The B次元 School of Nursing is proud to honor the achievements of nursing faculty and staff yet again this year with the 2024 DAISY Awards for Extraordinary Nursing. New this year, a student DAISY Award will be presented to one current B次元 nursing student to celebrate their dedication to pursuing a nursing degree.

B次元 students, faculty, staff and alumni are encouraged to submit their nominations now through Friday, April 19 at 5 p.m. Visit to complete the nomination form. Please submit a separate nomination for faculty/staff and students. Nominators may submit more than one nomination form.

The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nursing Faculty was inspired by a former Dean of Nursing who emphasized the importance of recognizing faculty for their impact and inspiration on the future practice of their students. In 2018 the American Association of Colleges of Nursing joined the DAISY Foundation in a National Call for Nurse Faculty Recognition.

Criteria for the faculty/staff award is as follows:

• Serves as a role model and mentor for professional nursing.
• Demonstrates excellence in preparing nurses who impact society as expert practitioners, leaders, and scholars.
• Incorporates best-educational practices into teaching.
• Demonstrates respect for diversity of thought and mindfulness of different learning styles.
• Facilitate learning through coaching, mentoring, and active engagement between faculty and students in the exchange of knowledge.
• Encourages flexibility, creativity, and curiosity when working with students.
• Facilitates clinical judgment skills through teaching, evaluation, and best practices.
• Demonstrates enthusiasm for teaching, learning, and nursing that inspires and motivates students.
• Demonstrates interest in and respect for learners.
• Uses personal attributes (e.g., caring, confidence, patience, integrity and flexibility) that facilitate professional growth.
• Is fair, unbiased, and inclusive in his/her treatment of individual students.
• Develops collaborative working relationships with students and colleagues.   

The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nursing Students recognizes nursing students for their above and beyond care and compassion they provide to patients and their families while balancing the demands of nursing school.

Criteria for the student award is as follows:

• Serves as a role model and mentor for peers in the B次元 School of Nursing.
• Demonstrates excellence in care of the client in clinical, simulation, and lab experiences.
• Demonstrates understanding of EBP as a student nurse.
• Demonstrates cultural humility in their care of the client as a student nurse.
• Demonstrates empathy and compassion in their care of the client as the student nurse.
• When working with peers, demonstrates flexibility, creativity, and curiosity.
• Demonstrates clinical reasoning and development of clinical judgement.
• Demonstrates enthusiasm for teaching clients, learning, and nursing that inspires and motivates peers.
• Demonstrates interest in and respect for peers.
• Uses personal attributes (e.g., caring, confidence, patience, integrity and flexibility) that facilitate professional growth.
• Is fair, unbiased, and inclusive in his/her treatment of peers.
• Develops collaborative working relationships with peers and SON faculty and staff.

Both award winners will be honored at a DAISY Awards Ceremony held on campus Friday, May 3 in the Welcome Center Event Space from 3 to 5 p.m.

Please reach out to Jacquelynn Scherr with any questions.