Each year, Penn Nursing recognizes the outstanding accomplishments of our alumni. Nominations are accepted each winter and are presented each May during Alumni Weekend.

2009 Award Recipients

Janice B. Foust GRN'94
The LILLIAN SHOLTIS BRUNNER AWARD for Innovative Practice in Nursing is given for impact on the nursing profession, health care delivery systems, communities, and clients. 

Patricia L. Gerrity Nu'77, GNu79
The OUTSTANDING ALUMNI AWARD for Leadership in Nursing recognizes a leader who has or had an outstanding career and/or advanced the profession through practice, research, education, writing, or practice administration

Linda Sulzbach Hoke GNu'83
The EXPERT AWARD for Clinical Excellence recognizes alumni who demonstrate clinical excellence and embody the professional calling to nursing, are graduates of more than 20 years ago, and currently employed in clinical practice. 

Brooke Hoffman Faught GNu'03
The Recent Alumni Award for Clinical Excellence honors alumni who demonstrate clinical excellence and embody the professional calling to nursing, are graduates within the last ten years, and currently employed in clinical practice.

Patricia O. D'Antonio GRN'92
The LEGACY AWARD is given to alumni who have contributed to preserving and interpreting the history of nursing at Penn.

Yana Sigal Nu'09
The PENN NURSING ALUMNI STUDENT AWARD is given to undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students, graduating this academic year, who contribute to the achievement of the Alumni Society goals by fostering loyalty to the school and university, maintaining the professional and social bond among their classmates and promoting professional development during their student experience at Penn.  Recipients may be an individual or student group.

Norma Peden Killebrew CW'61, Robert S. Killebrew, Jr. WG'64
and John H. Laporte
The PENN NURSING HONORARY ALUMNI AWARD is given to an individual who has made a significant contribution to the achievement of Penn Nursing Alumni and School of Nursing goals through their personal support of the school and by inspiring loyalty among others. Recipients may be an individual or group.

All nursing alumni who are graduates of the HUP School of Nursing, the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing are eligible for these awards.