innovative Teaching Award for her Health Policy Pathfinder guided tour for students

• Natalie McClain PhD, RN, CPNP - Full-time Faculty from Northeastern
received the Early Career Award.

• Mary Mayville, MSN, RN, CCE, Part-time Faculty from Northeastern
also received the Early Career Award.

2006 Award recipients

• Dr. Holly Harner from Boston College received the Early Career Award given to an outstanding nursing faculty in the early stages of the faculty role.

• Dr. Laura Mylott from MGH Institute of Health Professions received the Early Career Award given to an outstanding nursing faculty in the early stages of the faculty role.

• Dr. Susan Reece from University of Massachusetts at Lowell received the Innovative Teaching Award.

2005 Award recipients

• Priscilla Gazarian from Simmons College received the Early Career Award given to an outstanding nursing faculty in the early stages of the faculty role.

• Lynn Babington from Northeastern University received the Innovative Teaching Award.