2023 Awards
Alumni Award Winners
RECENT ALUNNI AWARD | Dr. Charlene Ronquillo | BSN 2011, PhD 2021
ALUMNI RECOGNITION AWARD | Dr. Chantel Canessa | BSN 2001, MN-NP 2008
ALUMNI AWARD OF DISTINCTION | Dr. Kelli Stajduhar | MSN 1995, PhD 2001
Erickson Kline Moerike Nurse Practitioner Preceptor Award
Award for Excellence as a BSN Clinical Preceptor
2022 Awards
Alumni Award Winners
RECENT ALUMNI AWARD | Dr. Leah Lambert | BSN 2007, PhD 2019
ALUMNI RECOGNITION AWARD | Ms. Debbie Johannesen | BSN 1986, MA 2011
ALUMNI AWARD OF DISTINCTION | Ms. Kulmindar "Mindy" Kaur Johal | BSN 1959
Award for Excellence as a BSN Preceptor
Erickson Kline Moerike Nurse Practitioner Preceptor Award
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The 2022 Gala was held online and recorded. You can watch it here: YOUTUBE
2021 Awards
Alumni Award Winners
RECENT ALUMNI AWARD | Caryn Dooner | BSN 2019
ALUMNI RECOGNITION AWARD | Lynne Palmer | MSN 2005
ALUMNI AWARD OF DISTINCTION | Marilynn "Marnie" Wood | BSN 1959
Award for Excellence as BSN Preceptor
Erickson Kline Moerike Nurse Practitioner Preceptor Award
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2020 Awards
The Gala was cancelled due to the pandemic. No Alumni Awards were presented this year.
2019 Centenary Medal of Distinction Awardees
The 2019 Recognition medals were presented at the Nursing Gala on May 2, 2019 in the form of The School of Nursing's Centenary Medals of Distinction. The medal was created to recognize individuals who have brought high honour to the School of Nursing or to the profession of nursing, and/or who have made long standing/significant contributions to advance the school's vision, mission and mandate. Read about our century's worth of awardees here:
2018 Awards
Alumni Recognition Award Winners
RECENT ALUMNI AWARD | Marissa Bird | BA 2011, BScN 2014
ALUMNI RECOGNITION AWARD | Jan Radford | BSN 1979, MSN 1989
ALUMNI AWARD OF DISTINCTION | Susanna Cunningham | BScN 1966, MA 1969, PhD 1978
Partnership Award Winners
DONOR PARTNERSHIP AWARD | Class of 1958 | BSN 1958
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP AWARD | Candy Garossino | MSN 1991
2017 Awards
Alumni Recognition Award Winners
RECENT ALUMNI AWARD | Stephanie Ngo | BSc 2009, BSN 2013
ALUMNI RECOGNITION AWARD |Patricia Porterfield | MSN 1981
ALUMNI AWARD OF DISTINCTION | Dr Rosalie Starzomski | PhD 1997
Partnership Award Winners
DONOR PARTNERSHIP AWARD | Shelagh Smith | BASc 1950, MSN 1982
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP AWARD | Vancouver Foundation
2016 Awards
Alumni Recognition Award Winners
RECENT ALUMNI | Pauline Voon
AWARD OF RECOGNITION | Patricia Woods
AWARD OF DISTINCTION | Gemma Jones
Partnership Award Winners
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP AWARD | Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Woodward's Foundation
DONOR PARTNERSHIP AWARD | Vivian Lucas
Previous Award Winners - 1988 to date
Award of Distinction | Has made a significant contribution through the advancement of nursing, bringing honour to the nursing profession at a provincial, national and/or international level.
1988 Margaret Campbell (BSN’48)
1989 Dorothy Logan (BSN’50)
1990 Helen Shore (BSN’61)
1991 Lyle Creelman (BSN’36)
1992 Joan Anderson (MSN’73)
1993 Not awarded
1994 Nora Whyte (BSN’73, MSN’88)
1995 Not awarded
1996 Sally Thorne (BSN’79, MSN’83)
1997 Ethel Warbinek (BSN’57 MSN’70)
1998 Alison Rice (BSN’67)
1999 Doreen Hatton (BSN’87, MSN’92)
2000 Glennis Zilm (BSN’ 58)
2001 Marion Clauson (BSN’71, MSN’92)
2002 Dale Walker (DPhN’64, BSN’74)
2003 Patti Janssen (BSN’76)
2004 Kathleen Pinckney (BSN’67)
2010 Robert Hewat (BSN ’62, MSN’87)
2011 Naomi Allsebrook Miller (BSN’51)
2012 Colleen Stainton (BSN’61)
2013 Valerie MacDonald (BSN’83, MSN’99)
2014 Frances Jones (BSN’74, MSN’03)
2015 Lucy Barney (MSN’05)
2016 Gemma Jones (BSN’85)
2017 Rosalie Starzomski (PhD'97)
2018 Susanna Garner Cunnigham (BSN'66)
2019 Not Awarded (see Centenary Medal of Distinction Awardees)
2020 Not Awarded (Gala cancelled)
2021 Marilynn "Marnie" Woods (BSN 1959)
2022 Kulmindar "Mindy" Kaur Johal (BSN 1959)
2023 Kelli Stajduhar (MSN 1995, PhD 2001)
Alumni Recognition Award | Has made a sustained and meaningful contribution to nurses and/or nursing at a local or regional level.
