WESTERN INSTITUTE OF NURSING/JOHN A. HARTFORD FOUNDATION REGIONAL GERIATRIC NURSING RESEARCH AWARD
BACKGROUND
In 2001, WIN established the Regional Geriatric Nursing Research Award in partnership with the John A. Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing. The overall goal of the award is to foster and showcase geriatric nursing research. Two recipients may be selected annually: 1) a senior researcher; and 2) a new researcher.
Previous recipients of this award are:
| 2001: | Patricia G. Archbold,
Oregon Health & Science University, Portland,
OR Linda Phillips, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ |
| 2002: | Jeanie Kayser-Jones, University
of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
(Senior Researcher) Karen A. Talerico, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR (New Researcher) |
| 2003: | Betty L. Chang, University
of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (Senior
Researcher) Jill A. Bennett, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR (New Researcher) |
| 2004: | Margaret Dimond, University
of Washington, Seattle, WA (Senior Researcher) Janet C. Mentes, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (New Researcher) |
| 2005: | Charlene Harrington, University of California San Francisco , San Francisco , CA (Senior Researcher) |
| 2006: | Julie Fleury, Arizona State University , Tempe , AZ (Senior Researcher) |
| 2007: | Heather M. Young, Oregon Health & Science University , Ashland , OR (Senior Researcher) |
| 2008: | Colleen Keller, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ (Senior Researcher) |
NOMINATION GUIDELINES
- Each nominee must have a sponsor and a co-sponsor. The sponsor and co-sponsor must be individual members of WIN or be from a WIN member agency(ies).
- The online nomination form must be completed and submitted for each nominee.
- Each nomination must include the sponsor’s nominating statement and a letter of support from the co-sponsor. None of the statements shall exceed one (1) single-spaced page. Each letter should specifically address the Selection Criteria below.
CRITERIA FOR SELECTION
Award for a Senior Researcher : Each nomination must include statements from the sponsor and co-sponsor that provide a synthesis of how the nominee's geriatric research career has made a substantial and sustained contribution to the discipline of nursing.
Award for a New Researcher : Each nomination must include statements from the sponsor and co-sponsor that provide evidence of the promise of the researcher, including completed research, publications and presentations.
SELECTION PROCESS
The WIN/Hartford Regional Geriatric Nursing Research Award Selection Committee will select the 2009 recipient(s). The Committee includes: Linda Phillips, Beverly Hoeffer and Janet Mentes. The sponsor will be notified of the Committee's decision by January 2009. The sponsor will have the opportunity to notify the respective award recipient prior to notification by WIN.
PRESENTATION OF AWARD
The Regional Geriatric Nursing Research Award(s) will be presented at the awards ceremony held in conjunction with the 42nd Annual Communicating Nursing Research Conference, April 22-25, 2009 at the Salt Lake City Hilton Downtown, Salt Lake City, UT . The sponsor(s) of the award recipient(s) will introduce the individual and briefly share the reasons why the person(s) is deserving of the award. A plaque will be presented to the Senior Researcher and a plaque and a cash award of $200 will be presented to the New Researcher.
CONFERENCE EXPENSES
WIN is not able to defray registration fees or reimburse travel expenses for the award recipients, sponsors or co-sponsors.
NOMINATION DEADLINE
The completed online nomination form, the letter from the sponsor and the letter from the co-sponsor must be received in the WIN office by 5:00 PM, Monday, November 3, 2008.
SUBMISSION INFORMATION
Please use the online nomination form for making your nomination. Click here for the form.