School Nurse Awards

Awards will be given out at the Annual Summer Conference.

The MaryEllen Hatfield School Nursing Certification Reimbursement Award 

Application Deadline: Rolling

The MaryEllen Hatfield School Nursing Certification Reimbursement Awards are a memorial to MaryEllen Hatfield, South Carolina's School Health Nurse Consultant from 1980 until her retirement in 1997. MaryEllen was passionate about her work on behalf of children. It is SCASN’s goal to validate the knowledge and expertise of the school nurse beyond basic RN licensure through national board certification.

The award reimburses SCASN members each testing period who shows they have passed the NBCSN exam; as well as paying recertification fees for SCASN members who are actively participating as a Committee Chair or Board Member of SCASN. This is a one time reimbursement.

Award Application

School Nurse of the Year (RN of the Year Award)

Application Deadline: February 2nd

Objective:

To publicly recognize South Carolina school nurses by annually honoring one School Nurse of the Year who has demonstrated excellence in school nursing and leadership in school health. 

 Eligibility: Nominee must be: 

  • A registered professional school nurse
  • A current member of SCASN/NASN

RN of the Year Award Nomination Application

LPN of the Year Award

Application Deadline: February 2nd

Objective

To publicly recognize South Carolina school nurses by annually honoring one School Nurse of the Year who has demonstrated excellence in school nursing and leadership in school health. 

 Eligibility: Nominee must be: 

  • A licensed professional nurse working in the field of school nursing

LPN of the Year Award Nomination Application

School Nurse Administrator of the Year (Dee Dee Chewning Award)

Application Deadline: February 2nd 

Objective:

To publicly recognize the contribution of South Carolina school nurses by honoring one School Nurse Administrator of the Year annually who has demonstrated excellence in school nursing and leadership in school health.

Eligibility: Nominee must be: 

  • A registered professional nurse.
  • Bachelor's degree of nursing or higher.
  • A current member of SCASN/NASN
  • Be currently practicing, with at least 3 years of experience as a school nurse, and in a school health administrative role for a year

Dee Dee Chewning SNA Award Nomination Application

Distinguished Service Award (Cindy Rish Poole Award)

Application Deadline: February 2nd

Objective:

To recognize an organization or individual who have continually supported or uniquely contributed to SCASN, school nursing or school health services locally in at least the last five years.

Selection Criteria:

  • The individual’s life and contributions to SCASN could inspire others to promote the health of school children.
  • This individual shall also promote the goals and philosophy of SCASN.

Cindy Rish Poole Award Nomination Application

Lillian Wald Legislator/Public Policy Award

Application Deadline: February 2nd

Objective:

To recognize a legislator or public policy official who has supported or uniquely contributed to SCASN, school nursing, or school health services.

Selection Criteria:

  1. The individual has effectively advanced legislation or public policy during the past year in areas of importance to school nursing. 
  2. The committee may choose more than one recipient for the Recognition award if it is determined that two or more candidates are of equal merit.

Lillian Wald Legislator/Public Policy Award Application

Media Journalist Award

Application Deadline: February 2nd

Objectives:

  1. To recognize an individual or news service that has supported or uniquely contributed to SCASN, school nursing, or school health services through the media in the past year
  2. To recognize writers who effectively give audiences a greater awareness and understanding of the importance and value of school nursing through the media

Selection Criteria:

  • Story content is accurate, relevant, and creative.
  • Storyline has a positive, major impact on public opinion or policy.
  • Storyline has made school health issues relevant to new audiences.
  • Storyline shows careful research and balanced, fair reporting

Media Journalist Award Application