TWU Nursing Instructor Honored By AWHONN

5/7/04

HOUSTON — Dr. Sandra Cesario, assistant professor of nursing at Texas Woman’s University’s Houston campus, will receive the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses 2004 Award of Excellence in Education. The award honors an AWHONN member who is recognized by his or her peers as exemplifying the highest standards of nursing in the area of advocacy.

The award will be presented June 27 at the AWHONN 2004 Convention in Tampa, Fla.
Dr. Cesario’s nursing career spans 28 years. She has worked for private and public health care facilities, caring for ethnically and socio-economically diverse populations. She has been an assistant professor of nursing and director of research at TWU’s Houston campus since 1999.

AWHONN is a professional association for nurses who specialize in the care of women and newborns. Its 22,000 members include neonatal nurses, women’s health nurses, obstetric and gynecology nurses, labor and delivery nurses, nurse scientists, nurse executives and managers, childbirth educators and nurse practitioners.

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