MNRS Honor a Researcher

This MNRS Honor a Researcher program was established to give MNRS members an opportunity to honor their research colleagues for outstanding endeavors related to research. This program acknowledges that there are many research and research-related activities, such as mentoring, consulting, and collaborating, that never receive national awards, yet are vital to the building of nursing's knowledge base. In addition, there are many locally and regionally valued researchers who likewise are not properly recognized. This program provides a means of honoring and praising those among us who deserve to be recognized.

The program was designed to raise funds to support the research activities of MNRS. Donations made to the Honor a Researcher Program are used to support nursing research through the MNRS Foundation.

Click here to submit the online nomination form along with a donation to the MNRS Foundation. (Minimum donation is $100.)

Nominations may be for: 

• a meritorious research project or program of research an outstanding research publication
• an excellent job of research mentoring or consulting
• having served as a worthy research collaborator
• any other meritorious endeavor related to research development, dissemination, or utilization.

The honored person's name is announced at the Annual MNRS conference Awards Ceremony.

2009 Recipients
Linda Scott, Grand Valley State University
Laura Bernaix, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Mary Mundt , Michigan State University
Virginia Rice, Wayne State University

2008 Recipients
Marge Bott, University of Kansas
Janice Buelow, Indiana University
Joe Burrage, Jr., Indiana University
Rita Frantz, University of Iowa
Kathleen Hanna, Indiana University
Pamela Ironside, Indiana University
Pamela Jeffries, Indiana University
Ruth Kleinpell, Rush University
Meridean L. Maas, University of Iowa
Karen Wambach, University of Kansas

2006 Recipients
Janet Welch, DNSc, RN, Indiana University - Indianapolis
Susan Bennett Pressler, Indiana University - Indianapolis
Tamilyn Bakas, Indiana University - Indianapolis

2005 Recipients
Gail McCain, Case Western Reserve University
Barbara J. Daly, PhD, RN, FAAN, Case Western Reserve University
Shirley Moore, PhD, RN, FAAN, Case Western Reserve University

2004 Recipients
Donna L. Algase, PhD, RN, FAAN, University of Michigan
Ida Androwich, PhD, RNC, FAAN, Loyola University Chicago
Nancy T. Artinian, PhD, MSN, RN, BC, Wayne State University
Janice M. Dyehouse, PhD, RN, University of Cincinnati
Karen Fachet, MSN, RN, University of Illinois at Chicago
Barbara A. Given, PhD, RN, FAAN, Michigan State University
Cynthia Logsdon, DNS, ARNP, University of Louisville
Susan M. Ludington, PhD, CNM, FAAN, Case Western Reserve University
Joanne M. Pohl, PhD, FAAN, University of Michigan
Carolyn M. Sampselle, PhD, RNC, FAAN, University of Michigan
Antonia M. Villarruel, PhD, RN, University of Michigan