Stony Brook Student Nurses' Association (SBSNA) members were recognized at the 73rd Annual National Student Nurses Association of New York (NSNANY) Convention on Saturday, February 15, 2025.
Victoria Zerbo, Avary Kwai, and Allie Yeung -- all juniors in the Stony Brook School of Nursing Basic Baccalaureate Program -- were elected to the 2025-2026 State Board of Directors as STAT Editor, Nominations and Elections Co-Chair, and Communications Director, respectively.
As board members, Zerbo, Kwai, and Yeung will lead NSNANY's work in ensuring undergraduate nursing students transition seamlessly to the professional world.
SBSNA representatives were recognized during the event's awards ceremony. Among the student award recipients were Kwai (Secretary's Award for Excellence), Kathryn D’Alessandri (Treasurer for a Difference Award), Jacqueline Stapelkamp (Honorary Nursing Student Advocacy Award), and Musa Almiggabber (NSANYS Creative Expression Award).
Additionally, Temi Taiwo won the Caring Hands Scholarship, and Josephina Miller won the Jennifer Whalen Scholarship for Excellence.
Dr. Janet Galiczewski, clinical associate professor at Stony Brook's School of Nursing (SON), was the recipient of the 2025 Leader of Leaders Award, and the SBSNA took home the Wellness Award.
SBSNA is a candidate for several national awards at the National Student Nurses’ Association 73rd Annual Convention, April 9-13, in Seattle WA, where it will present its proposed resolution to the House of Delegates.
Several SON seniors graduated from positions on the 2024-2025 state board of directors; Dhiya Binu served as co-vice president, Christopher Garcia as nominations and elections co-chair, Thomas Loverdi as breakthrough to nursing director, and Erin Fechtig as regional director.
Executive Assistant to the Dean Amy Prokop served as nominations and elections co-chair with Garcia. They worked to adequately recognize excellence across New York State by raising the awards and scholarships budget to $10,000, helped create and improve past awards, and pioneered a new needs-based scholarship.
