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Department of Nursing Awards and Scholarships

Awardees selected by the Department of Nursing

Academic Scholar of the Department of Nursing

Criteria:

  1. The student with the highest cumulative GPA for seven consecutive semesters at SUNY Brockport.
  2. The student must have exhibited excellent performance in the clinical setting for three semesters.
  3. This award is open to traditional students only.
Process: Identified by the Level III faculty.

Aliance Nursing Fund

Criteria:

  1. Junior or Senior nursing student in excellent academic standing
Process: Recommended by the nursing department scholarship committee

Anne M. Fallon Memorial Nursing Scholarship

Criteria:
  1. Graduating adult student (age 25 or older).
  2. Cumulative GPA of 3.5 or above.
  3. Combined roles of parent, citizen and nursing student as demonstrated by activities such as:
    • Involvement in children’s school activities such as PTSA, classroom activities, support groups for athletic teams, band boosters, etc.
    • Involvement in community activities such as SNO, departmental activities, charitable fund raisers, citizen advisory groups, volunteer ambulance, Boards of Directors, church/synagogue activities, military reserves, etc.
  4. Outstanding clinical skills including knowledge/technical competence, communication skills and compassion.
Process: Recommended by the faculty Level III and awarded by the Department Nursing.

Annette Lamphier Rock Nursing Scholarship

Criteria:
  • GPA of at least 3.0 and completion of at least 40 credits at SUNY Brockport by April of the year of application.
  • Assist a student in the nursing program that demonstrates commitment to and potential for excellence in the nursing profession.
Process:
  • Letter to the Department secretary must address:
    • Financial need
    • Co-curricular activities and/or service to the College and/or community
    • Commitment to excellence in nursing
    • Sound values and ethical principles
  • Recommended by Level II faculty and awarded by the Department of Nursing

Chancellors’ Award for Student Excellence

Criteria:
  1. Graduating seniors with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.75
  2. Academic Achievement
  3. Record of extra-curricular activities and other contributions to the college and community.
  4. Evidence of Professional Promise
Process:
  • Recommended by the faculty Level III and by the Department Nursing.
  • Nomination is usually due in late January.
  • Nomination packet requires a current vita/resume for the student and 3 separate letters of nomination by the faculty and/or professional staff.
  • Nominations of exemplary students with a supporting statement and a list of their accomplishments needs to be sent to the Director of Scholarships.
  • Finalists are interviewed by the Student Awards Committee prior to the selection of the winner by the president

Dolly Pike Nursing Scholarship

Criteria:
  1. Be a full-time student
  2. Demonstrate financial need as determined by the Financial Aid Office
  3. Be seeking a BS in Nursing
  4. Must maintain a 2.75 overall GPA at the end of their freshman year if they are renewing the award
Process:
  1. Candidates apply by submitting a letter of application for the scholarship to the Department of Nursing.  Three supportive letters of reference are required
  2. The Department of Nursing Selection Committee will select recipients based on the criteria above.
  3. The Department of Nursing will notify all applicants about their status by the scholarship deadline date set by the Financial Aid Office

Genesee Valley Nurses Association Nursing Student Leadership Award

Criteria:
  1. For demonstrating outstanding leadership and professionalism during the nursing education process by maintaining membership in a student nurses organization, participating in activities that foster a positive public image of nursing, participating in activities that foster high quality health care to consumers, and by engaging in volunteer activities of community service or support of non-profit health care organizations.
  2. To be eligible, the individual must not yet be a registered professional nurse and must be enrolled in a collegiate nursing program leading to RN licensure.
Process:
  • Recommended by the faculty Level III and awarded by the Department Nursing.
  • Nomination requires 2 letters of nomination and the nominee’s CV.
  • Call for nominees is usually late March/April with about 3 weeks until the deadline.
  • Award is made as part of the GVNA awards ceremony/dinner in mid-May.
  • Special note: when a Brockport student wins, flowers from the faculty to the winner need to be brought to the awards dinner.

Helen Rice Blissett Nursing Scholarship

ELIGIBILITY and CRITERIA

Students must:

  1. Be accepted to the Nursing program in the Department of Nursing.
  2. First preference will be given to a student with permanent residency in Orleans County, NY.
  3. Demonstrate academic excellence as evidenced by a minimum overall GPA of 3.0.
  4. Demonstrate financial need as determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The Scholarship Office can assist in determining the greatest financial need to assist in the selection process.
  5. Demonstrate the potential for excellence in the career of Nursing as judged by the Nursing Department selection committee.

