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 2025 awards are now closed.
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
2025 DAISY Award Recipients
2024 Honorees
- Advancing Health Equity: Eugenia Flores Millender, Ph.D. FAAN
- Extraordinary Educator: Ryland J. Douthett, DNP, APRN
- Lifetime Achievement: Denise A. Tucker, Ph.D., RN, CCRN-K (BSN ’82, MSN ’88)
- Nurse Leader: Susan A. Baker, Ph.D., RN
- Extraordinary Educator: Kristin Fadale, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, AGACNP-BC, ENP-BC
2023 Honorees
- Lifetime Achievement: Dr. Susan Porterfield and Dr. Laurie Grubbs
- Extraordinary Nursing Faculty: Dr. LeeAnn Barfield and Dr. Kathy Keane
- Advancing Health Equity: Dr. Sabrina Dickey
- Nurse Leader: Dr. Berinice Mercer-Lewis
- Extraordinary Nursing Student: Dr. Megan Price and Dr. Shaina Cohen