Graduates Receive Capstone Excellence Award
This month 167 students who completed their capstones in the first half of 2016 are being recognized for their outstanding work.听
To celebrate student excellence in the completion of this important endeavor Western Governors University (黑料传送门) grants 鈥淐apstone Excellence Awards.鈥澨�
Since November 2015 the Awards have been presented through a continuous nomination/selection process.听 Capstone Faculty Evaluators nominate deserving capstone projects.听 The finalists鈥� work is then reviewed and approved by the Evaluation Management in each College.听
Often students鈥� capstones were chosen because they provided an excellent example of (1) expressing ingenuity (creativity, originality, initiative, or resourcefulness), (2) exhibiting mastery (higher competency, true craftsmanship, or proficiency), or (3) enabling synergy (creating greater value by serving individuals, an organization, or their community).
Besides the nominating statement and examination of the completed capstone project, the reviewers consider:
- Did the candidate earn highest scores on most aspects of the final capstone rubric?
- Was the candidate nominated for an Excellence Award for a prior capstone task?
- Did the candidate average two submissions or less on all capstone tasks?
- Were appropriate Originality scores obtained?
- Was the capstone completed within a reasonable amount of time?
Note: the importance and relevance of these criteria differ somewhat by degree program.
The capstone is the culminating degree project where 黑料传送门 students integrate all of their program competencies.听 It represents our candidates鈥� best work, and most of their projects are archived with student permission, thereby available to other students, graduates, mentors, and accreditors to view.听 See below the list of 黑料传送门 students (now graduates) who received the for their work during the first half of 2016.听 You can also link from there directly to these students鈥� nomination statement and archived work in the Capstone Excellence Archive, accessible through 黑料传送门 authentication.
This recognition is noted on the recipients鈥� 黑料传送门 transcript, and they receive a Capstone Excellence Award certificate.听 This achievement is also recognized in various University publications.听 For aspiring students seeking future 鈥淐apstone Excellence Award鈥� recognition, please review the submissions in the Capstone Excellence Archive and discuss criteria with your Student Mentor and Capstone Course Mentor to guide your capstone efforts.
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College of Business
Vicky Ashlock
BS Business - Accounting
Richard Logsdon
BS Business - IT Management
Don Flitton
Master of Business Administration
Regional Manager Succession Program
Catherine Richmond
Master of Business Administration - Healthcare Management
Strategies to Improve the Patient Experience of Care on a Critical Care Unit
Kimberly Chapman
Master of Business Administration - Information Technology
Supply Utilization and Revenue Capture Process Improvement (not archived)
William Gardner
Master of Business Administration - Management and Strategy
Hospital-ity
Lola Hall
Master of Business Administration - Management and Strategy
[Entity Name]: Improvements in Technology, Marketing, and Customer Service
Jehil Trivedi
Master of Business Administration - Management and Strategy
Strategy to Improve Profit Margins and Revenue for Company A (not archived)
Mark Huffman
MS - Management and Leadership
Lindsay Smith
MS - Management and Leadership
Victoria Kogan
BS Business - Accounting
[Entity Name] Business Plan (not archived)
Werner Mueller
BS Business - Sales Management
Donna Harkreader
Master of Business Administration - Healthcare Management
Primary Stroke Certification at [Hospital Name]
Eric Bennick
Master of Business Administration - Information Technology
Improving the use of IT in Medical Simulation (not archived)
Brian Dyck
Master of Business Administration - Management and Strategy
Inventory Management
David Georger
Master of Business Administration - Management and Strategy听
[Entity Name]: Increasing Efficiency through Automation
Danielle MacLean
Master of Business Administration - Management and Strategy
[Entity Name] Credit Union (not archived)
David Cook
MS - Management and Leadership
Stacy Johnson
MS - Management and Leadership
College of Health Professions
Ellen Remily
BS - Health Informatics
Katherine Spicer
BS - Health Informatics
Nicola Adams
MS Nursing - Education
Sarah Barquero
MS Nursing - Education
Kimberly Boethin
MS Nursing - Education
Stacy Black
MS Nursing - Education
Judith Clark
MS Nursing - Education
Kayla Cross
MS Nursing - Education
Jessica Ellis
MS Nursing - Education
Melissa Gory
MS Nursing - Education
Bruce Hoffman