1988 Kirsten Hyde
1989 Betty Cawston (BSN’'60)
1990 Kirstine Griffith (BAPSc(N)'45)
1991 Vivian Blake (BSN'52)
1992 Not awarded
1993 Not awarded
1994 Rose Murakami (BSN’62)
1995 Susan Blair (BSN’86, MSN’90)
1996 Tilly Bara (MSN'74)
1997 Barbara Fitzsimmon (BSN'84, MSN'01)
1998 Judith MacDonald (MSN'76)
1999 Pat Wadsworth (BSN'54)
2000 Shirley Hunter-Oglow (BSN'75)
2001 Lenore Riddell (BSN'86, MSN'92)
2002 Jenise Brouse (BSN'83, MSN'85)
2003 Not awarded
2004 Debbie McDougall (BSN'81, MSN'08)
2010 Not awarded
2011 Not awarded
2012 Genelle Leifso (BSN'98, MSN'05)
2013 Angela Wolff (MSN'98, PhD'09)
2014 Beth Fitzpatrick (BSN'55)
2015 Joanne Konnert (BSN'71, MSN'77)
2016 Patricia Woods (BSN'99, MSN'06)
2017 Pat Porterfield (MSN'81)
2018 Janice Radford (BSN'79)
2019 Not Awarded See Centenary Medal of Distinction Awardees
2020 Not awarded (Gala cancelled)
2021 Lynne Palmer (MSN 2005)
2022 Debbie Johannesen (BSN 1986)
2023 Chantel Canessa (BSN 2001, MN-NP 2008)
Recent Alumni Award | Within a relatively short period of time after graduation (maximum 10 years), has demonstrated exceptional engagement in professional, civic or community activities.
Note: this award was previously known as the "Young Alumni Award"
1991 Melanie Basso (BSN'86, MSN'94)
1992 Kris Gustavson (BSN'86, MSN'01)
1993 Brenda Eng (BSN'84)
1994 Not awarded
1995 Caroline Wells
1996 Linda Gomez (BSN'87, MSN'91)
1997 Kelli Stajduhar (MSN'95, PhD'01)
1998 Radhika Bhagat (BSN'85)
1999 Mary Paone (BSN'85, MSN'98)
2000 Heather Magdull
2001 Janine Stevenson (BSN'95, MSN'12)
2002 Alda Antunes (BSN'95, MSN'00)
2003 Katrina Verschoor (BSN'01, MSN'07)
2004 Lannon de Best (BSN'01)
2010 Ciro Panessa (BSN'01, MSN'05)
2011 Kelvin Bei (BSN'08, MSNP'12)
2012 Tim Gauthier (BSN'09)
2013 Karen Li (BSN'09, MSN'14)
2014 Nicola Chalke (BSN'06, MSN'14)
2015 Gillian McKay (BSN'09)
2016 Pauline Voon (BSN'10)
2017 Stephanie Ngo (BSN'13)
2018 Marissa Bird (BSN'14)
2019 Not Awarded See Centenary Medal of Distinction Awardees
2020 Not awarded
2021 Caryn Dooner (BSN 2019)
2022 Leah Lambert (BSN 2007, PhD 2019)
2023 Charlene Ronquillo (BSN 2011, PhD 2021)
Donor Partnership Award
2013 Helen Shore (BSN '61)
2014 Irene Goldstone (MSc '81)
2015 H. David Currey (Birgit and Ingrid Currey Award in Nursing)
2016 Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Woodward's Foundation
2017 Shelagh Smith (BASc '50, MSN '82)
2018 Class of 1958
2019 Not Awarded See Centenary Medal of Distinction Awardees
2020 Not awarded
Community Partnership Award
2013 Barj Dhahan (UBC BA '83)
2014 Dieter and Hanne-Lorre Knigge (Knigge Scholarship)
2015 Glennis Zilm BSN ('58)
2016 Vivian Lucas
2017 Vancouver Foundation
2018 Candy Garossino (MSN '91)
2019 Not Awarded See Centenary Medal of Distinction Awardees
2020 Not awarded
Award for Excellence as a BSN Clinical Preceptor
Erickson Kline Moerike Nurse Practitioner Preceptor Award
2021 Jacqueline Lum, NP
2021 Diane Wozny, MD
2022 Victor Omelchenko, MD
2022 Amy Low, NP
2023 Danielle Mlinaritsch, NP
2023 Zia Fahim, MD