ALUMNI RELATIONS

ALUMNI AWARD WINNERS

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD 2008

The Distinguished Alumna Award is the highest honor given by the FPB Alumni Association to an alumna/us who has demonstrated continuous, outstanding, creative and exemplary contributions to the discipline of nursing or to healthcare.

Shirley Mason Moore, PhD '93, MSN '91, RN, FAAN   Dr. Shirley Mason Moore is The Edward J. and Louise Mellen professor of nursing and associate dean for research at FPB. She received her BSN from Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, in 1974, and her MSN from Case Western Reserve University in 1991. She has been on faculty at FPB since 1992. She received her PhD in Nursing from Case Western Reserve University in 1993 and became a professor in 2004. Currently, Dr. Moore is the head of FPB's Center for Research and Scholarship and the NIH-funded Center of Excellence for Self-Management Advancement through Research and Translation (SMART). MORE...

AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE 2008

The Award for Excellence recognizes an alumna/us who has demonstrated outstanding leadership and achievement in nursing, and has made significant contributions in nursing or related areas of healthcare.

Christine Carson Filipovich, MSN '77, BSN '73, RN Ms. Christine Carson Filipovich is the founder, owner, and chief executive officer of Professional Nursing Resources, Inc. (PNRI), a management firm, Harrisburg, PA, that provides services for nursing and healthcare organizations. She learned the art and science of nursing at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University, where she received her BSN in 1973 and her MSN in 1977, with a specialty as a clinical nurse specialist (CNS). She says the experiences and role models offered by FPB shaped her image of nursing: the nurse is a leader and patient advocate playing a critical role at the bedside, in various health systems, and in research to advance nursing care. Ms. Filipovich's 30-year nursing career has been filled with opportunities to use all that FPB taught her. MORE...

2008 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT'S AWARD

Katherine Youngberg Kolcaba, PhD '97, MSN '87, RN   Dr. Katharine Youngberg Kolcaba is an associate professor emeritus at the University of Akron College of Nursing in Akron, Ohio, where she continues to teach her intensive theory course and is a guest lecturer. She is also a consultant and the owner of The Comfort Line, Inc. Dr. Kolcaba received her diploma from St. Luke's Hospital School of Nursing in 1965 and her MSN from Case Western Reserve University in 1987. She received her PhD in Nursing from Case Western Reserve University in 1997. MORE...