Helen Nahm Research Lecture Award

The Helen Nahm Research Lecture Award is an annual award that recognizes a UCSF School of Nursing faculty member or alumnus who has made an outstanding contribution to nursing science and research.

This award honors Helen Nahm, PhD, RN, FAAN, professor emerita and dean of the UCSF School of Nursing between 1958-1969. Through her research findings, Nahm shared her ideas and vision with a new generation of nurses. It is to exemplify this excellence of scholarship and dedication of purpose that the Helen Nahm Research Lecture Award was instituted.

The Award consists of a monetary gift, commemorative plaque and medal presented at the lecture on a date to be announced.

Call for Nominations 

Nominations are open through Jan. 29, 2024, 5 p.m., for the 2023 Helen Nahm Research Lecture Award. The individual must be a UCSF School of Nursing faculty member or alumnus to be eligible.  

Only electronic submissions are permitted. Nominations should be forwarded to the School of Nursing Research Committee, [email protected], by Jan. 29, 2024, 5 p.m., and include the following documents:

1) Two letters of support from peers documenting (not to exceed five pages per letter):

  • Evidence of outstanding contributions to nursing science and research as illustrated by funded research, citations and publications, research students supervised and faculty mentored
  • Influence of the nominee on the chosen field over a sustained period of time, with particular reference to local, national and international recognition

2) Curriculum vitae

All nominations and supporting materials will be held in confidence. To avoid potential conflict of interest, School of Nursing Research Committee members should abstain from endorsing candidates (i.e. signing letters of support, etc.).

Past Recipients

 

Year

Recipients

1981

Afaf Meleis

1982

Tamar Krulik

1983

Jeanne Quint Benoliel

1984

Ramona Mercer

1985

Anselm Strauss

1986

Carroll Estes

1987

Susan Gortner

1988

Jane Norbeck

1989

Anne Davis

1990

Patricia Archbold

1991

Sandra Weiss

1992

Virginia Olesen

1993

Marylin Dodd

1994

Marilyn Savedra

1995

Patricia Benner

1996

William Holzemer

1997

Jeannie Kayser-Jones

1998

Kathleen Dracup

1999

Charlene Harrington

2000

Christine Miaskowski

2001

Robert Newcomer

2002

Virginia Carrieri-Kohlman

2003

Susan Janson

2004

Kathryn Lee

2005

Patrick Fox

2006

Barbara Drew

2007

Virginia Tilden

2008

Suzanne Bakken

2009

Linda Sarna

2010

Wendy Max

2011

Mary Blegen

2012

Adele Clarke

2013

Catherine Chesla

2014

Ruth Malone

2015

Sally Rankin

2016

Sharon Kaufman

2017

Kathleen Puntillo

2018

Susan Kools

2019

Margaret Wallhagen

2020

Carol Dawson-Rose

2022

MarySue Heilemann

2023

Eun-Ok Im