Frontier Nursing University (FNU) seeks to empower its students to make a difference in their communities and in their field.
This month, we are highlighting several individuals and groups of students who have been recently recognized for their accomplishments and pursuits to advance their education and enhance the care they provide.
Nurse-midwifery student receives 2018 Black Nurses Rock scholarship
JaDaun Rawls, RN
Photo Credit: BlackNursesRock.com
JaDaun Rawls, RN, Class 172 nurse-midwifery student was given a scholarship at the 3rd Annual Black Nurses Rock Convention “Shades of Blue” National Awards and Scholarship Banquet in San Antonio, Texas on Oct. 27.
Black Nurses Rock (BNR) presents scholarships to active Black Nurses Rock members on the basis of academic achievement, financial need, and community involvement. BNR has awarded over $70,000 in scholarship/grant funds. JaDaun was one of three 2018 scholarship recipients.
Congratulations, JaDaun!
IHI National Forum
Kalena Lanuza, DNP, FNP-C with her poster presentation
FNU Students presenting project posters at IHI Forum.
Photo credit: FNU faculty member, Niessa Meier
FNU DNP students represented Frontier during the 2018 Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) National Forum from Dec. 9-12 in Orlando, Fla. We are proud of each students’ hard work on their poster presentations. Well done!
12 FNU representatives participate in New York Case Presentation Day
From left to right: Marsha Jackson, owner of the Birth Care, CNEP student Michelle Shaffer, Cassandra Woods, Jaime Chabuz, FNU RCF Dwynn Golden, and DeJane Dozier
On Nov. 11, three FNU students presented in the New York Case Presentation Day in Washington, D.C. Kindly hosted by Birth Care & Women’s Health birth center in Alexandria, Va. 12 total FNU representatives attended, including two preceptors, a third-term student, a first-term student, FNU RCF Dwynn Golden, FNU Course Coordinator Amy Nassar with her daughter and the three presenters.
Congratulations to the following students for successful presentation of their cases:
- Cassandra Woods, DNP Class 33
- Jaime Chabuz, CNEP Class 158
- DeJane Dozier, CNEP Class 160
A big thank you to our host, Birth Care! It has proved an amazing clinical site for FNU students. Birth Care just celebrated 31 years in practice with services including home births and births at the center, and has consistently allowed FNU students to observe out-of-hospital and home births, which is invaluable to their education. Thank you, Birth Care!
DNP graduate celebrates commencement ceremony at work
Barbara “Bobbi” Bennett-Wolcott, DNP, CNM
Photo Credit- Palouse Medical P.S.
Newly-minted FNU graduate Barbara “Bobbi” Bennett-Wolcott, DNP, CNM, celebrated her graduation in an unconventional way. Unfortunately, Bobbi could not attend the FNU commencement ceremony in October. To give her the celebration she deserved, her colleagues at Palouse Medical P.S. brought the ceremony to her!
Bobbi brought her graduation regalia to the office, and the Palouse Medical staff surprised her with a commencement “ceremony,” complete with a graduation walk, signs, and sparkling beverages.
“Palouse Medical is proud when any staff members seek opportunities to further their education and expand their skill-sets, but we are particularly excited knowing that all the hard work that Bobbi has put forth to achieve this degree will immediately become a benefit to the care she provides within our clinic and medical community,” Palouse Medical said in its Facebook post marking the occasion.
Congrats, Bobbi – we are so proud of you! And, of course, thanks to Palouse and all of Bobbi’s cheerleaders, supporting her during her doctoral program!
Congratulations to each of these students for representing FNU in their hard work.
Dr. Tia Brown McNair is the Vice President in the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Student Success and Executive Director for the Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT) Campus Centers at the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) in Washington, DC. She oversees both funded projects and AAC&U’s continuing programs on equity, inclusive excellence, high-impact practices, and student success. McNair directs AAC&U’s Summer Institutes on High-Impact Practices and Student Success, and TRHT Campus Centers and serves as the project director for several AAC&U initiatives, including the development of a TRHT-focused campus climate toolkit. She is the lead author of From Equity Talk to Equity Walk: Expanding Practitioner Knowledge for Racial Justice in Higher Education (January 2020) and Becoming a Student-Ready College: A New Culture of Leadership for Student Success (July 2016 and August 2022 Second edition).