Student Awards
Creative Writing Awards
As nurses, we must do more to articulate what it is that we do, see, feel, and provide to our patients, families, and communities, so that our field will find its voice and speak to it in every forum possible. All students at Yale School of Nursing (YSN) are encouraged to write an account of what they do so that others will have an opportunity to peer into the world of nursing.
Learn more about the winners and read their winning pieces.
Annie Goodrich Teaching Award
Ms. Goodrich, founder of YSN and the school’s first Dean, was an outstanding nursing leader and educator whose vision set the course for nursing education. Each year, students recognize an outstanding faculty member who carries on the tradition of nursing excellence in the field of nursing education.
Charles King Junior Prize
This prize is awarded to a graduating student who is identified as a leading student, has demonstrated outstanding performance in scholarship, research and clinical practice, and through accomplishments in leadership of all aspects of study, has inspired an admiration for professional work.
Reynolds Equity Award
YSN is committed to recognizing, acknowledging, and combatting structural racism to tap into our foundational ethos: the responsibility to engage in intersectional education, practice, and scholarship that addresses the clinical, socioeconomic, and environmental issues plaguing the health of people and the planet. The Heather Dawn Reynolds Equity Award is presented annually to a person in the YSN community who embodies this ethos and shows an unwavering commitment to help YSN address diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
Banner Bearer, Student Marshals, and Faculty Marshal
Each year the YSN graduating students select student marshals, a faculty marshal, and a banner bearer to participate in the Old Campus Commencement. The banner bearer and faculty marshal will lead YSN in the Commencement procession. The student marshals will lead their graduating class in the Commencement procession and go up to the dais and receive the “diplomas” from the Yale president – the actual diplomas are with the registrar. These individuals are people who have shown commitment to the YSN community and are chosen by the members of the graduating class. Requesting nominations from graduating YSN students.
Commencement Student Address
Submit your proposed speech here.
Times New Roman, Font size 12, maximum two pages. You should put a pseudonym in the running head and not your name.
Each year, a graduating student is honored with the opportunity to provide a brief address. As you graduate from YSN, share your reflections, hopes and advice for your fellow graduates during this time and the importance for nursing and midwifery more than ever.