ONS Distinguished Awards
All awards, grants, and scholarships are tentative and subject to change based on funding availability.
Pearl Moore "Making a Difference" Award (EX06)
Award: A $2,000 award, one coach airfare to ONS annual Congress, one-day per diem for Congress, and a plaque.
Purpose: This award is named in honor of former ONS CEO Pearl Moore, a pioneer in oncology nursing. She joined ONS as a founding member in 1975, and became the organization's first executive director in 1983. The Pearl Moore "Making a Difference" award recognizes an emerging oncology nurse leader who has made a difference in the oncology nursing profession at the local or regional level.
Selection Criteria: To be eligible for the award, the nominee must be a current RN active member of ONS. The ONS Board of Directors will consider how the nominee:
- advances the profession of oncology nursing and quality cancer care at the local or regional level
- mentors nurses in the practice of oncology nursing
- demonstrates leadership at the local or regional level
Application deadline: Application deadline has expired
2009Recipient
Rose Virani, RNC BSN MHA OCN®
2009 Pearl Moore "Making a Difference" Award Winner
Past Recipients
2008
Ayda G. Nambayan, DSN, RN
2007
Marlon Garzo Saria, MSN RN OCN® AOCNS®
2006
Gail E. Kwarciany, RN MSN BC CRNI AOCNS
2005
Claudia S. Conroy, RN MS AOCN®