The University of Maryland School of Nursing (UMSON) is proud to recognize 15 outstanding students who have been selected to participate in the UMSON Nursing Policy Academy.
Selection into the Nursing Policy Academy was highly competitive, with 45 applications from BSN and MSN-E programs, and reflects each student’s demonstrated commitment to leadership, advocacy, and advancing health policy to improve outcomes for individuals, families, and communities. Through this academy, students will gain hands-on exposure to the policy-making process, engage with nurse leaders and policymakers, and strengthen the skills needed to influence health policy at the local, state, and national levels.
We are pleased to congratulate the following students on this achievement:
- Monsurat Adams, MSN‑E
- Iseoluwa Rachel Ayodele, BSN USG
- Kimberly Bucknor, BSN USG
- Victoria Daly, BSN Baltimore
- Okwudndu Ogbuli Emmanuel, BSN Baltimore
- Joelle Farrell, BSN USG
- JaVonne Harrison, MSN‑E
- Brandon Fleming Hill, BSN Baltimore
- Glenys Jarrett‑Coker, MSN-E
- Dru Johnson, MSN‑E
- Wade Preston, MSN‑E
- Toyah Reid, MSN‑E
- Eniola Sokera, BSN Baltimore
- Aicha Sow, BSN USG
- Hooria Umer, BSN Baltimore
These students exemplify UMSON’s mission to develop nurse leaders who shape health care through practice, research, education, and policy. We look forward to the contributions they will make during the Nursing Policy Academy and throughout their professional careers.
Please join us in congratulating this exceptional group of future nurse policy leaders.