Journal of Nursing Education announces winner of the Christine A. Tanner Scholarly Writing Award
October 5. 2026
[Thorofare, NJ] October 2026 – SLACK Incorporated’s Journal of Nursing Education is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s annual Christine A. Tanner Scholarly Writing Award.
The 2026 winners are Sara K. Kaylor, EdD, RN, CNE, Sandra Davis, PhD, DPM, ACNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, Claire McKinley Yoder, PhD, RN, CNE, and Megan L. Jester, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, for their article, “Assessing Structural Competency in Professional Nursing: Enhancing Learning Through Observable Behaviors,” which was published in the March 2026 issue of the Journal.
The article can be read here.
According to the JNE Award Judging Committee, “The article addresses one of the most significant challenges facing nursing education today: operationalizing affective competencies within competency-based curricula. The study is methodologically sound, thoughtfully executed, and yields findings with clear practical relevance. Beyond its scholarly contribution, the work offers nurse educators tangible strategies to guide curriculum development, assessment planning, and program implementation. Its combination of rigor, innovation, and immediate applicability makes it an outstanding contribution to the field of nursing education.”
This award has been established by SLACK Incorporated, publisher of the Journal of Nursing Education, in recognition of the contributions of Christine A. Tanner, PhD, RN, FAAN, ANEF, who served as Editor of the Journal from 1991-2012 and is now Editor Emeritus. One of the most influential voices in the field, Dr. Tanner had, and continues to have, a profound impact on a generation of nurse educators through her work as a writer, teacher, researcher-scholar, and mentor and friend to faculty, students, and colleagues across the United States and around the world.
The purpose of this award is to recognize excellence in writing and the impact of outstanding research or other scholarly works on advancing knowledge in the field of nursing education.
The Journal publishes major articles, research briefs, and educational innovations. Articles are posted monthly on the Journal’s website.
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