AWARDS

Mary B. Conceison Award

The Mary B. Conceison Award for Excellence in Nursing Leadership recognizes outstanding contributions made by a nursing administrator.  Mary B. Conceison was Director of Professional Relations at the Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA) for 12 years before her death in 1981.  Known for her advocacy in promoting nursing as a profession, Mrs. Conceison played an instrumental role in the formation of MONE.  ONL is grateful for the significant contributions of these nurse leaders.

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Elaine K. Sherwood Award

In 1993, MONE and MCMN established an award to recognize outstanding commitment and contribution to the work of the respective organizations.  The President, Past President and President-Elect select the recipient.  The award was re-named the Elaine K. Sherwood Service Award in 1994 in memory of Elaine, one of the first recipients, who symbolized the dedication and work the award recognizes.

Criteria for Selection Include:

• Member of ONL in good standing
• Outstanding commitment to the organization in a variety of activities
• Excellent project management and leadership abilities
• Dependability in committee work and willingness to take on assignments in service to the organization
• Support of ONL and mentor to peers and others developing in the organization

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Presidents Award

This award was established in 2007 to recognize personal contributions to the organization that go beyond expected performance.  This award is given at the discretion of the President, President-elect, and Past President and is awarded at the annual meeting.

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The Janet Madigan Advocacy Award

The Janet Madigan Advocacy Award was created this year to honor Janet Madigan who passed away in July 2013 after a sudden illness.  Janet joined the Massachusetts Organization of Nurse Leaders of Massachusetts and Rhode Island (ONL - MA & RI), then known as the Massachusetts Organization of Nurse Executives (MONE) in 1987.  She served in a variety of roles, including regional director, treasurer, president of MONE and chair of the Government Affairs Committee.   The award will be given to an ONL - MA & RI member who demonstrates excellence as a community advocate, or political leader committed to supporting and advocating for the nursing profession and patient care. The nominee must be energetic, charismatic, and persistent – a person­ who has gone the “extra mile” to call attention to a critical issue and has offered his or her expert knowledge of nursing and healthcare to a broad audience of fellow nurses, healthcare colleagues, government officials and/or the general public.

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Pamela Leigh Vecchiarino Nursing Leadership Award

The Pamela Leigh Vecchiarino Nursing Leadership Award was created to honor the memory of Pam Vecchiarino, RN, MSN, a highly respected Connecticut nurse leader and former President-Elect of ONE-CT, who passed away on April 16, 2011.  This annual award has historically been the highest honor bestowed by the Organization of Nurse Executives, Connecticut Chapter (ONE-CT) which has merged with ONL (Organization of Nurse Leaders) this past year.

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Partnership Award

Established in 2005, the Partnership Award recognizes individuals or organizations who have worked closely with ONL and demonstrated commitment, courage, and collaboration that resulted in achievement of goals that would not have been realized without establishment of a true partnership. Recipi­ents of this award are selected by the ONL Board of Directors. This award is a discretion­ary award and may not be presented every year.

RECIPIENTS

2015  Massachusetts Hospital Association
2013  Massachusetts Association of Colleges of Nursing (MACN)
2010  David McCauley, Deputy Chancellor, Board of Higher Education
2007  Sally Millar, Director, Patient Care Services Information Systems, Massachusetts General Hospital
2006  Dr. Judith Gill, Chancellor, Board of Higher Education
2005  Massachusetts Hospital Association

Marilyn Rinker Memorial Scholarship

The Marilyn Rinker Memorial Scholarship Award was established by the Vermont Organization of Nurse Leaders in 2009 to honor Marilyn’s lifelong commitment and dedication to professional nursing practice, nursing education and leadership.  Marilyn held many leadership positions in the course of her career such as Nursing Director for Medicine and Cardiology at Fletcher Allen Health Care (University of Vermont Medical Center); Oncology Clinical Coordinator at the Vermont Regional Cancer Center; Clinical Research Nurse and Educator in Vermont and Rhode Island; and, BSN Nursing Program Director at Norwich University. Marilyn also served as the Executive Director of the Vermont State Nurses’ Association and President of the Vermont Organization of Nurse Leaders.

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2019  Katharine Green, Southwestern Vermont Medical Center
2018  Stacey Ward, University of Vermont Medical Center