Alumni Award Categories
The Distinguished Service to Society Award recognizes a nurse-midwife and a nurse practitioner who goes above and beyond to provide exceptional service in their communities.
The Distinguished Service to Alma Mater Award honors a nurse-midwife and nurse practitioner who has supported Frontier through volunteering and/or philanthropy.
Timing
Nominations are accepted until July 15 and reviewed by the Alumni Advisory Committee. They select the award recipients. Finalists, and their nominators, will be notified in August. The awards are presented each October during the Alumni and Courier Homecoming
How to Nominate
Anyone, including a coworker, spouse, parent, colleague, or friend, can submit a nomination. To submit a nomination, please click here for the 2021 Alumni Awards Nomination Form.
Eligibility:
All FNU graduates are eligible to receive an award. Below is a list of past award recipients.
Past Recipients of FNU Alumni Awards
| Year | Service to Society | Service to Alma Mater |
| 2010 | Nadene Brunk | Catherine Miller-Shields |
| 2012 | Holly Powell Kennedy | Tracy Ryan |
| 2015 | Kerri Schulling | Joan Slager |
| 2016 | Jan Stalder | Pat Caudle |
| 2017 | Jill Alliman | Patty Kandiko |
| 2018 | Francie Likis Elena Pendergrast |
Susan Clapp Estella Wetzel |
| 2019 | Jessica Smith Mary Kay Miller |
Danny Webb Stephanie Vanderhorst |
| 2020 | Melva Craft-Blacksheare Rachel Lien |
Rebeca Barros Rebecca Feldman |
If you have any questions about eligibility or the nomination process, please contact Bobbi Silver at Bobbi.silver@frontier.edu
