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  • How to Nominate a Colleague for an NEAA Achievement Award
McManus Medal and Achievement Awards Criteria: 1. Nominee must be an Active/Retired member (dues current) or Life Member of the Nursing Education Alumni Association (NEAA); 2. Holds an advanced degree from Teachers College; 3. Is a respected nursing leader in the specific area for which she/he is being nominated; 4. Has made significant contributions to the nursing profession; 5. Has national reputation as evidenced by significant publications, consultation, service activities for national nursing organizations, and other recognition. Required Information for Award Nominations: 1. Nominator’s letter of support and two additional support letters; 2. Curriculum vitae of nominee; 3. Nominator’s and Nominee’s contact information (Name, complete address, home and work phone, e-mail address). Achievement Awards--Click here for Achievement Award Criteria Nusing Scholarship and Research Award Nursing Education Award Nursing Practice Award Nusing Service Award Leadership in Professional and Allied Health Organizations AwardClick here for Achievement Awards and R. Louise McManus Medal application
Irene Trowell-Harris, EdD, MPH, RN, FAAN 2023 R. Louise McManus Medal Recipient
  • How to Nominate a Colleague for the TC NEAA Nursing Hall of Fame
TC Nursing Hall of Fame Criteria: 1. The nominee must have demonstrated leadership that affected nursing education, health, and for social history through sustained contributions to nursing; 2. The nominee must have completed course work and/or requirements for a degree representative of one of the nursing education programs at Teachers College; 3. The achievements of the nominee must have enduring value to nursing beyond the nominee’s lifetime. (Note: Nominees for the TC Hall of Fame Award may be living or deceased.) 4. Self nomination is allowed. Required Information for Hall of Fame Nominees: 1. Name, address, telephone and E-mail address of the nominator; 2. Name of the nominee at the time of graduation from TC and current name if different; 3. Current name, address, telephone number and ways to contact the nominee; 4. Nursing Program, date of graduation and years of study at TC; 5. If available, the CV of the nominee; 6. The nominator should present a written statement to document each of the three criteria listed above. Click here for Hall of Fame application
Research Award Information and application 

TC Nursing Award Winners and Nursing Hall of Fame Inductees*

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Nursing Service
1966 Mary E. Brackett1967 Dorothy Wilson1968 Hedwig Cohen1969 Laura L. Simms1970 none1971 none1972 Francis Frazier1973 Erline P. McGriff1974 Alice K. Smith1975 Eva Reese1976 Rachel Rotkovitch1977 Grace Davidson1978 none1979 Vernice Ferguson1980 Hazel W. Johnson1981 Mary J. Seivwright (Jamaica)1982 Wilma Minniear1983 Margaret L. McClure1984 Rena Murtha1985 Joseph Proulx1986 Medea Marella1987 Joan Taylor Carey1988 Gloria Hope1989 Elizabeth A. Shields1990 Deanna Pearlmutter1991 Joan Trofino1992 Mary Woody1993 Gail Weissman1994 Sylvia Barker1998 Audre J. McLoughlin1999 Charlotte Dison2001 Christine Coughlin2002 Carole Garabedian2003 Mary Jane Venger Cutler2003 Vincent Rudan2004 Alice Forsha Vautier2005 Bettie S. Jackson2006 Miriam Carasa2008 Sylvia Barker2011 Kim Mendez2012 Elaine Smith2013 none2015 none2016 Maria Vezina2017 Peggy C. Tallier2018 Carol Wanyo2019 Launette A. Woolforde2020 Angela Edwards-O’Brien 2021 none 2022 Ann (Nan) Masterson
