Ibukun Ojo
CNSA BIPOC Nursing Award My name is Ibukun Ojo, I’m a Nigerian-Canadian from Calgary, AB, and I am a fourth-year nursing student at the University of Alberta. Some of my extra-curricular activities include dancing, baking, and engaging on campus through student leadership and advocacy. As I near the end of my degree, I look forward […]
Chanelle Lyon
CNSA BIPOC Nursing Award I became a nurse because it was the path that I happily found myself on. As I got older and discovered more about myself and my family history, I found that not only did I end up down this path, but so did my disconnected family members. My grandmother from Jamaica […]
Gregory Reid
CNSA 2SLGBTQ+ Award My name is Greg Reid (he/him), I am currently in my third and final year of the accelerated BScN program at Western Regional School of Nursing (Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland). I chose to pursue nursing because of my love for helping people. I could never really pinpoint how I wanted […]
Justin Church
CNSA Practical Nursing Award My decision to become a nurse was rooted in my passion for helping others. When I was in high school, I was able to participate in a work experience program in the Emergency Department at my local hospital. During this experience, I was able to see nursing as a profession where […]
Toby Bowers
CNSA Practical Nursing Award I worked at many jobs before becoming a nurse in my 30s. I found that I gravitated towards positions that helped people and required a skilled hands-on approach. Wanting to be able to support a family and feel that I had a financially secure future, while also expecting that I would […]
Nicole Istead
CNSA Mental Health Award It is difficult to put into words all the reasons why I decided to become a nurse. I always knew from a very young age that I wanted to help other people and this passion continued to flourish as I grew up. In high school I began to volunteer everywhere I […]
Fat Malazogu
CNSA Impact Award My journey into the Nursing profession started after I completed my BSc in Biochemistry and Immunology. I have previously worked in an HIV research laboratory at the University of Toronto and published some of my research work. However, as a researcher, I didn’t always have the opportunity to see my work’s direct […]
Jessica Nelson
CNSA Advocacy in Nursing Award First and foremost, I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude for being selected, again, for the CNSA Advocacy in Nursing award for the 2022-2023 award cycle. I chose to become a nurse with the “persuasion” of my mom, an OR RN at the Rockyview General […]
Tatym Scheller
CNSA Environmental Stewardship Award My name is Tatym Scheller and I am in my third year of my bachelor of science in nursing program. I have recently finished my obstetric and pediatric rotations and can easily say I have found my calling. In my graduation year of high school, I decided to become a registered […]
Lauren Nissen
CNSA Education and Research Award Nursing has always been a natural choice for me. Growing up, I have always admired the gentleness and intelligence of the nurses in my life. Throughout my high school years I began volunteering in long term care facilities and it was here where I fell in love with the world […]