Emonson Awards
Nominations Due: November 1st, 2023
We are pleased to be accepting applications for the Emonson Awards 2023.
The Emonson Award is presented annually to a nurse, resident, and faculty member who best represents the mission and spirit of UNC Children’s.
Our Vision:
Transforming care and inspiring hope for all children.
Our Mission:
To promote the health of all children in an inclusive, equitable culture through compassionate, family-centered care, tireless advocacy, scientific discovery, and education of future leaders.
Background on the Emonson Awards and Lectureship
James Emonson was a patient at UNC Children’s who passed away in the hospital in May 200 from an infectious complication of his immune deficiency. His parents and four grandparents from England were all in attendance. The Emonson family, with support from family, friends, and the Caterpillar industry, where both parents are engineers, funded the Emonson Educational Fund. Money the Emonsons had set aside for James’ future education was a part of their gift to UNC. The Emonson Awards, established in 2006, annually recognize the nurse, resident, and faculty member who best represent the mission and spirit of the Children’s Hospital. The Lectureship was established later and focuses on highlighting the professionalism in children’s care they witnessed daily among everyone who helped care for James. Drs. Fred Henderson and Jake Lohr were two original physicians heavily involved in James’ care. The approach to thoughtful, interdisciplinary care that the family recognized then continues at UNC to this day.
Please send nominations for this award to Mike Steiner (msteiner@med.unc.edu) by November 1st, 2023.
The nomination should include a brief statement, no more than 300 words, of why this person deserves the award.
Preference will be given to people who have not previously won the award but exhibit the characteristics above.
Emonson Award Committee:
Monica Mohe, Scott Elton, and Sarah Pittinger
Jessica Simo and Ceila Loughlin
Eve Hammett and Lindsay Chase