MS Nursing - Education
Robin Hollis
MS Nursing - Education
Colleen Hollister
MS Nursing - Education
April Howard
MS Nursing - Education
Robin Infinger
MS Nursing - Education
Metabolic Monitoring in Patients Receiving Second Generation Antipsychotic Medications (not archived)
Shanna Krausz
MS Nursing - Education
Jaeca Malacara
MS Nursing - Education
Using Teach-Back in Triage (not archived)
Antoinette (Toni) McCormick
MS Nursing - Education
Jessica Monaghan
MS Nursing - Education
Quantifying Blood Loss after Vaginal Deliveries: A Practice Change Proposal (not archived)
William Nolan
MS Nursing - Education
Brenda Nordstrom
MS Nursing - Education
Alicia Rains
MS Nursing - Education
Lori Smit
MS Nursing - Education
Culture of Safety (not archived)
Kateri Spinella
MS Nursing - Education
Medication Reconciliation in Hospice Patients (not archived)
Leslie Stephenson
MS Nursing - Education
Morgan Stock
MS Nursing - Education
Marie Gladys Villariza
MS Nursing - Education
The Importance of Staff Education on Fall Prevention (not archived)
Tricia Zoeller
MS Nursing - Education
Cheryl Armijo
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Jason Blevins
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Standardization of the Urgent Care Centers (not archived)
Jenny Borje
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Barry Boyce
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Tami Bullock
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
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Angela Cantwell
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Rebecca Collins-Squibb
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Regina Deck
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Melinda DeHoyos
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Robin Donaldson
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Patient Education for Management of Home Medications (not archived)
Karen Evanosky
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
John Floyd
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Dawn Galloway
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Development of a Bedside Report Tool (not archived)
Chris Greenwood
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Reducing Patient Falls Through the Use of Centralized Video Monitoring (not archived)
Amber Hoover
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
LaTonya Johnson
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Kimberly Judd
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Kacey Larsen
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Elvia Llanas-Lopez
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Dwight McCalla
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Nicole McCaughin
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Kasey Mullins
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Building a Culture of Shared Governance Through the Use of a Nurse Practice Council (not archived)
Jean Ripley
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Andrew Screnchuk
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Re-implementation of the "M" in the Box Medication Education Method for Registered Nurses (not archived)
Anna Steffe
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Molly Tillgren
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Maria Angelie Velasco
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Renee Walton
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Kean Zhang
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Enhance Hourly Rounding by Nurse Leader Rounds (not archived)
Susan Roeser
BS - Health Informatics
Alena Adams
MS Nursing - Education
Mohammed Al-Saad
MS Nursing - Education
Roxanne Bowers
MS Nursing - Education
Gina Cawyer
MS Nursing - Education
Margaret Chege
MS Nursing - Education
Earlene Cooper
MS Nursing - Education
Student Support and Advising Online (not archived)
Emily Davis
MS Nursing - Education
Joanne (Jo) Falsetta
MS Nursing - Education
Lindsey Gearllach
MS Nursing - Education
Barbara Harvey
MS Nursing - Education
Tuning In On Alarm Fatigue (not archived)
Mika Hollingsworth
MS Nursing - Education
Lisa Houston
MS Nursing - Education
Katherine Hutchison
MS Nursing - Education
Combating Nurse Alarm Fatigue (not archived)
Kristy Joslin
MS Nursing - Education
JoDean Kile
MS Nursing - Education
Simulation Training for Nursing Students in Obstetrics (not archived)
Chipiko Malekano
MS Nursing - Education
Ronda McCown
MS Nursing - Education
Rachel Neill
MS Nursing - Education
Kasey Nestor
MS Nursing - Education
Carol Powell
MS Nursing - Education
Tara Saulter
MS Nursing - Education
Hazards of Surgical Plume (not archived)
Karen Sinclair
MS Nursing - Education
Marcy Snyder
MS Nursing - Education
Debra Stillwell
