Chapter Achievement Award
This $100 award requires the following:
- Number of MNSA/NSNA members attending the 2008 MNSA Convention
- Non-board MNSA/NSNA members attending the monthly MNSA board meetings
in Okemos
- Increase of membership from the end of the previous MNSA Convention
to 45 days prior to the upcoming MNSA Convention (February 8-10th,
2008)
- Special Projects: Your chapter must have at least one project in
each of the following categories:
- Image/Breakthrough to Nursing
- Community Health
- Legislative Activities
- Publications of a newsletter article in Michigan Nurse and/or NurseTalk describing
how you’ve seen or experienced nurses “Balancing Focus and
Perspective”.
- Submission of a resolution at the 2008 MNSA Convention or the 2007
NSNA Convention
- Essay explaining why your local SNA chapter should be considered
for the Chapter Achievement Award. (Up to 750 words typed
and doubled spaced)
Outstanding Chapter President Award
A student representative of your local SNA chapter should submit
an essay describing how their president demonstrates character
and leadership. It
should also describe how their service benefits his/her local SNA chapter
and/or school of nursing, as well as other nursing students and programs
in the state of Michigan. A letter of recommendation from a nursing
instructor, dean, or director of nursing at your school should
also be included. Nominees must also be a member of MNSA/NSNA.
(Approximately 500 words typed and double-spaced.)
MNSA Faculty Advisor Award
This award will be presented to an SNA faculty advisor who has
shown distinguished support and service to nursing students. MNSA constituent
associations may nominate one person for the award. The nominee must
be a member of a professional organization in order to be considered for
this award (ANA, NLN, MNA etc.). A student representative of the
chapter must submit an essay that describes how the nominee meets
each of these criteria:
- Provides motivation and generation enthusiasm for SNA/MNSA/NSNA
involvement
- Exhibits and teaches the importance of professional organizations
and involvement after graduation
- Encourages students to continue their education and professional
involvement after graduation
- Detailed explanation of how the author of the essay has benefited
from knowing this nominee (Approximately 500 words typed and double-spaced)
MNSA Community Health Award
The Community Health award is granted to one Michigan SNA chapter
based on their participation in raising awareness on issues that influence
the community. The award will be granted to the SNA based on the amount
of awareness raised, creativity of the project, and the amount of participation
among their own SNA members. Please include an essay, or pictures with
captions, describing or documenting the process you took to develop your
project along with what your SNA was able to achieve. (Approximately
500 words typed and double-spaced.)
MNSA “In Support Of…” Award
Submit a photo essay with captions or a written essay telling us
what your SNA did to help support the 2007 MNSA supported resolution
regarding federal legislation for life-time immunosuppressive coverage
for kidney transplant patients. We are looking for the amount of
awareness raised, creativity, and SNA involvement. (Written essays
up to 500 words typed and double spaced).
Poster Award
The poster award will be based on the 2008 MNSA Convention theme: “Balancing
Focus and Perspective”. It will be judged on content, quality,
organization, clarity, creativity and effort.
MNSA Scrapbook Competition
The scrapbook should represent you local SNA chapters:
- Volunteer Projects
- Increased Membership
- Various Public Recognition (ie: newspaper articles, awards, thank
you letters)
- Photographs of your chapters various other activities
- Neatness, presentation, and creativity are all important characteristics
that the Board will look at in judging your SNA’s scrapbook.
Please send all submissions to Ashleigh Klimek at mnsaadvertising@gmail.com.
Awards and Scholarships will be presented at the MNSA 2008 Convention
Awards Banquet, Feb. 8-10th, 2008.
