2009 Centennial Award of Distinction presented by the College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia, May 2009, Lord Nelson Hotel, Halifax, NS
2009 Contributing Author to Book Chapter in Evidence-Based Nursing Care Guidelines: Medical–Surgical Interventions published by Mosby and chosen as the American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year in the Medical-Surgical Nursing category.
2008, 2007, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000 St. Francis Xavier University Annual Research, Publication, Teaching Award (URPTA)
2006 Progress Women of Excellence Award presented by the Canadian Progress Club, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
2005 Excellence in Nursing Research Award presented by the College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia, May 2005, Holiday Inn, Halifax, NS
2000 Award for Excellence in Academic Administration, Canadian Association of University Schools of Nursing, Ottawa, Ontario.
1999 St. Francis Xavier University Annual Research, Publication, Teaching Award (URPTA).
1998 St. Francis Xavier University Annual Research, Publication, Teaching Award (URPTA).
1998 Association of Commonwealth Universities Fellowship for travel/study in the U.K.
1993 Outstanding Graduating Nursing Student Award (Ph.D), The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
1992 Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing Inductee - Epsilon Theta Tau Chapter, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
1992 Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Inductee, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
1992 Katherine E. MacLaggan Fellowship, an award of the Canadian Nurses Foundation granted yearly to a doctoral candidate
1992 Good Neighbour Scholarship for doctoral studies, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
1991 Dr. Ria Rovers Memorial Scholarship for doctoral studies in nursing, Registered Nurses Association of Nova Scotia
1991 Katherine E. MacLaggan Fellowship, for doctoral studies, Canadian Nurses Foundation
1991 C. V. Mosby Book Award, Canadian Nurses Foundation
1989 Canadian Nurses Foundation Ross Award for Nursing Leadership (First recipient of this national award).
1989 to 97 St. Francis Xavier University
Research, Publication, Teaching Award (URPTA)
1987,1985
1975 Professional Education Bursary, Nova Scotia
1975 Entrance Scholarship, St. Francis Xavier University
1973 St. Rita Hospital School of Nursing. Gold Medal awarded for highest aggregate over the two years of the nursing program.
1971 Holy Angels Convent Scholarship,
Holy Angels High School, Sydney, Nova Scotia.