R. Louise McManus Medal
1965 Kyllikki Pohjala (Finland)1966 none1967 Stella Goostray1968 none1969 none1970 Eugenia Spaulding1971 Eleanor C. Lambertsen1972 Mildred J. Montag1973 Bernice Anderson1974 Hildagarde Peplau1975 Martha Rogers1976 Jessie Scott1977 Mary K. Mullane1978 none1979 Rozella M. Schlotfeldt1980 Faye G. Abdellah1981 Lucile Petry Leone1982 Virginia Henderson1983 Vernice Ferguson1984 Helen Preston Glass (Canada)1985 Anne Kibrick1986 Lucille Notter1987 Lucie Young Kelly1988 Elizabeth Maloney1989 Ruth Watson Lubic1990 Dame Nita Barrow1991 Marie Seedor1992 M. Louise Fitzpatrick1993 Elizabeth Maloney1994 Erline McGriff1995 Robert V. Piemonte1996 Margret McClure1997 Cathryne Welch1998 Laura L. Simms1999 Eleanor Barba2000 Muriel A. Poulin2001 Shake' Ketefian2002 Margret Wolf Hirschberg2002 Lucille Joel2003 Helen K. Mussallem (Canada)2004 Keville C. Frederickson2005 Diane J. Mancino2006 Franklin A. Shaffer2007 Elizabeth Anne Mahoney2008 Sylvia Barker2008 Patricia Munhall2009 Barbara Krainovich-Miller2010 Nettie Birnbach2011 Connie Vance2012 Marianne Jeffreys2013 Eileen Zungolo2014 Elizabeth Speakman2015 Bernardine Lacey2016 Sandy Lewenson2017 Priscilla Limbo Sagar2018 Phyllis Shanley Hansell 2019 none2020 Theresa M. Valiga 2021 Maria Vezina 2022 Mary Anne Rizzolo 2023 Irene Trowell-Harris
Nursing Education
1966 Agnes Gelinas1967 Katherine MacLaggan (Canada)1968 Florence G. Blake1969 Maria Rose Pinheiro (Brazil)1970 Frances Reiter1971 Margaret Shetland1972 not awarded1973 Virgina Allen1974 Lillian Harvey Elleanor Tourtillott Dorothy White1975 Joan Hoexter1976 Dorothy Mereness1977 Beatrice Ritter1978 none1979 Rebecca Bergman (Israel)1980 Muriel A. Poulin1981 Ruth White (Australia) Maria Palmira (Portugal)1982 Imogene King1983 M. Louise Fitzpatrick1984 Mary Dineen1985 Gean Mathwig Alice Rines1986 Esther Moyer1987 Mary Sue Infante1988 Mary Ramshorn1989 Mary Germain1990 Sr. Mary McCarthy1991 Janice Nelson1992 Carrie Lenburg1993 Toni J. Sullivan Margret S. Wolf1994 Theresa M. Valiga1995 Lenora McClean1996 Carla Mariano1997 none1998 Eileen H. Zungolo1999 Georgie Labadie2000 Elizabeth Mahoney2001 Susan Bastable2002 Gloria Gelfand2003 Connie Vance2004 Sheila O'Shea Melli2005 Harriett F. Karuhije2006 Shirlee A. Stokes2007 Caroline Camunas2010 Marita Frain2011 Bernardine Lacey2012 Maureen Creegan2013 Stella Robinson2014 none2015 none2016 Rory McGovern2017 Maria G. Rosario Sim2018 Robin Goodrich2019 Annmarie McAllister 2020 none 2021 Brigette Cypress 2022 Lorraine Chewey
Nursing Scholarship & Research
