The Rita D. Zielstorff Nursing Informatics Leadership Award

Nominating Criteria

The New England Nursing Informatics Consortium (NENIC) invites and requests nominations of individuals for the Rita D. Zielstorff Leadership Award. This award recognizes a NENIC member who exhibits exceptional leadership and provides an outstanding influence on the discipline of nursing and contributes to the field of nursing informatics in the spirit of Rita D. Zielstorff.

Email nominations to [email protected].

The award recipient will be selected by the NENIC Board of Directors and will be announced at Trends in Clinical Informatics, May 30, 2025.

The nomination criteria for candidate evaluation include but are not limited to:

Served as a Nursing Informatics Leader at a public or private organization, institution, or company;
Served as a national or regional Nursing Informatics leader in the greater New England area;
Respected and recognized as a role model by Nursing Informatics peers;
Active supporter, advocate, and recruiter for NENIC per NENIC's mission;
Provides outstanding voluntary leadership to the association and the Nursing Informatics field;
Contributed to the NI field through publications and/or presentations

Nominations should include the following:

Nominee Name
Title
Professional Designations
Organization
Email Address
Phone Number

Using 500 words or less in total, provide the following information about the nominee:

Give a brief biographical summary of the candidate.
Explain how the nominee actively supports the NENIC mission and makes outstanding contributions to the educational and leadership principles for which NENIC stands.
Describe how the nominee has demonstrated leadership in nursing informatics and/or engaged in the advancement of the best use of information and management systems for the betterment of healthcare.
Please include a recent resume or Curriculum Vitae of the nominee.

Please mail to [email protected]