Accolades

Nov. 8, 2017

American Lymphedema Framework Project Receives Sigma Theta Tau Award

Dr. Jane Armer and members of the American Lymphedema Framework Project (ALFP) steering committee were honored with the Research Dissemination Award at the Sigma Theta Tau International Biennial Convention October 29, 2017, in Indianapolis, Indiana. This award recognizes excellence in improving and disseminating evidence-based practice research. The American Lymphedema Framework Project was founded in 2008 as the first invited national framework of the International Lymphedema Framework with the mission to improve management of lymphedema in the United States, while contributing to global international advancement. Through a continued partnership of patients, healthcare professionals, researchers, industry representatives, third-party payers, and…

Oct. 17, 2017

Dr. Marilyn Rantz Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Marilyn Rantz, PhD, RN, FAAN, was recognized by one of her alma maters October 6, 2017.

Oct. 9, 2017

PhD Student Inducted into the American Academy of Nursing

Sharon Ann Van Wicklin, MS(N), RN, CNOR, CRNFA(E), CPSN-R, PLNC, was inducted as a fellow into the prestigious American Academy of Nursing at the American Academy of Nursing fall meeting October 5-7 in Washington, D.C. Sharon is currently pursuing a PhD in Nursing from the Sinclair School of Nursing and is mentored by Vicki Conn, PhD, RN, FAAN, Associate Dean of Research and Professor of Nursing. While several PhD graduates have gone on to be fellows, Sharon is the first active student to be inducted as a fellow.  Sharon is a senior perioperative practice specialist for the Association of periOperative…

April 19, 2017

Students and Staff Honored at Tap Day

Six members of the Sinclair School of Nursing family were inducted into the University of Missouri secret honorary societies. At the 90th annual Tap Day ceremony in Jesse Auditorium Friday, April 14, 2017, students and staff were inducted into honor societies including Mortar Board, Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) and Rollins Society. Three undergraduate students were inducted into societies. Mary Grace Kelly, a fifth semester BSN student, was inducted into Mortar Board. Mortar Board is a national honor society that recognized college seniors for their achievements in scholarship, leadership and service. Gabrielle Vest, a sixth semester BSN students, and Alyssa Goldberg,…

April 30, 2016

Graduate Receives MU Dissertation Discipline Award in Biological and Life Sciences

Jennifer Hulett, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, a 2015 graduate of the Sinclair School of Nursing’s PhD program, was honored at the the Graduate Awards Banquet Wednesday, April 27, 2016. Dr. Hulett received the MU Dissertation Discipline Award in Biological and Life Sciences for her dissertation research entitled “Impact of Religious and Spiritual Beliefs on Neuroendocrine Function and Health Outcomes in Breast Cancer Survivors.” Her dissertation research involved exploration of relationships between and among spirituality, stress and neuroimmune biomarkers in breast cancer survivorship outcomes, an increasingly ‘hot topic’ in the field of psychoneuroimmunology (PNI). Dr. Hulett’s focus on neuroimmune biomarkers, breast cancer…

Nov. 12, 2015

PhD Student Wins Dean’s Award for Poster Presentation

Nov. 12, 2015 Jennifer O’Connor, second year MU SSON PhD student, received the Sinclair School of Nursing Dean’s Award for her research poster “Leisure Time Physical Inactivity, Obesity, and Diabetes Rates in the Southern United States” at the University of Missouri’s Health Sciences Research Day on Thursday, November 12th, 2015. Jennifer’s research mentor is Deidre Wipke-Tevis PhD, RN. Each year, students from the MU School of Medicine, MU School of Health Professions, and the MU Sinclair School of Nursing take part in the University of Missouri Health Sciences Research Day poster competition.  Each Dean can select one student from their…

Aug. 28, 2015

DNP Program Earns Prestigious Award

The University of Missouri Sinclair School of Nursing’s (SSON) Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program has received the 2015 Central Region Excellence Award.

March 20, 2015

Dean Miller Named One of Most Influential Deans in Country

This ranking was released by the Texas based company Mometrix Test Preparation.

March 20, 2015

New Rankings Show SSON as Elite

March 20, 2015 The University of Missouri Sinclair School of Nursing (SSON) was recently ranked by U.S. News & World Report for its online graduate program and graduate school. The SSON was rated in the top 50 for best nursing online graduate programs. News & World Report uses a complex system to rank each school. View their ranking methodology. The school was also recognized for its graduate school. It was awarded by U.S. News & World Report as a top 40 graduate school. View a the complete rankings. If you are interested in seeing how each…

Oct. 29, 2014

Associate Professor Inducted into Prestigous Society

Oct. 29, 2014 Columbia, Mo. — Lori Popejoy, an associate professor in the University of Missouri Sinclair School of Nursing (MU SSON), was inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing at the Academy’s 41st annual meeting in Washington D.C. The American Academy of Nursing has about 2,200 fellows. Invitation to fellowship is more than recognition of one’s accomplishments within the nursing profession. There is a scrict criteria one must meet. That criteria includes: Enhancing the quality of health and nursing; Promoting healthy aging and human development across the life continuum; Reducing health disparities and inequalities; Shaping healthy…