ONS Up Close May 2014 | Page 5

Wish Your Colleagues a Belated Congrats As you probably know, the staff newsletter took a fairly long hiatus, but now it’s time to catch up on some of the milestones that happened while it was away. Let’s start out by recognizing those who earned degrees, certifications, and other honors over the past couple of years. Degrees • Liz Wertz Evans: PhD in Organization and Management from the School of Business and Technology at Capella University • Micayla Felicion: MBA from Point Park University • Kate Shaughnessy Hankle: MBA from Point Park University • Allyson Wagner: BS in Business Management from University of Phoenix • Kristin Walsh: BS in Natural Science from the University of Pittsburgh Certifications • Liz Wertz Evans: Fellow in the Health Information and Management Society • Tracy Wyant: ANCC Board Certification as a Gerontological Nurse • Bonny Revo: Notary Public • Keightly Amen: Core certification in public relations, advertising, and marketing from the American Medical Writers Association and certification as an editor in the life sciences from the Board of Editors in the life sciences • Krystal Clay: CAP® designation (certified administrative professional) • Allyson Wagner: certified meeting professional designation Awards • Cyndi Miller Murphy: 2011 Credentialing Industry Leadership Award from the Institute for Credentialing Excellence; Recognition in the ABNS Leaders’ Legacy Lecture Series • Kate Shaughnessy Hankle: 2011–2012 Pittsburgh Society of Association Executives Member of the Year