Katie Bray Guiney Memorial Fund

Presents

The Katie Bray Guiney Inspiration Award

Kathryn “Katie” Bray Guiney (1948-2011) was a nurse leader, and mentor who nurtured, guided and supported nursing students and new graduate nurses as they launched their careers in the nursing profession.

Katie passed away in April 2011, following an eight year battle with cancer. As part of her legacy, Katie’s estate provided an endowment to establish the Katie Bray Guiney Memorial Fund through the Association of California Nurse Leaders (ACNL) to assist nursing students through scholarships and other programs.

A longtime member of ACNL, it was Katie’s vision that the organization establish a strong relationship with the California Nursing Students’ Association (CNSA) to support future nurse leaders. In 2003, during Katie’s term on the Board of Directors, ACNL formed a partnership with CNSA that still flourishes today.

Throughout her life, Katie was an inspiration to nurses, students and all those she touched. Although we miss Katie’s spirit, passion for nursing and dedication to young nurse leaders and students, her legacy lives on through the Katie Bray Guiney Memorial Fund and the Katie Bray Guiney Inspiration Award.

The Katie Bray Guiney Inspirational Award recognizes outstanding nursing students who embody the distinctive qualities that Katie emulated throughout her life.

Recipients of this award must be nominated by the faculty and dean/director from their undergraduate program. Each nomination must address the 11 key characteristics that exemplified Katie’s nursing career and life. The Katie Bray Inspiration Award will be presented at the CNSA Annual Convention on October 18, 2015.

The student selected for the 2015 Katie Bray Inspiration Award will receive a $3,000 scholarship.

Nominations Process:

1.  Recipients must be members of the California Nursing Students’ Association.

2.  Nominations must come from the faculty and dean/director from the pre-licensure program the nominee attends.

3.  The nominations packet must be completed by the faculty or dean/director and submitted to ACNL electronically no later than October 1, 2015.

4.  Nominators must discuss, in 750 words or less, how the characteristics listed in the application grid are demonstrated by your nominee.

5.  All complete nominations will be reviewed by a Selection Committee comprised of ACNL members and CNSA Advisors.

6.  The award will be presented at the CNSA Annual Convention on Sunday, October 18, 2015.

Nomination Deadline: October 1, 2015

Katie Bray Guiney Inspiration Award

Please type (application must be complete to be considered for this award)

Only faculty and Deans/Directors from pre-licensure BSN programs are eligible to nominate students

for the Katie Bray Guiney Inspiration Award

1.   Personal Data:

Name:

Home Address:

City/State/Zip:

Phone: Work ( ) cell ( ) Fax ( )

E-mail: ______RN License # ______

2.   Educational Data:

Name of School: ______

Address:______

Title of Program: ______

3.   CNSA Membership Requirement--Recipients must be a member of CNSA.

4.   Please rank your candidate on the characteristics below.

5.   In 750 words or less, describe how the characteristics listed in the grid below are demonstrated by your nominee.

INSPIRATION / Excellent / Above
Average / Average / Below
Average / Poor / Not
Known
Intellectual curiosity
Nurturing personality
Sincerity
Passion for nursing
Initiative – Self-direction
Respect for others
Advocacy
Tenacity – Commitment to Quality and Excellence
Intuitive – Empathetic
Optimism
Noble – superior moral qualities

Return completed application to: Wendy Smolich at by October 1, 2015

Electronic submissions only!