1966 Helen K. Mussalem (Canada)1967 Helen L. Bunge1968 Marion Ferguson1969 Faye G. Abdellah1970 Ellwynne M. Vreeland1971 Lucille E. Notter1972 Phyllis J. Verhonick1973 Rita Chow1974 Anne Austin1975 Ada Jacox1976 Teresa Christy1977 Harriet Werley1978 none1979 Ketherine Kendall1980 Helen Nakagaua1981 Hanneke van Maanen (Netherlands)1982 Shake Ketefian1983 none1984 Marilyn Oberst1985 Elsie Bandman1986 Catherine Murphy1987 Patricia Munhall1988 Janie Brown1989 Regina Lederman1990 Alice Longman1991 Barbara Rottkamp1992 Connie Vance1993 Anie S. Kalaylian1994 Sandra Muir Reilly1995 Mathey Mezey1996 Charlotte McDaniel1997 none1998 Carol Reed Ash1999 Lillie Shortridge-Baggett2000 Barbara Krainovich-Miller2001 Barbara Carty2002 Constance Baker2003 Marie O. Pitts Mosley2003 Sylvia Fields2004 Phyllis Shanley Hansell2005 Sandra B. Lewenson2006 Marianne R. Jeffreys2010 Marianne Taft Marcus2011 Elise Lev2012 Judith Hupcey2013 none2014 none2015 Brigitte Cypress2016 Phyllis Shanley Hansell2017 Medel Salvador Paguirigan2018 None2019 Deborah Koniak-Griffin2020 None 2021 Minerva Guttman 2022 Judy C. Honig
Nursing Practice
1966 Vera Keane1967 Lydia E. Hall1968 none1969 Hildagarde Peplau1970 Virginia Henderson1971 none1972 Katherine Nelson1973 none1974 none1975 Claire Fagin1976 Genrose Alfano1977 Maria Phaneuf1978 none1979 Ingeborg G. Mauksch1980 Ruth W. Lubic1981 Wadad Haddad (Lebanon)1982 Ruth Satterfield1983 Lucille Joel1984 Carol Chenitz1985 Mila Aroskar1986 Mathy Mezey1987 Barbara Heller1988 Mary Patricia Lodge1989 Shirley Steele1990 Erline McGriff1991 none1992 Jeannette L. Sasmor1993 none1994 Ildaura Murillo‑Rohde1995 none1996 Toni Sullivan1997 Thomas Adamski1998 Carol Ann Mitchell1999 Kathleen Nokes2000 M. Alisan Bennett2001 Gloria Gilbert Mayer2002 Miriam Carasa2003 Maria L. Vezina2004 Sr. Theresa M. Graf2005 Mary X. Britten2010 Stephen Marrone2011 Ramon Lavandero2012 Amparo C. Kurtz2013 Sheldon Ornstein2014 none2015 Josiane Hickson 2016 Ann Marie McDonald2017 Kathleen T. Hickey2018 none2019 none2020 Caroline Camunas 2021 none 2022 none
Leadership in Professional & Allied Organizations
1966 Effie J. Taylor1967 Ruth Sleeper1968 none1969 Judith G. Whitaker1970 none1971 none1972 Adele Herwitz1973 Dorothy Talbot1974 none1975 Dorothy Nayer1976 Eileen Jacobi1977 Dorothy Ozimek1978 none1979 Veronica M. Driscoll1980 Philip E. Day1981 Shirley Stinson (Canada)1982 Constance Holleran1983 Thelma Schorr1984 Virginia Paulson1985 Doris Krebs1986 Robert Piemonte 1987 Barbara Malon1988 Cathryne Welch1989 Elaine Beletz1990 Nettie Birnbach1991 Rita Wieczorek1992 Lucille Joel1993 Franklin A. Schaffer1994 Doris Lippman1995 none1996 Caryle Wolahan1997 none1998 Phyllis Collins1999 Sylvia Barker2000 Serrara Selelo-Mogwe2001 Johanna Roode (Netherlands)2002 Reynaldo Rivera2003 Cynthia Sculco2004 Diane J. Mancino2005 Dula F. Pacquiao2007 Wanda Hiestand2011 Eleanor Campbell2012 none2013 Priscilla Sager2014 Phyllis Shanley Hansell2015 none2016 Patrick Coonan2017 none2018 none2019 none2020 Terry Walsh Gottlieb 2021 Mary Anne Rizzolo 2022 Laura Jannone
Founders who Established Nursing at TC
