Diane Stauffer, RN MSN
It is with great honor and privilege to have the opportunity to nominate Diane Stauffer for the 2014 Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nursing Faculty. I have known Diane as a colleague and friend for several years while teaching at the Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science. Diane serves as an excellent role model for the Nursing IV students as a practitioner and as an educator. She goes beyond the extra mile for assigning challenging patients so that the students are provided with the best clinical experiences. Diane has high expectations for her students, yet she presents a calming demeanor while assisting them with accomplishing the course outcomes. Students have spoken highly of her as a knowledgeable educator after working in various advanced practice nurse clinical positions. Diane also became certified as a nurse educator three years ago.
Diane demonstrated strong leadership skills as the chairperson for the Outcomes Subcommittee during Spring semester, 2014. Several pertinent decisions that had a great impact on the direction of the College were under Diane’s leadership. She is extremely detailed and concise with reports and documentation. Diane is well versed with the knowledge of the academic structure of the College. She has been an excellent role model for me as the new chairperson of the committee as I continue to grow in this position. Without hesitation, Diane has provided me with a lot of insight and feedback throughout the semester. I also worked with Diane during the summer of 2014, with the development of an oral presentation, “Formulating the Evaluation Methodology for a Concept Based Curriculum” sponsored by Mercy College of Ohio in Toledo, Ohio. She demonstrated strong leadership skills as well, with the other faculty members who participated in the project.
I have been working with Diane with the Healthy Women, Healthy Lives Program for several years. I have observed her treat each woman with dignity and respect. Diane addresses the care of the women in a holistic approach, beyond their physical needs. Because of her years of clinical expertise, she is able to answer their questions in many unique situations.
Diane is currently working on her Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) which demonstrates her desire to continue to achieve higher academic goals for herself as a nurse and educator. During the summer of 2013, Diane was met with the challenge of developing a new course with one of the General Education faculty. The assignment was part of the requirement for a class in her DNP program, yet she put in twice the amount of more time that was required in order for the students to receive the best learning opportunity. Diane also developed a testing analysis tutorial instruction program for one of her projects. The program has been used by experienced as well as novice faculty at the College.
In summary, Diane deserves to be nominated for the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nursing Faculty. She is committed as a caring and compassionate nurse and educator. Diane is modest about acknowledging her own accomplishments but I am proud to have this platform to nominate her as a colleague and as a friend. I ask that the committee provides her due consideration for her to receive this award.