Each year, the School of Nursing honors students, faculty, staff, alumni, and preceptors for their achievements, public service, and commitment to the school's mission. Congratulations to the school's 2026 award recipients!
Student Award Recipients
- Distinguished Dissertation Award in Sociology: Jennifer Dunn
- Anselm Strauss Special Award for Distinguished Qualitative Dissertation: Selam Kidane
- Distinguished Dissertation Award in Nursing: Caroline Dancu and Ashley Moore
- Outstanding Doctor of Nursing Practice Award: Kay Burke
- Cait Walsh Award in Nursing: Neesha Nadkarni and Mara Bernal-Suarez
- Emma Deboncoeur Trans Health Scholarship Award: Asher Moody-Davis
- Community Impact PhD Nursing Student Award: Sandra Domeracki
- Community Impact DNP Nursing Student Award: Mayra Lizzette Yñiguez
- Rebekah Kaplan Scholarship Award: Leila Etienne
Faculty Awards
- DNP Mentor of the Year (student nominated): Juli Maxworthy
- PhD Mentor of the Year (student nominated): Cherry Leung
- Excellence in Educational or Curricular Innovation (faculty nominated): Erin McCauley
- Excellence in Creating a Supportive Learning Environment (faculty nominated): Cherry Leung
- Excellence in Clinical Mentoring (faculty nominated): Jim Gatewood
- Rosalie D. Bravo and Andrew D. Feldman AGACNP Faculty Award (faculty nominated): Denise Li
Staff Award Recipients
Achievement Awards:
These awards recognize sustained, exceptional performance and/or significant contributions over at least six months.
Debbie Acoba, Matthew Beld, Christie Chu, Bailey Jones, Aditi Saran
SPOT Awards:
These awards recognize significant achievements and contributions, as they occur, for a specific project or task over a short period of time (pictured, clockwise from top left):
Shanna Abeloff, Momal Afzal, Melissa Delaney, Pamela Dudzik, Terry Ednacot, Nicholas Gee, Paige Gilbert, Xinxin Huang, Lisa Klope, Kelly Lee, Nancy Ngo, Anna Presmyk, Dion Santiago, Rachel White, Michelle Wong-Ng, and Daniel Yaangh
Preceptor Award Recipients
2025-2026 Academic Year Outstanding Preceptor Award Recipients (pictured clockwise from top left):
Sherri Borden, Ya-Chen Lee, Jane Pun, Meghan Scott
Helen Martin Award for Precepting:
Grace Lee
Rosalie D. Bravo and Andrew D. Feldman AGACNP Preceptor Award:
Lory Anne Robles
Alum Award Recipient
Jane Norbeck Distinguished Service Award:
Jessica Zègre-Hemsey
Helen Nahm Research Lecture Award Recipient
The Helen Nahm Research Lecture Award recognizes a UCSF School of Nursing faculty member or alumnus who has made outstanding contributions to nursing science and research.
Sabrina Wong, 45th Lecture Awardee