NUMBER & SCHEDULING OF AWARDS

  1. The assistance is in the form of a $2,000 educational expense grant to one eligible student.

Marion Schrank Adult Student Leadership Award

Criteria:
  1. The student is currently or has recently served in an elected or appointed position(s) of leadership in college recognized clubs, organizations or campus governance. In those positions, the student: has excelled in the normal responsibilities as defined for the positions held or has shown extraordinary leadership beyond the normal responsibilities as defined for the positions held AND/OR
  2. The student is or has been a leader of students involved in campus-related services or other activities (other than those listed in #1 above), which have been of significant benefit to the College and/or Brockport Community.

Process:

  • A nomination form is required which includes a narrative.
  • Student completes an application form.
  • Both forms and 2 letters of recommendation are submitted to the Office of Leadership and Community Development.
  • Nomination packet is usually due in very early March.

Nursing Recognition Award

Criteria:
  1. The student’s work in the clinical setting must be excellent.
  2. The student must be an active contributor to both departmental and professional activities.
  3. The student must have a minimum GPA of 3.0
  4. This award is open to both RN and traditional students.
Process: Recommended by the faculty Level III and awarded by the Department Nursing.

Outstanding Adult Student Award

Criteria:
  1. Award is presented to three adult students from the Rochester Area Colleges Continuing Education Committee who have been especially successful at combining college studies with their other responsibilities.
  2. Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25.
Process:
  • Recommended by the faculty Level III and by the Department Nursing.
  • The student needs to complete a biographical information form.
  • Nomination form is usually due in late January/Early February.
  • The award is presented at a dinner and ceremony of the Rochester Area Colleges Continuing Education Committee where the nominee represents the College.

Patricia A. Ryan Memorial Scholarship

Criteria: Assist an outstanding student in the baccalaureate nursing program

Process:

  • Letter of application to the Department secretary must address:
    • Financial Need
    • Co-curricular activities and/or service to the College and/or community
    • Commitment to excellence in nursing
    • Sound values and ethical principles
    • What ethical values would you bring to the Profession of Nursing
  • Two letters of reference must be submitted with the application addressing the applicant’s commitment to excellence in nursing and his/her participation in co-curicular activities and service to the College and/or community.
  • Recommended by Level II Faculty and awarded by the Department of Nursing

Raymond C. Shaheen Nursing Award

Criteria:
  • GPA of at least 3.0 and have completed at least 40 credits at SUNY Brockport by April of the year of application.
  • Recognizes an outstanding junior in the nursing program
Process:
  • Letter by applicant to the Department secretary must clearly address commitment to the nursing profession and sound values and ethical principles.
  • Recommended by Level II faculty and awarded by the Department of Nursing
  • Nominees selected by the Department of Nursing

The School of Professions Award

Criteria:
  1. Award is presented to a graduating senior who has demonstrated academic excellence in a program in the school of Professions and who has made significant contributions to the College and/or Community through his/her involvement.
Process:
  • Recommended by the faculty Level III and by the Department Nursing.
  • Nomination is usually due in late January/early February.
  • The award is presented at a dinner and ceremony of the Rochester Area Colleges Continuing Education Committee where the nominee represents the College.

The selected student is the guest of honor at a School of Professions Luncheon where the award is presented and the student represents the college.

Thiem Foundation Scholarship

Criteria:
  1. Ten $3000 scholarships awarded yearly to junior, senior, or RN nursing students.
  2. Each applicant must demonstrate:  financial need, a gpa of at least 3.0, and be in good standing in the nursing department
Process: Each potential nominee must write a letter detailing how they fulfill the requirements of the scholarship criteria and how the award will make a difference in their life.  The letter is submitted to the Department Chair in mid-April.

The Department Chair verifies the GPA of each nominee.  If there are more than 10 applicants, the chair will convene with the Level II & Level III Coordinators to determine the winners.

US Army Spirit of Nursing Award

Criteria:
  1. Demonstrates excellence in the classroom as well in the clinical site.
  2. Shows active involvement in extracurricular activities.
Process: Senior faculty will review senior applicants for a nominee, and then will suggest this person to the entire faculty for review. Application form from the Army needs to be completed.

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