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ALUMNI MEDALLION RECIPIENTS

Amanda Cassidy ’18 BSN
Heart of the Mission Award—NEW

Amanda Cassidy is a highly accomplished registered nurse in emergency care, public health and occupational nursing. She began her career in the fast-paced Bellevue Hospital Emergency Room in New York City, providing critical care in a high-volume, Level I trauma center during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Cassidy drew on this expertise in her next role at Goldman Sachs in New York City, where she administered COVID-19 and flu vaccines and conducted COVID-19 testing to support employee health and safety. In 2022, she began working with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene as a Community Outreach RN, partnering with the NYPD on the subway outreach mayoral initiative. Cassidy evaluated and assisted individuals experiencing homelessness and profound mental health crises, ensuring they received proper health care and support. Now an Occupational Health RN at AstraZeneca in Philadelphia, Cassidy focuses on promoting employee wellness and workplace health initiatives. She is also a member of the College of Nursing’s young alumni board.

Kristen Chreiman ’95 BSN, ’15 MSN
Distinguished Leadership in Nursing Practice 

Kristen Chreiman, a national leader in trauma nursing, has a distinguished career building effective teams, driving innovation and improving patient outcomes. Currently the Trauma Program Manager at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia, she directs all facets of the urban, academic, Level 1trauma center, ensuring optimal patient care and accreditation. In collaboration with the Trauma Medical Director, Chreiman oversees the development and maintenance of the clinical operations, the performance improvement program, educational programs, trauma registry, injury prevention/ outreach and accreditation related to the trauma center. She has also demonstrated leadership in the profession as Penn Presbyterian’s Director of Operations and Business Development for Radiation Oncology and as Trauma Network Administrator for the Division of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care and Emergency Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania Health System in Philadelphia. A DNP candidate, Chreiman is President-Elect of the Society of Trauma Nurses and has presented regionally, nationally and internationally on various trauma topics. Chreiman’s many honors include the Victoria Rich Transformational Leadership Award from Penn Medicine in 2024 and the Legion of Merit from the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs for meritorious service in 2022.

Meagan Harrington McQuade ’09 BSN
Clinical Excellence in Nursing 

Meagan Harrington McQuade is a leader in advancing oncology nursing through education, mentorship and clinical excellence. As a Nursing Professional Development Specialist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) in New York City since 2024, she has managed the ongoing education and development of nursing staff on several inpatient units, promoting educational goals for best practices in oncology nursing and supporting overall professional development. For 15 years prior, McQuade demonstrated clinical expertise as she provided compassionate care to MSK patients, specializing in adults with leukemia. She most recently served as the Preceptor Coordinator, acting as the point person facilitating socialization and mentorship with new staff and working with nurses on inpatient units to develop their preceptor workflows and support systems. McQuade oversees the MSK Clinical Assistant Program, which offers rising senior nursing students a paid summer externship experience. A certified oncology nurse and an active member of the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS), she has contributed to the field through her research, scholarship and national presentations, showcasing her work at the ONS Congress. In 2019, she received the Samuel and May Rudin Award for Excellence in Nursing Practice at MSK.

Jenny O’Rourke ’95 BSN
Excellence in Nursing Education

Jenny O’Rourke is Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at the Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health at Loyola University Chicago. A national leader in developing and testing strategies to improve nursing education and practice using simulation-based pedagogy, she has partnered with national and international organizations to generate simulation knowledge and standards through curriculum development, course facilitation and outcome evaluation. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. O’Rourke led the creation of a telehealth toolkit and telehealth competencies for advanced practice nursing, a project funded through the Health Research Services Administration. A member of the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties Simulation Committee for four years, she was also chair of the Formal Affinity Simulation Training Group for the Society of Simulation in Healthcare and is an advisory board member for Nursing Education Perspectives and associate editor of Clinical Simulation in Nursing. Dr. O’Rourke’s previous leadership roles include serving as Associate Dean of Graduate Programs at Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing and Director of Simulation for the University of Illinois-Chicago. With several awards for nursing leadership, she became a Fellow of both the American Academy of Nursing and the National League for Nursing in 2024.

Kim Shaughnessy-Granger ’97 BSN, ’17 DNP
Distinguished Leadership in Nursing Practice

Capt. Kim Shaughnessy-Granger has shown exceptional leadership throughout her career in the United States Navy Nurse Corps. Commissioned in 1997, she became a Certified Nurse Midwife and quickly advanced through clinical and administrative roles. At the U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka, Japan (2007-10), Capt. Shaughnessy- Granger served as Department Head of Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN), becoming the first Nurse Corps Officer appointed as both Assistant Director and Director of Surgical Services. In 2010, as Assistant Department Head for OB/GYN at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Okinawa, Japan, she coordinated the local evacuation response for pregnant women and families following the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. Capt. Shaughnessy-Granger was also the first Nurse Corps officer to be appointed as Department Head for Obstetrics and Gynecology at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital in 2014 and later spearheaded the Surgeon General’s first Female Force Readiness Strategy in the Office of Women’s Health at the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) in Falls Church, Va. With several military decorations and awards, she is currently the Commanding Officer and Director of the Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command and Naval Health Clinic in Annapolis, Md. She is a Fellow of the American College of Nurse Midwives, American College of Healthcare Executives and American Academy of Nursing.