Dr. Amber Schmidt was honored for her unwavering dedication to student success and her innovative teaching methods. Her nominators praised her for motivating students and her involvement in numerous committees and course coordination.
One student said, "Since last semester, she has pushed me and motivated me to succeed when I thought I didn’t have enough to keep pursuing nursing. She made me realize that I do, I was just lacking confidence, which I have built up so much thanks to her."
Another nomination highlighted, "She has been involved in numerous committees, serving as chair and co-chair of several and as course coordinator of med/surg. She participates, contributes and follows through with tasks that are assigned within the committees on which she serves. One of her greatest qualities is her fairness and consistency in all she does and the way in which she demonstrates interest and respect for students. She puts so much energy into creating her classes, is available for students, and continues to look for ways to motivate student learning. She uses evidence-based practice and develops unfolding case studies and other active learning such as escape rooms, concept games using headbands and more! She takes her role to facilitate learning seriously and consistently treats students fairly."
Other Nominees
June West, clinical associate professor and Ellen Boushell, clinical instructor, were also nominated for the 2024 DAISY Fulltime Nursing Faculty Award. They received DAISY faculty pins and copies of their nominations, recognizing their significant contributions to nursing education.
About the DAISY Award®
The DAISY Award was established by The DAISY Foundation™ to recognize and celebrate the contributions of nursing faculty who inspire their students and shape the future of nursing. The award aims to provide colleges and schools of nursing with a national recognition program to demonstrate appreciation for faculty commitment and inspirational influence on their students.
An acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune System, The DAISY Foundation was established in 1999 in memory of J. Patrick Barnes who died from complications of the auto-immune disease Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP). Patrick’s family was so touched by the remarkable compassion and clinical skill demonstrated by his nurses during his illness and created DAISY to recognize nurses’ exceptional contributions to patient care.
Each DAISY Award honoree is recognized at a public ceremony and receives a certificate, a DAISY faculty award pin, and a hand-carved stone sculpture entitled A Healer's Touch.
The college is immensely proud of all the nominees and winners, whose dedication and excellence continue to inspire and shape the next generation of nurses.