The DAISY Award is an international recognition program established to honor the memory of J. Patrick Barnes. Through this program, nurses are recognized and honored for the compassionate care they provide no matter where they practice, in whatever role they serve, throughout their careers. Read more about the DAISY Foundation and Award Program here.
Nominations for the 2024 awards are now closed. Nominations for the next cycle will open in the Summer.
DAISY Award Nomination Process
All DAISY Award nominations are submitted through Qualtrics. The link may be accessed more than once so that individuals may nominate more than one individual.
DAISY Award Selection Process:
Award recipients will be selected and notified by the College of Nursing.
Winners
DAISY Award recipients will be contacted with details regarding the ceremony. For further information, contact alumni@nursing.fsu.edu
Distinguished Graduates Award Categories and Criteria
The following awards are offered via the DAISY Foundation:
Advancing Health Equity Award
DAISY Nurse Leader Award
DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurse Educators (previously DAISY Award for Nursing Faculty)
DAISY Lifetime Achievement Award
2024 DAISY Award Recipients
Past DAISY Award Recipients
2023 Honorees
Dr. Susan Porterfield: Lifetime Achievement
Dr. Laurie Grubbs: Lifetime Achievement
Dr. LeeAnn Barfield: Extraordinary Nursing Faculty
Dr. Kathy Keane: Extraordinary Nursing Faculty
Dr. Sabrina Dickey: Advancing Health Equity
Dr. Berinice Mercer-Lewis: Nurse Leader
Dr. Megan Price: Extraordinary Nursing Student
Dr. Shaina Cohen: Extraordinary Nursing Student