RESEARCHERS ARE BRILLIANT. WE SHOULD HONOR THEM!
It's no wonder we're building such a brilliant community! The MNRS Honor a Researcher program was established to give MNRS members and others an opportunity to honor their research colleagues for outstanding endeavors related to research. This program acknowledges that there are many research and research-related accomplishments 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.
Donors have the option to choose from three categories for honoring early career researchers, senior researchers, and accomplishments. Accomplishments include but are not limited to an ongoing program of research, receipt and/or completion of a research project or program, completion of an outstanding publication, and gratitude toward a mentor or colleague. Donors have the option to choose from the two award amounts, $100 and $250.
2021 Honorees
Lorraine Robbins, PhD, RN, FAAN
Michigan State University
Nominated by: Jiying Ling
2019 Honorees
Julia Snethen, PhD, RN
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Nominated by: April Yerges, Martin Mikell, Eileen Sherburne, Pam Treisman
Lorraine Robbins, PhD, RN, FAAN
Minnesota State University
Nominated by: Sonja Meiers
Kathleen Knafl, PhD, RN, FAAN
Minnesota State University
Nominated by: Sonja Meiers
Karen Pridham, PhD, FAAN
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Nominated by: MNRS Members
Past Honored Research Recipients
2018 Research Honorees
Kay Foland, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, CNP
South Dakota State University
Dr. Foland is an outstanding professor, mentor, teacher, and colleague. She has guided numerous PhD, DNP, and Master’s students in becoming a nurse researcher.
Nominated by: Robin Brown, PhD, RN
Mary Beth Happ, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN
The Ohio State University College of Nursing
Dr. Happ has excelled in intervention research and translating its findings into practice to improve outcomes in critically ill patients and their families.
Nominated by: Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, RN, CPNP/PMHNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN
Marianne E. Weiss, RN, DNSc
Marquette University
Leads a 34 hospital study of the effect of discharge teaching and discharge readiness in patient outcomes including readmissions and use of emergency service.
Nominated by: Donna O. McCarthy Beckett, PhD, RN, FAAN
Patricia E. Hershberger, PhD, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, FAAN
University of Illinois at Chicago
Pioneer and leader in area of decision making surrounding assistive reproductive technology. Served on Board of Directors and as a Director-at-Large for Midwest Nursing Research Society.
Nominated by: Mary Dawn Koenig, PhD, RN, CNM & Shannnon L. Gillespie, PhD, RN
Lindsey Garfield, PhD
Loyola University Chicago
Rising translational scientist whose work demonstrates creativity and innovation in advancing understanding of biobehavioral pathways underlying women’s mental health conditions.
Nominated by:Mary Dawn Koenig, PhD, RN, CNM & Shannnon L. Gillespie, PhD, RN
Susan M. Rawl, PhD, RN, FAAN
Indiana University School of Nursing
Dr. Rawl excelled as MNRS Board of Directors President through outstanding service & leadership in Strategic Plan development and her collegial approach to problem solving.
Nominated by: Marge J. Bott, PhD, RN
2016 Research Honorees
Marianne E. Weiss, RN, DNSc
Marquette University
More than twenty years of research to improve health outcomes following patient discharge from acute care settings.
Nominated By: Donna O. McCarthy Beckett, PhD, RN, FAAN
In Loving Memory of Lanelle E. Geddes
Nominated By: Janet Suzanne Blossom, RN MSN BC
2013 Research Honorees
Marsha Ellett, PhD, RN, CNE
Indiana University School of Nursing
Dr. Ellett conducts research in enteral tube placement in children and infant colic. She teaches graduate statistics and mentors student research projects in pediatric nursing.
Nominated by: Marion Broom, PhD, RN, FAAN
Joan Haase, PhD, RN, FAAN
Indiana University School of Nursing
Dr. Haase is internationally recognized for her research on ways children, adolescents, young adults, and families positively adjust to the experience of cancer.
Nominated by: Marion Broom, PhD, RN, FAAN
Janet Carpenter, PhD, RN, FAAN
Indiana University School of Nursing
Dr. Carpenter serves as the Director of the Center for Enhancing Quality of Life in Chronic Illness, which administers pilot funding for faculty research.
Nominated by: Marion Broom, PhD, RN, FAAN
Claire Burke Draucker, RN, PhD, FAAN
Indiana University School of Nursing
Dr. Draucker's program of research has focused on how men and women heal from interpersonal violence throughout the lifespan
Nominated by: Marion Broom, PhD, RN, FAAN
Michael Weaver, PhD, RN, FAAN
Indiana University School of Nursing
Dr. Weaver serves as co-investigator on multiple studies, providing statistical expertise and methodological guidance on doctorial students and nursing faculty researchers.
Nominated by: Marion Broom, PhD, RN, FAAN
Barbara Habermann, PhD, RN, FAAN
Indiana University School of Nursing
Dr. Habermann's research focuses on improving the quality of life for persons and their family members living with chronic, progressive neurological illness.
Nominated by: Marion Broom, PhD, RN, FAAN
Anna M. McDaniel, PhD, RN, FAAN
Indiana University School of Nursing
Dr. McDaniel's research is characterized by the innovative use of technology to promote positive health outcomes, with particular emphasis on cancer prevention and control
Nominated by: Marion Broom, PhD, RN, FAAN
Victoria Champion, PhD, RN, FAAN
Indiana University School of Nursing
Dr. Champion's research in primary and secondary cancer prevention has had widespread benefits for mentoring future researchers and developing multi-site networks for behavioral oncology research.
Nominated by: Marion Broom, PhD, RN, FAAN
Loveland-Cherry, PhD, RN, FAAN
University of Michigan School of Nursing
Dr. Loveland-Cherry has helped numerous PhD students become successful and productive nurse scientists. She goes the extra step for all of her students and protégés.
Nominated by: Michael L. Williams, MSN, RN, CCRN, CNE
Susan J. Henly, PhD, RN
University of Minnesota School of Nursing
Dr. Henly is the consumate mentor. Her contributions to the development of nurse scientists advanced the discipline. As a distinguished and respected scientist, Dr. Henly's accomplishments in psychometric methods had made an impact in all aspects of nursing research.
Nominated by: Cindy Anderson, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, FAAN
Mary Beth Happ, PhD, RN, FAAN
The Ohio State University College of Nursing
Dr. Happ's extensive distinguished and esteemed research career has contributed to the nursing science of improving communication strategies with vulnerable mechanically ventilated patients.
Nominated by: Linda L. Chlan, PhD, RN, FAAN
Diana J Wilkie, PhD, RN, FAAN
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing
Dr. Wilkie is an internationally known pain specialist with a special emphasis on palliative and end-of-life care in cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. She has many publications about pain, and her research program on pain has been continuously funded since 1986. Currently, she is conducting two randomized clinical trials testing the effects of massage and effects of computerized pain tools on clinical outcomes and several pilot studies. The long-term goal of her research is to help clinicians effectively combine pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic therapies for management of acute, chronic, and cancer pain.
Nominated by: Agatha M. Gallo, PhD, APN, CPNP, FAAN
Marion Broom, PhD, RN, FAAN
Indiana University School of Nursing
Dr. Broome demonstrates excellence in nursing research, while also mentoring colleagues and working supportively with nursing students to facilitate development of their programs of research.
Nominated by: Julia Snethen, PhD, RN
