Julia Kruizinga
Yvonne Andrews Award My name is Julia Kruizinga and I am a third year nursing student at Queen’s University. I chose nursing because I love learning about people, hearing their stories and combining that with promoting and teaching health and wellbeing. I love the focus nursing has on the unique relationship and interactions between those […]
Haylee Hansvall
Johnson & Johnson Award Leaving a well-defined career path at a reputable biotechnology company to pursue a second degree was not a decision I made lightly. To determine if nursing could be a better fit for me, I began volunteering as a patient visitor at an inner city hospital in Vancouver. These interactions gave me […]
Jane Hergett
Nova Scotia Nurses Award I am excited to be entering my third year of the BScN at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia. Throughout high school, I always enjoyed science courses the most, and I knew I wanted to pursue a science based career at university. Nursing did not come to my mind initially, […]
Lisa Weatherbee
CNF Award I was thirteen when I first volunteered in a Long-Term Care facility. Inspired by the nurses working there, here I am having practiced thirty years as a Registered Nurse. Twenty-five of those years I’ve worked as a Palliative Care Consult Nurse. I am inspired personally and professionally by the families I meet. Education […]
Brittany deGraves
CNF Award – Baccalaureate My name is Brittany deGraves, and I am in my fourth year in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing Honors program at the University of Alberta. I chose to become a nurse as, throughout my life, I have witnessed many of my family members experiences in the hospital and have always […]
Our Scholars
Collage of Appreciation – personal words of thanks, as taken from various cards, letters, and email from the award recipients. Congratulations to all 2020 – 2021 award recipients! Baccalaureate Abdulaziz Aldaqqaq Taggart Parkes Foundation Nursing Award Ahmed Kamal Nova Scotia Nurses Award Chantal Husa Judy Hill Memorial Award Christopher Anderson John J Vanderlee Award for Male […]
Dr Donna Murnaghan
Dr. Donna Murnaghan is the Dean and Professor of the School of Nursing at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) and serves as a member of the Senior Management Team at TRU. Donna’s interests are in leadership, systems change, nursing education, research and improving the health and well-being of the population. In 2012, shewas awarded the Queens […]
Kellylee Evans
Six albums deep and Juno Award winner Kellylee Evans is still shaking it up on Come On, her latest Decca album. The stylistic connoisseur has tackled everything from jazz to R&B and pop in such previous tasty classics fight or flight?, Nina – her Juno-winning tribute to the legendary Nina Simone – and I Remember When. […]
Samantha Boulerice
The Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre is one of the largest and most progressive long-term care homes in Ontario. The Perley Rideau campus includes 450 long-term care beds, a 12-bed Guest House providing respite care and a Seniors Village with 139 independent-living apartments for seniors. We recognize the value of nursing knowledge and leadership […]
Richard Booth
Richard Booth RN, MScN, PhD Assistant Professor, Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing, Western University Richard Booth is an assistant professor at the Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing (Western University) and a clinician researcher with an active research program exploring health informatics, social media technology, and psychiatric-mental health nursing. Along with his current teaching […]