NightinGala and Nurse Hero Awards
Please join us at 6:00 pm Friday, May 3, for the 2024 NightinGala and Nurse Hero Awards! For the eighth year, the UT Health Science Center College of Nursing will launch
National Nurses Week by honoring members of America's most trusted profession - nurses.
The event will be held at The Great Hall and Conference Center, 1900 S. Germantown
Road, Germantown, TN, 38138. Doors open at 6:00 pm for a cocktail hour and bidding
on Silent Auction items. WMC-TV News Anchor Joe Birch will serve as the emcee as we honor Nurse Heroes and the winner of the Dr. John W. Runyan Jr. Community Nursing Award during dinner and the awards program at 7:00 pm.
Celebrate Nursing
Nominate a Nurse Hero
In celebration of National Nurses Week, the UT Health Science Center College of Nursing, along with nurse leaders from across our community, will honor Nurse Heroes at the 2024 NightinGala. The deadline to submit nominations is midnight on March 18.
Please submit nominations for the following awards:
Bedside Nurse Hero—recognizes an individual registered nurse who has demonstrated outstanding contributions
directly at the point of care and/or bedside nursing.
Advanced Practice Nurse Hero—recognizes outstanding contributions by nurses of advanced practice, including those
in positions of nurse practitioner, certified registered nurse anesthesiologist, nurse
midwife and clinical nurse specialist.
Executive Nurse Leader Hero—recognizes outstanding contributions of a registered nurse in the position of leadership
such as nursing director, manager, supervisor, clinical educator, case manager, nurse
manager or leader.
John W. Runyan Jr. Community Nursing Award
This award recognizes a practicing nurse in Tennessee, Arkansas, or Mississippi who has made significant contributions to community health nursing in one or more of these areas:
- Delivery of health care services
- Preventive and promotive care
- New forms of health education and administration
- Analysis of environmental factors affecting the health of populations
- The study of health maintenance
Community health nursing occurs principally in primary care settings where clients
live, learn, work, play, and worship. It can also include all community-based health
programs. The award is named for Dr. John W. Runyan, Jr., University Distinguished Professor
Emeritus in the UT Health Science Center's Department of Preventive Medicine. The nomination deadline is March 18.
Sponsorships and More Information
For information or details about sponsoring this event, please contact UT Health Science Center College of Nursing Development Director Michelle Stubbs at mstubbs2@uthsc.edu
To receive more information about the event, please contact Jayne Collins-McKinnie, the college's Community Outreach Administrator, at jcollins@uthsc.edu