SUNY Adirondack is proud to announce that Assistant Professor of Nursing Brittany Nikas was honored with the Helen Vartigian Mentoring Award by the Northeast New York Professional Nurses Organization (NNYPNO) at a ceremony Thursday, June 4.
The award recognizes a nurse who has demonstrated excellence in mentoring other nursing professionals and is named in honor of Major Helen Vartigian (1941–2014), a decorated U.S. Army nurse and pioneering instructor from the Albany area.
“Receiving this news was both humbling and deeply meaningful, and it served as a powerful reminder of the impact mentorship and professional support can have throughout one’s career,” said Nikas, who was nominated by fellow SUNY Adirondack Nursing adjunct instructor and nurse Maryanne Preston…