NSNA Program Activities
​2023-2024 Awards Winners

NSNA constituent associations have many opportunities for involvement in leadership activities and programs. One of the many rewards of
​active participation in NSNA is the annual awards and honors program offered to individual members, schools, and state chapters.

The NSNA Board of Directors carefully considered all of the entries submitted for the 2023-2024 Program Awards.* Here are this year’s winners, who will be presented at Saturday’s Closing Ceremony.
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Ambassador Award
Lauren McCarthy

Breakthrough to Nursing® Awards
State: Ohio Student Nurses’ Association
School: Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS

Breakthrough to Nursing® - Dr. Kenya Williams Empowerment Award
Isabella Rodriguez

Breakthrough to Nursing® Monthly Awards
September 2023: University of the Pacific Sacramento, CA
October 2023: Northwestern State University, Shreveport LA
November 2023: Farmingdale State College, Farmingdale, NY
December 2023: University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
January 2024: University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
February 2024: University of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA
March 2024: Widener University, Chester, PA

Core Values Award
Student: Cassandra Friend
State: Hawaii Student Nurses Association
School: Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN

Disaster Preparedness Award
State: Hawaii Student Nurses Association
School: Victor Valley College, Victorville, CA

Empowering Resolutions
State: N/A
School: Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA

Ethics and Governance Award
State: Hawaii Student Nurses Association
School: Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY

Get Out the Vote Award
School: Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
State: Arkansas Nursing Students’ Association

Health Policy Award
School: Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
State: N/A

Health Advocacy Award
School: Covenant School of Nursing, Lubbock, TX
State: Georgia Association of Nursing Students

Image of Nursing Award
State: Nursing Student Association of New York State
School: Covenant School of Nursing, Lubbock, TX

International Photo Contest
1st Place: Victoria Bennett
2nd Place: Andrea Wollitz
3rd Place: Laine Hooper
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Isabel Hampton Robb Leadership Award
Ryan Fox, Student Nurses’ Association of South Carolina

Newsletter Contest Award
State Level 1: California Nursing Students’ Association - “The Shift Report”
State Level 2: Hawaii Student Nurses Association - “HISNA Monthly Newsletter”
School: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA - “The Stethescoop”

Population and Global Health Awards
State: Hawaii Student Nurses Association
School: Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY

Project InTouch Grand Prize Winner
Samantha Garcia, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL

Robert V. Piemonte Financial Excellence Award
Wisconsin Student Nurses’ Association

Social Media Award
School Instagram: University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
State Instagram: Kansas Association of Nursing Students
State Facebook: Arkansas Nursing Students’ Association
School Facebook: Columbia State Community College, Columbia, TN

State Convention Planning Award
Membership Category 1-3: Hawaii Student Nurses Association
Membership Category 4-5: Student Nurses’ Association of South Carolina
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State Excellence Award
Group 1: South Dakota Student Nurses’ Association
Group 2: Idaho Student Nurses Association
Group 3: Massachusetts Student Nurses’ Association
Group 4: Minnesota Student Nurses’ Association
Group 5​: Nursing Students’ Association of New York State

Top NSNA Membership School
Molloy College, Rockville Centre NY

Website Award
State Level 1: Nursing Student Association of New York State
State Level 2: North Carolina Association of Nursing Students
School: California State University, Fresno, CA

The Winners Way
Group 1: South Dakota Student Nurses’ Association
Group 2: Idaho Student Nurses Association
Group 3: Massachusetts Student Nurses’ Association
Group 4: Minnesota Student Nurses’ Association
Group 5​: Nursing Students’ Association of New York State

*To avoid conflicts of interest, the Board of Directors recused themselves from awards selections when their schools and states had award applications.