Congratulations to the UMSON 2026 staff and faculty award recipients who were honored at the All-School Assembly, May 18.
Awards included:
Dr. Margaret G. Tyson Dean’s Fund for Excellence Award (Staff Excellence)
Tara Byrd, BS (pictured, top left)
Senior Contract/Grants Specialist, Administrative Services
Outstanding Staff Team Award
Universities at Shady Grove Simulation Team (pictured, top center: Jana Goodwin, PhD, RN, CNE, chair of UMSON at the Universities at Shady Grove, accepting the award on behalf of the team, with Dean Yolanda Ogbolu and Rachael Welch, chair of Staff Council; pictured, below: the USG Simulation Team with the award)
- Jean Gambo
- Kevin Harris
- Kelby Johnson
- Dionta Lyle
- Jessie Nuttycombe
- Kristianne (Ivy) Serna
- Kathleen Stewart
Distinguished Service Award
Luana Colloca, MD, PhD, MS (pictured, top right, with Dean Ogbolu and Ronnie Quattrini, chair of Faculty Council)
Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Pain and Translational Symptom Science
New Faculty Award
Rachel McPherson, PhD, MA (pictured, bottom left, with Dean Ogbolu and Ronnie Quattrini, chair of Faculty Council)
Assistant Professor
Distinguished Scholarship Award
Joan Carpenter, PhD, CRNP, ACHPN, FGSA, FPCN, FAAN (pictured, bottom center)
Associate Professor
Distinguished Teaching Award
Cheryl Fisher, EdD, MSN, RN (pictured, bottom right, with Dean Ogbolu and Ronnie Quattrini, chair of Faculty Council)
Associate Professor and Co-Director, MSN Nursing Informatics Specialty and Nursing Informatics Graduate Certificate