Southeastern Louisiana University’s undergraduate nursing program has been recognized by the Louisiana Nurses Foundation with the Nightingale Award as the Nursing School of the Year, and faculty member Kristi Lamarque-Bordelon was honored with the Nightingale Award for Clinical Practice Nurse of the Year. The awards recognize the achievements of the nursing program’s students and faculty.
This is the sixth time Southeastern has been recognized with a Nightingale Award for the undergraduate nursing program.
The competition is evaluated by a panel of out-of-state judges who review the nominations submitted by nursing programs throughout the state. The Nightingale Awards are the foundation’s highest recognition for quality, service, commitment and excellence among Louisiana registered nurses.
Ann Carruth, dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, said nursing programs are evaluated for the award by a wide range of criteria, including accreditation status, innovations in education and teaching, nursing examination passage rate, and comments solicited from graduates, faculty and area employers.
Assistant Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences Ken Tillman attributed the success of the undergraduate program’s students and graduates to the dedicated nursing faculty and teaching resources.
“The nursing faculty is committed to the students’ success, and the program offers excellent instructional spaces, skills practice labs, and patient simulation labs both on campus and at the Baton Rouge Center.”
A Southeastern faculty member since 2023, Lamarque-Bordelon teaches medical/surgical and maternal health clinical courses. She is a perinatal bereavement nurse at St. Tammany Hospital.
School of Nursing Department Head Lindsay Domiano said she is proud of the students and faculty for their dedication and excellence to once again be recognized with the prestigious Nightingale Award.
“This award reflects our commitment to providing innovative and high-quality nursing education that prepares our graduates to excel in their careers. Our faculty’s dedication and the state-of-the-art resources available to our students are key to our success,” she said. “We are honored to be acknowledged as the Nursing School of the Year and proud of Kristi for being recognized as Clinical Practice Nurse of the Year. We will continue to strive for excellence in nursing education.”
For more information about Southeastern’s Nursing Program, go to southeastern.edu/nursing.
SOUTHEASTERN NURSING PROGRAM, FACULTY MEMBER RECOGNIZED – Southeastern Louisiana University’s undergraduate nursing program has been recognized by the Louisiana Nurses Foundation with the Nightingale Award as the Nursing School of the Year, and faculty member Kristi Lamarque-Bordelon was honored with the Nightingale Award for Clinical Practice Nurse of the Year. Pictured from left are Bekki Starns, Sue Prude, Summer Bunch, Jamie Davis, Ken Tillman, Lamarque-Bordelon, Felicia Murret, Connie Buccere, Ashley Bordelon, Lindsay Domiano, and Ann Carruth.
