Flinders University nursing and midwifery alumni have starred in the 2023 South Australian and Northern Territory Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards.

In South Australia, Flinders University graduates won a majority of the 11 award categories, and were nominated in nine:

SA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards winners

• Fiona Bolton (BNg(PostReg)’94, GradCertHlthAdmin’16): Excellence in Practice – Registered Nurse.
• Amy Schwarz (BMid(Prereg)’04): Excellence in Practice – Registered Midwife.
• Samantha Miller (DipNg’90, BNg(PostReg)’92): Excellence in Practice – Aged Care.
• Professor Jenny Fereday (DipAppSc(Nurs)’85, BNg’89, MEdMgmt’00): Excellence in Research and Knowledge Translation.
• Andrew Wiley (DipNg’89, BNg(PostReg)’90): Excellence in Leadership and Governance.
• Chelsea Meinjtes (MNg(Paediatrics)’17): Excellence in Leadership – Emerging Leader (joint-winner).
• Catherine Miller (MPallC’02): Excellence in Leadership – Emerging Leader (joint-winner).

SA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards nominees

• Dr Angela Brown (BMid(Postreg) ‘01): Excellence in Education.
• Sharon Bilney (MPublicHlth’18): Excellence in Practice – Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Nurse/Midwife (Mary Buckskin Award).
• Tess Gurung (MNg(DiabetesMgmtEd)’19): Excellence in Practice – Aged Care.
• Shelly-Anne Rowe (BNg(PreReg)’21): Excellence in Practice – Aged Care.
• Dr Megan Cooper (BNg(PreReg)’99): Excellence in Research and Knowledge Translation.
• Associate Professor Janet Kelly (MNg(Cwk)’04, PhD(Ng/Midwif)’09): Excellence in Research and Knowledge Translation.
• Keirstie Bull (BNg(PreReg)’98, MHlthAdmin’11): Excellence in Leadership and Governance.
• Kerry McKeough (GradCertGlobHlth ‘20): Excellence in Leadership and Governance.
• Jayne Littledike (BNg(PreReg)’08): Excellence in Leadership – Emerging Leader.

For more information about the SA Nursing and Midwifery Awards and the Gala Dinner, held at the Adelaide Convention Centre on Friday 12 May, click here.

To find out more about the South Australian award winners, click here.

Flinders University alumni also took out four of the 12 categories at the Northern Territory Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards, and were nominated in a further three categories:

NT Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards winners

• Helen Nenke: Midwife of the Year.
• Alysha Maceachern: Excellence in Nursing/Midwifery Aboriginal Health.
• Priscilla Moore: Excellence in Nursing/Midwifery Leadership.
• Justine Williams: Excellence in Nursing/Midwifery Research/Quality Improvement.

NT Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards nominees

• Rhianon Hutcheson: Charles Darwin Nurse of the Year Award.
• Sue Lenthall: NT Administrators Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Nursing/Midwifery.
• Erica Petrovic: Flinders University Excellence in Nurse/Midwife Education.

For more information about the NT Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Award winners, click here.