Anna Lowell AllineEmma Maud BanfieldMary E. P. DavisLavinia Lloyd DockPauline DolliverLucy Lincoln DrownAnnie Warburton GoodrichAnna C. MaxwellIsabel McIsaacIsabel MerrittClara D. NoyesM. Adelaide NuttingBlanche PfefferkornLinda RichardsMargaret Mary RiddleIsabel Hampton RobbMary Alice SnivelyIsabel Maitland StewartLillian D. WaldLucy Walker
TC Nursing Program
Directors and Chairs
Anna Lowell AllineBernice E. AndersonBarbara Stevens BarnumEleanor C. LambertsenElizabeth M. MaloneyR. Louise McManusPatricia A. MocciaMary Adelaide NuttingElaine La Monica RigolosiMarie M. SeedorIsabel Maitland StewartElizabeth C. Stobo
NEAA Honorary Life
Membership Awardees
Barbara Stevens BarnumMary Elizabeth CarnegieMaxine GreeneFrederick D. Kershner, Jr.Edith P. LewisWalter E. SindlingerMary Wheeler

Distinguished Leaders TC Nursing Alumni*

Distinguished LeadersTC Nursing AlumniLydia E. AndersonMargaret G. ArnsteinJoAnn AshleyNell V. BeebyElla BestGenevieve BixlerSister Kathleen BlackMary BreckenridgeElizabeth C. BurgessSarah Lillian ClaytonFlorence CoatesElla Phillips CrandallMary Jane V. CutlerMarcia A. DakeElnora DanielRose M. Channing DanzisRita Miller DarganDavid Carl DavisFrances R. E. DavisDorothy J. Del BuenoNaomi DeutschMargaret Baggett DolanSister Mary DomitillaPermila DotyKatherine J. Densford DrevesGenevieve DunworthAdda EldredgeLorraine EmegheboBertha ErdmanEllen T. FahySandra B. FieloAlice Louise FitzgeraldJulia Otteson FlikkeShirley FondillerRuth B. FreemanNina Diadamia GageRobin GoodrichTerry GottliebAlice Amelia GormanRev. Cleo D. GrahamAmelia Howe GrantCarolyn Elizabeth GraySusan E. GordonCarrie M. HallPhyllis Shanley HansellFlorence HargettBertha HarmerDorothy Doyle HarrisonMinnie Lee HartsfieldI. Malinda HarveyLulu Wolf HassenplugNellie Xenia HawkinsonEleanor HerrmannWanda C. HiestandMary A. HickeyAileen I. HoganRuth Weaver HubbardVida HuberLillian A. HudsonMarilyn Jaffe-RuizFlorence JohnsonSally May JohnsonHarriet KaruhijeElizabeth L. KembleBarbara Krainovich-MillerJohn H. KrzemienYolanda Cortes Landrau
Eleanor LeeElise LevLaura R. LoganJannetta MacPhailMary Ann MaherDiane J. MancinoMarguerite Lucy ManfredaMary Lathrop MatthewsAda Belle McCleeryAnnabella McCreaAlice McGillPearl McIverDoris MoseleyCatherine MurphyMaude B. MuseSophie Caroline NelsonDiana M. L. NewmanMary E. NortonAgnes OhlsonMaria PalmiraSheldon OrnsteinEstelle G. Massey OsborneMarion Gemeth ParsonsSara E. ParsonsHelen PetitMary Geneva Phillips Robert V. PiemonteAmy Elizabeth PopeLouise Mathilde PowellDorothy RamseyChristiane Reimann (Denmark)Diane RendonMary May RobertsStella Pecot RobinsonGail E. RussellKatherine A. SanbornKathleen Costello ScherMatilda ScheuerMildred SchmidtFrances SchwartzAlma Ham ScottMarion SheahanChristine SilversteinPatricia SloanDorothy SmithElizabeth Dorsey SmithMartha Ruth SmithMignon SmithVirginia StoneHelen J. StreubertBonnie SturmGladys SorensenElizabeth E. SullivanAnn Hervey StrongM. Elaine TagliareniShirley Carew TitusMary V. TomaselliSusan TracyJoan TrofinoIrene Trowell-HarrisDaisy Dean UrchGeraldine VarrassiVerle WatersCarol WanyoMary B. WillefordAnna Dryden WolfHelen WoodMary Lou YamLaura Holloway Yergan

*All TC Award Winners are automatically inducted into the Nursing Hall of Fame.

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