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2022 Awards Highlights

Murali named one of HPNF’s inaugural Emerging Leaders 

Published January 2022 

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Komal Murali was named one of Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation's Emerging Leaders for 2022. 

 

Nursing School Again Ranks Fourth in NIH Research Funds 

Published February 2022 

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In fiscal year 2021, the school received 26 grants totaling more than $9.5 million. 

 

Columbia Nursing’s DNP Program Again Ranks Fifth in the Nation 

Published March 2022 

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U.S. News & World Report ranked Columbia Nursing number 6 in the nation. 

 

Beckman Award Lauds Larson for Inspiring

Published March 2022 

Professor Emerita Elaine Larson, PhD

Professor Emerita Elaine Larson, PhD, was awarded the Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award for 2022 by Columbia University.  

 

Two Faculty Named to AACN Academic Leadership Program 

Published June 2022 

Heidi Hahn-Schroeder, DNP, and Maribeth Massie, MS ’98, PhD

Heidi Hahn-Schroeder, DNP, and Maribeth Massie, MS ’98, PhD, were selected to be a part of the 2022-2023 class of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing’s Elevating Leaders in Academic Nursing (ELAN) program.   

 

Awards Celebrate Distinguished Alumni, Rising Star 

Published June 2022 

Distinguished alumni award recipients

At the first in-person reunion since the pandemic began, held May 6, 2022, Columbia Nursing honored five alumni for their contributions to the nursing profession. 

 

Three Columbia Nursing Faculty Join Sigma’s Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame 

Published July 2022 

Three Columbia Nursing faculty named Sigma fellows

Three Columbia Nursing faculty members were inducted into the Sigma Theta Tau International Society of Nursing’s Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame in July. 

 

Dougherty is First Columbia Nursing PhD Student to Win Fulbright 

Published August 2022  

Kylie Dougherty, BS

Kylie Dougherty, BS, received a Fulbright for her innovative informatics project that aims to improve maternal and child health in Ethiopia by helping facilities be better prepared for obstetric emergencies.   

 

14 Columbia Nursing Faculty, Alums Named AAN Fellows 

Published August 2022 

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The American Academy of Nursing announced its largest-ever class of AAN Fellows, with 250 nurse leaders inducted on October 29, 2022, at its Health Policy Conference in Washington, DC. 

 

Masterson Creber Receives Research Article of the Year Award 

Published November 2022 

The American Heart Association’s Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing presented Professor Ruth Masterson Creber with its Research Article of the Year Award at its Scientific Sessions.