The Maryland Higher Education Commission recognizes excellence in nursing education through the Nurse Support Program II.
Ten University of Maryland School of Nursing (UMSON) faculty members have received Academic Nurse Educator Certification (ANEC) Awards from the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) through the Nurse Support Program (NSP) II. UMSON received 10 of the 54 awards issued statewide, representing nearly a fifth of all ANEC awards conferred this year.
The faculty were each awarded the maximum amount of $5,000 for demonstrating excellence as an academic nurse educator through achieving the National League for Nursing’s Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) credential, either through initial certification or recertification. The faculty are:
- Marisa Astiz-Martinez, MSN ’13, RN, CNE, clinical instructor
- Carissa Bragdon, DNP, ACNP-BC, CNE, assistant professor
- Yvette Conyers, DNP, RN, FNP-C, CTN-B, CFCN, CFCS, CNE, assistant professor and associate dean for equity, diversity, and inclusion
- Jennifer Dalton, PhD, RN, CNE, CHSE, assistant professor
- Margaret McElligott, DNP, RN, CHSE, assistant professor
- Taylor Melton, DNP ’21, CRNP, AGNP-C, CNE, assistant professor
- Denise Owens, DNP, RN, CCRN, CNE, assistant professor
- Kristen Rawlett, PhD ’14, FNP-BC, FAANP, CNE, associate professor
- Charlotte A. Seckman, PhD, RN-BC, CNE, FAAN, associate professor
- Paul Thurman, PhD ’18, RN, ACNPC, CCNS, CCRN, CNE, assistant professor