Future Nurse Leader Award - Missouri Nurses Association

Strong leadership skills among nurses are crucial for the future of healthcare and the nursing profession. MONA is dedicated to fostering professional and successful leadership among new nurses. To honor this commitment, we have instituted an annual award program called the Future Nurse Leader Award. This award, sponsored by MONA, acknowledges graduating nursing students who demonstrated exceptional leadership qualities during their time as nursing students.

Nomination Information

Criteria for Student Nomination

The Future Nurse Leader should be a graduating senior from a nursing program (Undergraduate, Masters, or Doctoral Program) who:

Is nominated by a faculty/staff member of the school who is a current MONA member.
Each nursing program can nominate one student per graduating class .
Creates a positive learning/working environment
Embodies the ethics and values of nursing
Demonstrates leadership:
- Motivates and supports other students as leaders
- Participates in community/school activities and gives back to others
- Mentors fellow students
- Promotes activity in nursing and student organizations
Creates opportunities for engagement and involvement

Nomination Process

Schools will receive an email with the Future Nurse Leader nomination application, criteria, and deadlines.
The application, criteria, and deadlines will also be available on the MONA website.
The nomination must be made by a faculty/staff person at the school who is a current MONA member.
The nomination will include a statement from the nominator describing how the nominee meets the award criteria.
The nomination must include the student’s updated CV.
Nominations must be submitted before the deadline to be considered.
The award will be given to the student at the program graduation or award ceremony by the MONA faculty nominator or other designated MONA member.

DOWNLOAD FLYER

Nominate Now!

2026 Future Nurse Leader Award Nomination Form
Nominations must be submitted by Thursday, October 1, 2026.

* = required field

General Information

Student Information

Ceremony Information

Press Release Information

Additional Information

School Name *

Student First Name *

Student Last Name *

Briefly tell us about this student. *

Student Contact Information

Award recipients receive a complimentary one-year dual membership to the American Nurses Association and the American Nurses Association - New York. Please provide their contact information below so that we can distribute their membership information.

Student Email *

Student Phone *

Student Street Address *

Student Street Address Line 2

Student City *

Student State *

Student Zip *

Go Back

Award Presentation

The nominating faculty and MONA member will present the award during your institution's graduation events. Please share the information about the event below.

Ceremony Type *

Ceremony Date *

Ceremony Time *

Ceremony Street Address *

Ceremony Street Address Line 2

Ceremony City *

Ceremony State *

Ceremony Zip *

Nominating and Presenting Faculty Name *

Nominator Email *

Nominator Phone *

Go Back

Press Release

What is the name and contact information for the student's hometown newspaper?

Newspaper Name

Newspaper Street Address

Newspaper Street Address Line 2

Newspaper City

Newspaper State

Newspaper Zip

Newspaper Phone

Go Back

Additional Information

You are giving permission to include student information to be released to local newspapers across the state, social media, website, etc. Uncheck if you do not want to release the student information.

Media Release Permission

Photo Release Permission - upload the student photo below

Nominee Photo

Click or drag a file to this area to upload.

Choose File

Go Back

Thank you for your message. It has been sent.

There was an error trying to send your message. Please try again later.