Lisa Grisham, MSN, NNP, a University of Arizona College of Nursing DNP/PhD candidate, received the Margaret Comerford Freda March of Dimes Graduate Nursing Scholarship Award.

Rina Fox, PhD, MPH, an assistant professor at the University of Arizona College of Nursing, has been selected for the National Institutes of Health Summer Institute for Randomized Trials of Behavioral Interventions. Fox is one of 30 fellows selected from about 160 applicants for the highly competitive institute funded by the NIH.

Dawn Goldstein, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC, and Tanya R. Sorrell, PhD, PMHNP-BC, MS, RN, FAANP, both alumna of the University of Arizona College of Nursing’s PhD program, along with current PhD student Jerrol B. Wallace, DNP, MSN, CRNA, FAANA, will be inducted into the 2024 American Academy of Nursing class of Fellows of nurse-leaders during the academy’s annual Health Policy Conference in late October in Washington, D.C.

Chen X. Chen, PhD, RN, MBBS, FAAN, will join the University of Arizona College of Nursing as the Sorensen Endowed Professor focused on improving the health, well-being and health care of individuals, families and communities. She begins Aug. 5.

Congrats to Jessica Rainbow, PhD, RN, on receiving the Mentoring Future Scholars Award as part of the 2024 UArizona Distinguished Faculty Awards! Her dedication to mentoring has empowered future scholars.

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“Receiving the Sanford Health Nursing Scholarship is an honor,” said Wantling. “I am beyond grateful for the generosity and support as I persevere through this exciting chapter of my life. I have had a passion to become a nurse for a while, and this scholarship serves as a reminder to continue striving for excellence within my education and future.”

Eight students from CHA University in South Korea, along with their professor, spent the last week of June learning about the intricacies of nursing in the United States as guests of Brian Ahn, PhD, dean of the University of Arizona College of Nursing.

Join us for our annual Homecoming Breakfast, Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 9:00 MST.