SU Nursing Faculty Receive $160,000 in MHEC Awards

SALISBURY, MD---Salisbury University’s School of Nursing recently received three awards totaling $160,000 from the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) Nurse Support Program-II. 

“Our outstanding faculty continue to show their enthusiasm for new programs, dedication to continuing education and commitment to innovative instruction,” said Dr. Debra Webster, interim director of SU’s School of Nursing. “I’m proud of their hard work and that MHEC continues to recognize the talented faculty here at SU.”  

Dr. Lisa Seldomridge, professor of nursing and director of SU’s Richard A. Henson Medical Simulation Center, is the first at the University to receive the newly created Nurse Faculty Annual Recognition Award. The honor recognizes excellence in teaching, impact on students, engagement in the nursing program and employing institution, innovation in education and technology, and contributions to nursing education demonstrated by faculty in Maryland nursing programs. The award honors experienced nursing faculty members and is dean- or director-nominated. 

Dr. Stephen Padgett, assistant professor of nursing, received the New Nurse Faculty Fellowship. The goal of this program is to increase the educational capacity of nursing programs and number of faculty in Maryland nursing programs. The award is available for new full-time, tenured, or tenure-track nursing faculty members and is nominated by their dean or director.

Dr. Staci Keenan, assistant professor of nursing, and Amanda Willey, instructor of nursing, received the Nurse Educator Doctoral Grant for Practice and Dissertation Research Award. This award is contingent upon satisfactory progress toward degree completion and/or continued employment as a faculty member in good standing for each year of the award. The award prioritizes student loan repayment and graduate tuition expenses for nursing faculty. 

For more information visit the School of Nursing website.