The Institute for Spirituality and Health Recognizes Six Texas Nurses with the Emma Josephine Loffelholz McMorris Spirituality in Nursing Award Oct. 15 2021.
PRESS RELEASE
In connection with its 29th Annual Nursing Conference on Friday, Oct. 15th, the Institute for Spirituality and Health (the Institute) and its strategic partners recognized six Texas nurses with the Emma Josephine Loffelholz McMorris Spirituality in Nursing Award. Each recipient received a $100 cash prize and a letter of commendation.
“The Nursing Conference has been a pillar of our programs for 29 years. For the Institute to be able to offer such a long-lasting and meaningful conference to nursing professionals, who form the backbone of our healthcare system, is such an honor. We pride ourselves on student presence and program diversity. We look forward to future years of this conference celebrating the diverse perspective of speakers and themes,” commented Stuart Nelson, Vice President of the Institute.
Award recipients include the following:
MD Anderson Cancer Center - Angela Marx, BSN, RN, Research Nurse, Houston, Texas
Memorial Hermann - Tara Dandridge, RN, Clinical Nurse Manager for the ICU, Pearland, Texas
Prairie View A&M University College of Nursing - Gloria Rose PhD, FNP-BC, FCN, Associate Professor, Coordinator FNP Program at Houston, Texas
Texas Children’s Hospital - Molly Matthew, RN, HCA, Physicians Services, Missouri City, Texas
Texas Women’s University - Tuong Vi Ho, PhD, FNP-BC, AGNP-BC, Clinical Professor, Denton, Texas
The University of Texas Health Science Center Cizik School of Nursing at Houston - Vaunette P. Fay, PhD, RNC, FNP, GNP, Suzie Conway Endowed Professor in Nursing, Director of Continuing Education, Lead Nurse Planner, Houston, Texas
For recipient photos, please visit https://www.dropbox.com/sh/lu1li9zdeenrv83/AAAfPbHCxIKHyo5ftYZ8bTMsa?dl=0.
About the Nursing Conference
For 29 years the Institute has hosted a conference specially tailored for those healthcare professionals who are so often at the very heart of the patient experience - nursing professionals. Principally supported through the generosity of the McGovern Foundation, this conference provides a venue for experienced caregivers and students alike to learn about the ways in which an awareness of spirituality is vital to person-center patient care.
Planned jointly by the nursing departments in all of the major Texas Medical Center hospitals, the proceedings feature nationally recognized speakers. Topics vary each year but always orbit around a common theme of recognition and awareness of the power of spirituality to enhance care. A highlight each year is the presentation of the Emma Josephine Loffelholz McMorris Spirituality in Nursing Award, which recognizes outstanding service by a member of the nursing staff from each of the participating nursing departments. This conference continues to grow, and with it, the impact and recognition of spirituality in nursing.
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