Through the Excellence in Nursing (EIN) Awards, Good Samaritan Foundation(GSF) encourages others to celebrate and recognize individual nurses who excel in their chosen fields. Nurses are nominated by their peers for their passion, leadership, mentorship, and service to our Texas communities. All nominations will be reviewed and scored by a distinguished Selection Committee that is comprised of many clinical leaders in the Texas Medical Center.

The Purpose of the Good Samaritan Foundation Excellence in Nursing Awards is to recognize those nurses who are leaders at the bedside offering extraordinary and compassionate care and service. While degrees, certifications, and research exhibit great dedication on the candidate’s part for developing professionally the Foundation’s priority of focus is on the nominees’ stories of the work they do everyday servicing patients, families, employees and students.

Nominations for 2024 are now open through Friday, May 31st until 11:59 p.m. Due to the volume of nominations and the careful consideration given to each by the committee, nominations received after the deadline will not be considered. Please read the Nomination Eligibility and Guidelines section below before registering or logging in to nominate your candidate(s).

Nomination Eligibility and Guidelines

Nomination Eligibility

  • At a minimum, each nominee must be a Registered Nurse or Nurse Practitioner at the time of nomination.
  • CNOs, CEOs, Deans, Associate Deans, and other executive-level nurses are not eligible.
  • Prior Gold award recipients are not eligible for nomination, even if currently practicing in a different award category.
  • Prior nominees are eligible for nomination.
  • Nominators may also be nominees, but may not nominate themselves.

Nomination Guidelines

  • Anyone (physician, nurse, grateful patient, or family member, etc.) may submit a nomination.
  • Nominations must be submitted online. You will receive an automated confirmation with the final submission.
  • One nomination per nominee (if multiple nominations are received for a nominee, the “first in” will be considered).
  • Nominees will be considered in ONE award category only.
  • Please do not send additional attachments such as nominee’s CV, resume, or publications.
  • There is no limit on the number of nominees an organization or person may nominate.

Once qualified, gather your information then complete the Nomination Form

For your convenience, we have provided a list of information to gather prior to completing and submitting the online Nomination Form in one sitting.

As the nominator, you will be required to register (once per nomination period) with the Good Samaritan Foundation. For security reasons, you must re-register each year as all id’s and passwords are purged annually. Please keep your username and password in a safe, accessible location in the event that you wish to nominate additional candidates during the current nomination period.  REGISTER OR LOG IN HERE TO ACCESS THE NOMINATION FORM. Please note that your organization’s username/id and password are not connected to the Good Samaritan Foundation, thus you will not be able log in without registering a unique username and password with GSF. IMPORTANT TECH NOTES: * Please use the latest versions of Google Chrome or Internet Explorer. * SINGLE click on available buttons as double-clicks will likely render error messages. * Once you have successfully accessed the nomination form, please read the “EIN Form Tips” on the menu bar first. * Once you have submitted each nomination, you will see a brief confirmation that your submission was successful. You will receive an email with the details of each submission within 24 hours (the “Nominator’s Email” field is the address that will be used).

Please contact support if you are unable to register or login (please allow up to 24 hours for a response).

Timeline

The Selection Committee will carefully review all submissions and official announcements for Gold, Silver, and Bronze awards will be made by the end of June. Many thanks to all participants for nominating our outstanding Texas nurses!

Excellence in Nursing Awards Luncheon

Good Samaritan Foundation is pleased to announce that  Kathryn Tart, EdD, MSN, RN, Founding Dean and Professor, University of Houston College of Nursing, will serve as the emcee. To celebrate all winners, the Excellence in Nursing Awards Luncheon will be held at the Hilton Americas-Houston on Thursday, October 10, 2024.