Simran Aujla
Eaton Award As I reach the end of my nursing education and am granted this award, I want to reflect on what led me to pursue this career. During the uncertainty throughout the application process, a moment of clarity came from my experiences within my community. As the daughter of immigrants, I witnessed firsthand the […]
Monica Friesen
Dr. Kathryn J Hannah Nursing Informatics Scholarship Growing up I loved science. I would get science books for my birthdays and read them cover to cover. However, in the first years of university, I struggled to feel a good sense of direction in the courses I was taking despite studying a lot of science. I […]
Stephanie Van Haute
Dr. Helen Preston Glass Award Hi. My name is Stephanie Van Haute. I am Metis and Settler woman, born and raised on Treaty 1 territory in Winnipeg, Manitoba. I have been an RN since 2003, working in many different areas since that time. I am not stereotypical of many nurses, including being Indigenous, having a […]
Rachelle Lesy
Dr. Helen K. Mussellem Award Over the past 18 years working as a Registered Nurse, I still find myself truly blessed to have a career that I love and promote everyday. Why did I become a nurse? Early on in my childhood, I always felt the need to help others, and I was drawn to […]
Laura Freeman
Dr. Dorothy Kergin Fellowship Award No single event or person inspired me to pursue nursing. However, the nursing profession reflects my values and many aspects of my personality, making it a natural fit. I enjoy having the opportunity to “connect the dots” linking pathophysiology to a patient’s clinical presentation. Even more, I love being able […]
Angel Wang
Dr. Dorothy J. Kergin Award I carry out my life with the philosophy of “healing others is connected with healing yourself”. As a Chinese immigrant whose family members grew up in poor, rural and remote villages in China, my upbringing and my collectivist culture imparted on me a commitment to doing good for each other […]
Amelia Potter-Dickey
Dr. Dorothy J. Kergin Award My name is Amelia Potter-Dickey and I am a Registered Nurse and PhD Student within the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Calgary. I have always had an interest in two things: healthcare and infants/young children. As a fourth-generation nurse within my family, nursing and health have always been […]
Kristine Doell
Dr. Ann C. Beckingham Award I am a PhD student in the College of Nursing at the University of Manitoba. I received my nursing degree in 2014 and have been working as a bedside nurse in cardiology and critical care ever since. Working as an ICU nurse during the pandemic was an extraordinary experience. I […]
Sarah Galaise
CNSA Parent Award My name is Sarah Galaise. I always knew I wanted to be a nurse. In my early twenties, I graduated with honors from the Practical Nursing program at Algonquin College in 2000. After graduating, I volunteered for several months in India with the Missionaries of Charity with palliative care patients. This experience […]
Nicole Jarrett
CNSA Parent Award As a mature student and single parent, choosing to go to university came with many challenges. I felt unfulfilled in my life and decided it was time to find a career where I could make a difference in the lives of the people around me. I am lucky and thankful for the […]
