Awards

Annual Awards

The School Nurse Organization of Washington (SNOW) grants the following awards on an annual basis.

New School Nurse of the Year Award

School Nurse of the Year Award
School Nurse Administrator of the Year
Non-Nurse School Nurse Administrator of the Year

School Nurse Advocate of the Year 

Please contact Jackie at follansbee.jackie@ysd7.org with any questions.

School Nurse of the Year
2016-17 Suzie Wells2017-18 Anne McGavran2018-19 Sonja Reid, 2019-20 Tessa McIlraith 2020-21 Lisbeth Kaplan
2021-22  Liz Pray
School Nurse Administrator of the Year
2016-17 Katie Johnson2017-18 2018-19 Rebecca Cavanaugh2019-202020-21 2021-22 Julie Schultz and Les Stahlnecker
Non-Nurse Administrator of the Year
2018-19 Gary Wargo
2020-2021 Joshua Meek
2021-2022 Mick Miller and Stacey Locke 
School Nurse Advocate of the Year
2020-2021 Mark Larson
2021-2022 Allison Pollock, MD

School Nurse Advocate of the Year:
2016-17 No Nominations
2017-18
2018-19 Dr. Nicole Klein, OSPI
2019-20
2020-21 Dr. Mark Larson
2021-22

Saved a Life Award
2016-17 
Jacquelyn Bowen, Seattle School District
Joan Lankford, North Thurston School District
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22 

2022-23 Lissa Strecker (Enumclaw), Amanda Lundberg (Moses Lake), Shannon Morris (Yakima), and Penny Mayo (Moses Lake)

New School Nurse of the Year Award
2022-23 Amanda Lundberg 


To submit nominations for any of these awards, click on the award name for more information and the nomination form.

The deadline for submitting nominations is April 1st.

Send completed application forms to:

          Jackie Follansbee

          follansbee.jackie@ysd7.org

          2810 Castlevale Rd. 

          Yakima, WA 98902

          (509) 949-6026

Saved a Life Award

SNOW also grants an award to school nurses who have saved a life. Nominations can be made at any time. Award winners are recognized at the Fall and Spring Conferences each year. 

Saved a Life Award