NURSE EXCELLENCE AWARDS
Past Recipients

Three annual excellence in nursing awards open to nurse educators and nurses who are members in good standing with CLN. These awards, highlight exemplar nurse educators and nurses in Connecticut. 

The Jane E. Murdock "Life-Long" Learning Award

​2011 - Lillian Rafeldt, Professor of Nursing at Three Rivers Community College
2012 - Eileen George, Naugatuck Valley Community College
2013 - Carole Pomarico, Fairfield University
2014 - Carol Polifroni, University of Connecticut
2015 – Deborah Shelton, Center for Correctional Health Networks, UCONN
2016 – Beth Boyd, Sacred Heart University
2017 – Barbara Aronson, Southern CT State University
2019 - Susan DeNisco, Sacred Heart University

The CLN Nurse Leadership Award

​2013 - Linda Perfetto, Connecticut Community Colleges Nursing Program
2014 - Lisa O’Connor, Quinnipiac University
2015 - Edith Ouellet, Three Rivers Community College
2016 – Connie Hotchkiss, Northwestern CT Community College
2017 – Lisa Rebeschi, Southern CT State University
2019 – Susan Westrick, Southern CT State University

The Ruth M. Olson Excellence in Nurse Education Award

2011- Leona Konieczny, Professor of Nursing at Capital Community College
2012 - Pam Walker, Goodwin College
2013 - Audrey Beauvais, Sacred Heart University
2014 -Laura Brown-Yaworsky, Naugatuck Valley Community College
2015– Dawn Bunting, Capital Community College
2016 – Denise Anderson, Hospital for Special Care
2017 – Monica Ordway, Yale School of Nursing
2019 – Kerry Milner, Sacred Heart University