Susan Stillwell, associate dean for graduate programs in the School of Nursing, has been recognized as the 2014 recipient of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Excellence Award, presented to one nursing educator annually by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). The award recognizes a faculty member who systematically investigates questions related to student learning and the conditions under which it occurs in order to improve outcomes. As a recipient of the AACN award, Stillwell will receive an engraved award, to be presented to her at a conference she chooses to attend. She also will be spotlighted on AACN’s website and in the association’s electronic publications. Since joining the University in 2012, her work has included the introduction of iPad technology as a tool to help students dynamically understand drugs that were discussed in class.
For more information contact School of Nursing at 7211 or nursing@up.edu.