SUNY Upstate Medical University | College of Nursing
Awards VALEDICTORIAN – BACCALAUREATE LEVEL
Leah Rizzo Jennifer Zinga VALEDICTORIAN – MASTER’S LEVEL The following students all achieved GPAs of 4.0 in the program:
Andrea Arquiett Reina Baizan Laura Beattie Caitlyn Casab Erin Cavallo Jacilyn Devine Sydney German Brian Grant
Lauren Guagenti Payton Hannon Ingrid Hansen Christina Haught Nicole Johnson Laura Keane Jamie Kinney Desiree Kinnison Meghan Lacey Marilyn Lebiednik Connor Letcher Sarah Lombardo Rebecca Matteson Gavin Morrow Taylor Pritchard Jennifer Richmond Danielle Rupert
Hannah Scheminger Tiffany Shaughnessy Kimberly Smith Jillian Tracy Christina Urciuoli Jessica Vernooy Ellie Zangari JOHN BERNARD HENRY, MD ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
Edward Thompson Established in honor of Dr. John Bernard Henry, past president of SUNY Upstate Medical University, this award is given to a student who completed an outstanding paper, project or other exceptional accomplishment.
Grant Scholars The College of Nursing has been awarded three Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grants. These grants provide opportunities for students to receive financial assistance to continue their education and to obtain specialized training.
BHWET The goal of the Behavioral Health Workforce and Education Training (BHWET) grant is to expand the flow of behavioral health care providers into target communities by increasing the number of trained Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners (FPMHNP) committed to working with behavioral health patients in rural and medically underserved communities. Grant scholars receive enhanced education in the areas of interprofessional collaboration, social determinants of health, common comorbid medical/psychiatric problems, telepsychiatry, and the opioid epidemic. The following 2021 graduates have been awarded Behavioral Health Workforce and Education Training (BHWET) grants. Andrea Arquiett Wade Blair Erin Cavallo Kristen Cominsky Hayley Craner Heather Dailor Rajae Elkirami Nikima Glatt Brian Grant Lauren Guagenti
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Ingrid Hansen Nicholas Iorio Laura Keane Baljeet Khera Jamie Kinney Christine Lopez-Dwyer Elyssa Max Katherine McCarty Briana McMorris Kristine Mims
Nyiesha Moore Frances Oquendo Sarah Rebel Shannon Stewart Lauren Sullivan Peter Valastro Martha Vanyo Lindsey Williams
