Good Samaritan Foundation hails three for excellence as nursing educators
(Sept. 6, 2018) – The Good Samaritan Foundation presented its Gold Medal, one of its highest honors, in the 2018 “Excellence in Nursing” Awards to Cizik School of Nursing Associate Professor玛丽·埃伦（Mary Ellen Trail）罗斯, Dr.P.H., M.S.N., R.N., during a September 5th luncheon at the Royal Sonesta Houston Galleria.
This month marks 30 years of teaching by Ross at Cizik School of Nursing, where she is a member of the Department of Undergraduate Studies. Selected as the Gold Medalist in the “Nursing Education: Faculty” category, Ross has taught 17 different courses, with a concentration on gerontology and community health nursing.
Certified as a Gerontological Clinical Nurse Specialist, she attributes her interest in gerontology to a close relationship with her maternal grandmother, who lived to age 94.
Nursing students have nominated her for the annual John P. McGovern Outstanding Teacher Award five times, most recently in 2017. “Our students come to us having made up their minds to be nurses, and they areverycommitted,”罗斯说。“他们想学习并了解所有可以为患者提供护理。”
罗斯was awarded the first PARTNERS Research Scholar Endowment (2011-14), and the Houston Chronicle “Salute to Nurses” program selected her in 2016 among the top 150 nurses in the region.
罗斯（Ross）的好撒玛利亚基金会（Good Samaritan Foundation）的提名人写道：“她充满热情，并鼓舞了护理学生为提供整体护理和改善生活质量所需的知识和技能。由于她的指导，我继续教书。”
Avideo profile of Ross可以在YouTube上观看由Mind's Eye Film Sandy Dial制作的学生和同事的访谈。
“I’m very honored and grateful to receive the Good Samaritan Foundation ‘Gold Medal’ Award for doing something I’m very passionate about – that is, educating future nurses, particularly in the area of care of older adults and community health,”罗斯说。“当我在这里被招募为研究生时，我很幸运地获得了一项良好的撒玛利亚基金会奖学金，所以我来了！”
Cizik护理学院的另外两名是护理教育的铜牌：教师类别 -
- Carole MackaveyD.N.P.
- Assistant ProfessorNitha Mathew Joseph，博士, R.N., Department of Undergraduate Studies, who in 2018 was named by the Houston Chronicle among its top 150 nurses.
TheGood Samaritan Foundation年度护理奖的年度卓越表现向由同龄人提名并由杰出选拔委员会选出的注册护士和护理教育者致敬。基金会在六个奖项类别中的每一个中都称黄金，银和铜牌获得者。这些护士表现出对护理专业的热情，并体现了卓越的教学，指导，领导和服务。通过认可示例性的教师和从业人员，良好的撒玛利亚人旨在帮助保留这一重要职业的优质护士。
Last year, Cizik School of Nursing Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing Chukwudi “Chudi” Ekwemalor, Ph.D., M.B.A., R.N., was a “Silver Medalist” among the 2017 Excellence in Nursing Award winners.
Along with the three honorees and their guests, others who represented Cizik School of Nursing at this year’s luncheon included: Vice Dean for Academic AffairsCathy Rozmus博士,雷诺数;Michelle Peck, M.P.H., M.S.N., R.N.; Suzie Conway Endowed Professor in NursingVaunette P. Fay博士,雷诺数;和专业副主任Development and Faculty AffairsDebra Fowler，博士，M.B.A.，R.N。
Uthealth开发委员会成员和长期护理支持者肯尼思·刘易斯offered seats at his sponsored table at the 14th annual awards luncheon to: Interim Dean Diane M. Santa Maria, Dr.P.H., M.S.N., R.N.; BSN Academic Success CoachLinda M. Brown，博士有五名BSN学生参加了课外大使计划 -利亚·米德（Leah Meador）,Molly Akers,Ashley Vajdak,Jennifer Lee和Nicole Baltazar.
A24-sec. acceptance speechby Ross, who calls nursing “the best profession there is” can be found on YouTube.
- 传播总监David R. Bates
