D Magazine - Excellence in Nursing 2025 Awards - Congratulations Drs. Vogelaar and Brandt
Baylor University’s Louise Herrington School of Nursing (LHSON) is honored to have two of its esteemed faculty members celebrated as D Magazine’s 2025 Excellence in Nursing award winners featured in the Education/Research category, to include: Dr. Katy Vogelaar, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, CNE, Clinical Assistant Professor and Dr. Courtney Brandt, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, Clinical Assistant Professor. To view the complete list of winners, click here.
This year’s celebration was held on February 26, 2026 in Dallas to honor all the award winners from Dallas-area hospitals, nursing organizations and doctors’ offices. They were also highlighted in the March issue of D Magazine and acknowledged in multiple special events at the nursing school this month.
In previous years, D Magazine’s Excellence in Nursing award recipients from the LHSON have included:
- (2024), Education/Research category, Dr. Janice Edmonson and Dr. Adrianne Duvall-Ingram
- (2022), Education/Research category, Eva Anderson
- (2020), Education/Research category, Jeanne Carey, Dr. Cheryl Tucker and Dr. Kelly Rossler and Leadership category, Dr. Kathryn Osteen
- (2019), Education/Research category, Dr. Rebecca Puchkors
- (2017), Nursing category, Dr. Lyn Prater
- (2014), Neonatal Nursing category, Dr. Cheryl Riley and Nurse Practitioner category, Dr. Lori Spies
- (2013), Leadership category, Dr. Dora Bradley
“Exemplifying our school motto, Learn.Lead.Serve.® these distinguished faculty members are a shining example of a Baylor nurse and the special calling to serve others,” said Dean Linda Plank, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, LHSON. “Together we prepare our nursing students through the integration of faith and excellent academics.”
As stated by D Magazine, “There are jobs, and then there are callings. Some people are just born with the gift of caregiving and through their gifts, they make our city a better place to live. D Magazine’s annual Excellence in Nursing Awards is the perfect opportunity to publicly recognize a nurse you see healing North Texas with skill and spirit.”