MS Nursing - Education
Melaney Stricklin
MS Nursing - Education
Holly Whitley
MS Nursing - Education
Erin Allen
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Joyce Bennett
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Gianna Bleyer
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Jennifer Bowerman
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Improving Patient Communication (not archived)
Brenda Brooks
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Impacting Hospital Discharge of the High-risk Neonate through Effective Transprofessional Care Coordination (not archived)
Michael Burdick
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Nikita Cobb
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Retention of Emergency Room Novice Nurses (not archived)
Sharon Crawford
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Jamie Deckman
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Amber Dillon
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Ann Ealy
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
More Than The Phone (not archived)
April Farris
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Unit-Based Council: A Shared Governance Improvement Plan to Retain Nurses (not archived)
Cherie Frame
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Lindsay Garcia
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Skin-to-Skin Contact after Cesarean Birth (not archived)
Frances (Frankie) Hoffler
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Targeting Sepsis in the Emergency Department: Evidence Based Care for Improved Patient Care (not archived)
Kristen Ilaban
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Burnout in Psychiatric Nursing: "Regain the Flame" (not archived)
Shannon Johnson
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Darcie Koffer
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Karen Lewis
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Christina Lundberg
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Andrea McCarron
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Wynema McElveen
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Evidence for Best Practice: Optimizing Heart Failure Reduction Strategies through a Nurse-Led Heart Failure Program (not archived)
Brandon Nance
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Michele Rivera
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Fire Risk Assessment during Procedural "Time Out" (not archived)
Bobbi Solarski
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Kristen Stevens
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Victoria Vandenberg
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Gloria Victorino
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Updating the Rapid Response Team Policy (not archived)
Starla Wilkes
MS Nursing - Leadership and Management
Teachers College
Andrea Marks
M.Ed. - Instructional Design
Robert Pleva
M.Ed. - Instructional Design
Lynda Seneff
M.Ed. - Instructional Design
MED, Instructional Design Capstone Written Project (not archived)
Kaytie Edwards
M.Ed. - Learning and Technology
Jesse Kinkead
MA - Science Education (5-12), Biology
Tanisha Sommerville-Knight
MS - Curriculum and Instruction
Emily Wilson
MS - Curriculum and Instruction
Shauna Binkerd
MS - Educational Leadership
Lori Lynch
MS - Educational Leadership
Michelle Peet
MS - Educational Leadership
Michael Palmer
M.Ed. - Instructional Design
Peter Sawchuk
M.Ed. - Instructional Design
Luke Anderson
M.Ed. - Learning and Technology
Using Technology to Impact Students in Science Inquiry (not archived)
Johanna Kirkegaard-Blue
M.Ed. - Learning and Technology
Child Pedestrian Safety Education (not archived)
Juan Recinos
M.Ed. - Learning and Technology
Jessica Quintero
MED - Learning and Technology
Paul McDonogh
MS - Curriculum and Instruction
Gloria Dabb
MS - Educational Leadership
Tracey Mikos
MS - Educational Leadership Creating a
College of Information Technology
Jeff Arthur
BS - Information Technology
Robert Lake
BS - Information Technology
Anthony Orling
BS - Information Technology
Joshua Rumphol
BS - Information Technology
Timothy Stallings
BS - IT Security
Shea Nemeth
BS - IT Software
Adam Hooper
MS - Information Security and Assurance (MS-ISA)
John Lovell
MS - Information Security and Assurance (MS-ISA)
Joseph Whittington
MS - IT Network Management
Nathan Keeter
BS - Information Technology
Robert Lamb
BS - Information Technology
Dominic Ratcliff
BS - Information Technology
Russell Halfar
BS - IT Network Management
Jedidiah (Jed) Tanner
BS - IT Security
Mitigating Accreditation Risks with ACAS (not archived)
Tony Carman
MS - Information Security and Assurance (MS-ISA)
Joshua Jordan
MS - Information Security and Assurance (MS-ISA)
