Former center predoctoral scholar and PhD in Nursing Science Graduate Sarah McKiddy was selected to be the represent the UW School of Nursing at commencement as the school’s banner carrier.
The de Tornyay Center was proud to see all six center scholars present their outstanding work at the UW School of Nursing Undergraduate Research Symposium.
Teaching Professor and de Tornyay Center Advisory Board Member Kristen Childress was awarded the 2026 UW School of Nursing Sandra Eyres Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award Recipient.
The 2026 UW School of Nursing Rheba de Tornyay Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award was awarded to Assistant Teaching Professor Mihkai Wickline.
Former UW School of Nursing Predoctoral Scholar Sarah McKiddy received the 2026 UW School of Nursing Dissertation Award in Nursing Science.
The de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging and the Center for Global Health Nursing to brought international scholars to the UW School of Nursing:
Mentored by Dr. Oleg Zaslavsky, Inthira Roopsawang, PhD a former de Tornyay Scholar and a UW School of Nursing 2019 alum, from Mahidol University, Bangkok, is completing post-doctoral training at the UW School of Nursing.
Paulia Pergoł-Metko, a PhD in Nursing Science candidate from the Medical University of Warsaw, is a visiting scholar, attending classes, learning about the healthcare in the U.S.. She is presenting a talk on nursing perspectives in partnership with the UW Polish Studies Endowment Committee.
Yanisha Duangduen, a visiting scholar from Thailand, presented her work at the UW School of Nursing Scholarship Day!