Recognition

SNANC dedicates this page to recognizing the efforts and careers of the outstanding school nurses serving the children and communities of North Carolina.

School Nurse of the Year

Linda Raker Rogers, RN, FNP, NCSN,  2009 Recipient
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School Nurse Administrator of the Year

Claudia Vepraskas, RN, BSN, NCSN, 2009 Recipient
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Dr. Leah Devlin, 2009 Recipient

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Marilyn H. Asay Scholarship Fund

June Hensley and Shannon Pointer, 2009 Joint Recipients - Third Annual Scholarship Award

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NASN Poster Session Award Winner

Catherine "Gayle" Starkey RN of Wake County was awarded the top prize in the Poster Section/Practice Division at the NASN conference in Albuquerque, NM. Her poster outlined a dog bite prevention program entitled A "Tail" of Prevention: Partners Tackle a Biting Problem. The poster demonstrated a simple, engaging and effective method for school nurses to address a clearly identified safety issue with young students.

According to national data, children under the age of 10 suffer the highest number of dog bites. A group in Wake County adapted a successful dog-bite prevention program from Nevada called Bow Wow Ow to address this issue. The curriculum is targeted for kindergarten through 2nd graders. A volunteer artist developed a coloring book and certificate of completion in both English & Spanish. Pre and post tests showed a great increase in awareness of bite prevention by the students. We are very proud of Gayle and this program. Congratulations!