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Walters Receives Statewide Nurse Educator Award
Sharon Walters, associate professor and program coordinator in the School of Nursing at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, recently received a DAISY Nurse Educator Award from the Arkansas Nurses Association (ARNA). This award, which was presented to Walters at the ARNA 2024 Gala and DAISY Awards on November 8 in Little Rock, Arkansas, recognizes her outstanding contributions as an educator in the field of nursing.
Walters, of Hamburg, Arkansas, expressed her gratitude, stating, “It is an honor to receive this Daisy Award. I am humbled to have been nominated.”
Dr. Brandy Haley, dean of nursing at UAM, stated, “Walters’ commitment to the UAM School of Nursing as an educator for the past 30 years is a testimony to her dedication and professionalism. She has impacted so many nursing students in a positive way. We are blessed to have her as part of our nursing faculty.”
According to Susie P. Marks, the executive director of ARNA, the DAISY Award is an international program that recognizes extraordinary nurses and was “started in memory of J. Patrick Barnes. Pat’s family experienced first-hand the difference his nurses made in his care through clinical excellence and outstanding compassionate care. The family created The DAISY Award to express gratitude to nurses and to enable other patients, families and staff to thank and honor their special nurses.” More information is available at www.DAISYFoundation.org.