Awards

Ohio Nurses Association Convention – Awards

Nominations are closed.
The Awards Program of the Ohio Nurses Association is designed to honor outstanding contributions to the nursing profession and health care.  The awards are presented at the ONA biennial conventions.

Recipients of ONA Awards are selected according to the following procedures.

  1. The nominee must be a nurse:
    • A current ONA member,
    • Must have been a member of ONA for at least one year.
  2. Nominations may be submitted by:
    • individual members,
    • ONA districts, or
    • ONA units.
  3. All nominations must be submitted in the format or on the forms provided by the Association.
  4. Nominations shall be unrestricted by considerations of nationality, race, religion, creed, lifestyle, color, gender, health status, disability, sexual orientation, or age.
  5. The originators of nominations must provide a narrative response to each criterion that describes explicitly and concisely how the nominee meets the award criteria.
  6. The originators of nominations may supply no more than two letters of support on plain paper (no letterhead) for the nominee.  The letters should describe how the nominee has met the award criteria.  Letters of support are not substitutes for the narrative responses or the curriculum vitae or resume.
  7. All nominees will be notified prior to the presentation.  The groups or individuals making the nominations will also be notified.

The deadline for submitting nominations for the Awards Program is April 1, 2009.  Nominations postmarked after that date will not be considered.  No extension will be granted for incomplete nominations. 

Please note that the Awards program was revised in 2006 therefore no old forms can be accepted.

Download Forms and Criteria for the following ONA Awards:

All ONA Awards - Criteria and Forms for all ONA Awards in one document – Coming Soon!

Carol Jenkins Award

Dorothy Cornelius Leadership Award

Elizabeth K. Porter Award

Ethelrine Shaw-Nickerson

Excellence in Non-Traditional Nursing Role Award

Excellence in Nursing Administration Award

Excellence in Nursing Education Award

Excellence in Nursing Practice Award – Advanced Practice

Excellence in Nursing Practice Award – Staff Nurse

Excellence in Nursing Research Award

Excellence in Political Action Award

Mail, email or fax completed nomination forms and supporting information by April 1 to: 
 

ONA Awards Program
4000 East Main Street,
Columbus, Ohio 43213
Email:  gingy@ohnurses.org
Fax:  (614) 237-6074