Two Professors of Nursing at Penn Win International Accolades

This October, two women members of the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing will be honored by the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing at the group’s convention in Grapevine, Texas.

Eileen Sullivan-Marx, professor of scholarly practice, associate dean for practice and community affairs, and Shearer Endowed Term Chair for Healthy Community Practices at Penn, will receive the Marie Hippensteel Lingeman Award for Excellence in Nursing Practice. She is being honored for her work with older adults and her advocacy on behalf of vulnerable groups.

Martha A. Curley, professor of nursing at Penn, will receive the Elizabeth McWilliams Miller Award for Excellence in Research. Dr. Curley is being honored for her work in pediatric critical care.

Professor Curley is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She earned a master’s degree at Yale University and a Ph.D. at Boston College.