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(May 16, 2019) – Graduating students of Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth have chosen a previous two-time honoree and a comparative faculty newcomer as 2019 recipients of the John P. McGovern Outstanding Teacher Award. Energetic voting produced Jerold B. Katz Distinguished Professor for Nursing ResearchSandra K. Hanneman，博士，RN，FAAN，作为学校的年度本科老师。研究生选择护士麻醉助理教授约翰尼·丹（Johnny Dang），DNP，CRNA，作为年度老师。

This year’s 10 other faculty finalists and the two front-runners for the popular annual honor were announced by Cizik School of Nursing Interim Dean Diane M. Santa Maria, DrPH, MSN, RN, the Dorothy T. Nicholson Distinguished Professor, during today’s 2 p.m. commencement ceremonies in Sugar Land at the Smart Financial Centre.

“The school is very proud that our graduating degree-earners vote for this annual award with such enthusiasm, loyalty and obvious appreciation for the wonderful nursing educators who have informed and inspired our students,” said Santa Maria, who is the John P. McGovern Distinguished Professor. “We congratulate both our McGovern Outstanding Teachers and thank them for setting such a high standard as faculty members who not only prepare, but关心about UTHealth’s nursing students.”

“一个非常真实的微笑” -

Hanneman teaches Pathophysiology in the BSN curriculum and mentors BSN honors program students. Interim Director of the Nursing Research Labs, she conducts laboratory and clinical research on circadian rhythms in adult ICU patients on mechanical ventilation and ICU night-shift workers.

Hanneman现在，她是麦戈文教学奖的三届获得者（也在2014年和2017年），她的学生称赞她的学生“非常有动力”和“对教学充满热情”。

The 22-year UTHealth faculty veteran was lauded by many of her Pathophysiology students for her “excellent knowledge” and for the way she “demystified pathophysiology.”

Describing Hanneman’s classroom teaching, a student commented: “She is inspiring and motivational in such a way that she would not move on until the concept is well understood. She is very enthusiastic and energetic about teaching. She shares a lot of stories that drive certain concepts in such a way it becomes a part of you.”

支持汉尼曼提名的本科生人数超过130多，言论统一热情：

• “I remember that one day Dr. Hanneman spent the first five minutes of class just standing there with a very real, beaming smile across her face. She explained that teaching is something that brings so much joy to her life. She demonstrated this throughout my experience, but that day really stuck out to me.”
• “博士Hanneman use of personal stories and memorization cue's are unique to the class and truly showed her commitment to teaching and to helping students understand important concepts. Dr. Hanneman also used skits and props to enhance her lectures and to drive home key concepts. She truly seemed elated to teach every time we saw her and went out of her way to make lectures interesting and thorough.”
• “博士汉尼曼（Hanneman）参加辅导会议，以了解学生并观察辅导过程。”
• “博士汉尼曼可能是我在护理学校中最互动的教授。每次考试后，她都会给我们发送电子邮件，以鼓励或祝贺我们的辛勤工作，有时甚至在整个学期中写励志信息。可能会发现她在我们的一些测试室外等待，问我们对考试的感觉。”

一位学生总结说，使用最经常适用于这位护理教育者的形容词：“博士汉尼曼是amazing!!她绝对知道自己在教什么，并且热爱自己的教学 - 确实表明。她经历了很多事情，经历了很多事情，但仍然使她的学生成为当务之急。我佩服她作为一个人和护士！”

Other faculty members who were 2019 undergraduate teaching award finalists: Assistant ProfessorHildreth Eloi，DNP，MSN，RN；Martina R. Gallagher, PhD, RN, associate professor and Global Health Program director; Associate ProfessorMary E. Ross, DrPH, MSN, RN; plus曼迪·里昂, MSN, RN, andJuane Alexander, MSN, RN, instructors in the Department of Undergraduate Studies.

“Johnny never belittles us” –

在五年前在Cizik护理学院获得护理医生（DNP）在护士麻醉之后，Dang于2015年6月加入该学院。他的CRNA临床经验包括在UT MD Anderson Cancer Center练习，并在Anderson Cancer Center练习，并照顾患者作为RN的RN。休斯顿卫理公会的心血管重症监护病房DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center，2006-09。

One student wrote: “He has both expertise in the classroom as well as in clinical. He provides in depth descriptions on PowerPoints and goes above and beyond to make sure that the material is understood by the class.”

欣赏的研究生将丹描述为“非常容易获得”，“极其热情”和“始终加倍努力”。其他提名人说：

• “他的辛勤工作和努力确实超越了。我提名他，希望他的辛勤工作不会被忽视。
• “博士Dang is always asking for feedback from students on how to improve his teaching methods. This helps him connect with us and provide more effective teaching methods.”

• “He brings his real-world experience from his nurse anesthesia practice to the classroom to paint a clear picture of what CRNA practice is like ‘in the real world.’ He is great at guiding our education by balancing textbook education, practice based on current evidence-based literature, and real-world circumstances.”

• “博士Dang goes to great lengths to touch on all learning modes – creative, interesting, engaging.”
• “反应灵敏和尊重，约翰尼像对待成人学习者一样对待我们，从不贬低我们。”

A护士麻醉学生指出：“在回答我们的问题时，他总是试图将其与护理麻醉和更广泛的情况联系起来。此外，他不简单地给我们答案，而是向我们提出问题，以帮助我们自己取得答案。他真正试图训练我们，以采用临床能力所必需的适当思维策略。”

The five other Cizik School of Nursing award nominees for 2019 from the graduate faculty were Hanneman, plus: Assistant ProfessorSeema Aggarwal，博士，RN；艾琳·贾迪诺（Eileen Giardino），RN博士，副教授；助理教授Kala Christopherson，DNP，RN；和助理教授Mahrokh Kobeissi、DNP RN。

Annually, students at each of the six UTHealth schools nominate and elect a John P. McGovern Outstanding Teacher for stimulating curiosity, cultivating students’ confidence and contributing to students’ abilities to think creatively. The award is made possible by an endowment established in 1984 by the John P. McGovern Foundation.

At today's commencement event, more than 480 Cizik School of Nursing students “walked” to receive their degrees from the school’s BSN, MSN, PhD, DNP and post-master's certificate programs. Nearly 80 new graduates took doctoral degrees.

在下午的仪式上，超过180个新的护理科学学士学位（B.S.N.）毕业生与支持组织的传统纪念品护理学校（以银色为单年）一起出示伙伴（“ProvidingAdvancementREsiRcesToNursingE教育,Research andStudents”).

Since 1972, Cizik School of Nursing has awarded more than 12,022 nursing degrees to its graduates.

– David R. Bates, Communications Director

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Sandra K Hanneman博士，RN，FAAN