Each year, Penn Nursing strives to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of our alumni.  By telling the story, the power of nursing, the power of Penn Nursing, we strengthen our ability to lead the profession. 

2008 Award Recipients

Marjorie O. Rendell, CW’69
The Honorary Alumni Award

Gail A. Inderwies, Nu'78
The LILLIAN SHOLTIS BRUNNER AWARD for Innovative Practice in Nursing is given for impact on the nursing profession, health care delivery systems, communities, and clients. 

Pamela Cipriano, HUP'76
The OUTSTANDING ALUMNI AWARD for Leadership in Nursing recognizes a leader who has or had an outstanding career and/or advanced the profession through practice, research, education, writing, or practice administration.

Kristin A. Tuozzo, Nu'03
The Recent Alumni Award for Clinical Excellence honors alumni who demonstrate clinical excellence and embody the professional calling to nursing, are graduates within the last ten years, and currently employed in clinical practice.

Eleanor Foster Jenkins, HUP'50, Nu'57
Erna I. Goulding,HUP'43, Nu'52
The LEGACY AWARD is given to alumni who have contributed to preserving and interpreting the history of nursing at Penn.

Pheobe N. Askie, Nu'08
The PENN NURSING ALUMNI STUDENT AWARD is given to undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students, graduating this academic year, who contribute to the achievement of the Alumni Society goals by fostering loyalty to the school and university, maintaining the professional and social bond among their classmates and promoting professional development during their student experience at Penn.  Recipients may be an individual or student group.


All nursing alumni who are graduates of the HUP School of Nursing, the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing are eligible for these awards.