June Halper

The June Halper Award for Excellence in MS Nursing represents leadership and creativity in the care of people with MS and their families. The award signifies an energy of purpose to provide the most up-to date comprehensive care possible.

June Halper is a certified adult nurse practitioner who has specialized in multiple sclerosis since 1978. She was a founder of the MS Center in Teaneck, New Jersey and was the Executive Director since through May 2008. Ms. Halper has been a leading source of direction and support for the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers, the largest organization of MS healthcare professionals in the world. She has published and lectured extensively. Ms. Halper’s publications include being editor of Comprehensive Nursing Care in Multiple Sclerosis and Advanced Concepts in Nursing Care in Multiple Sclerosis.

Ms. Halper is the founding director of the IOMSN, the International Organization of MS Nurses. She was inducted as a Fellow into the American Academy of Nursing in 1999.

AWARD CRITERIA:

•  Nominated by peers - (total number of votes that each candidate receives)
•  IOMSN member for a minimum of [2] years; The candidate must be MSCN certified
•  Participate in clinical practice; Consistently demonstrates exemplary understanding and execution of the care of patients receiving MS Care
•  Educates nurses, students, patients, multidisciplinary healthcare members, community
•  Participates in research and/or promotes evidence based practices
•  Contributes to the literature on issues regarding MS Care (includes articles in newsletters, journals, reports, video, multimedia, computer assisted instruction, or chapters in books)
•  Advocates for MS patients in the clinical setting and in the community
•  Leadership qualities


* Need to meet 6 of 8 predetermined criteria or all as established by the June Halper Award.
* Awards Committee will use a rating score of 0 - 4 to rate eligible candidates. If there is a tie, two awards may be awarded.
* The winner will be judged by the Awards Committee.
* The award will be presented at the IOMSN Dinner at the CMSC Annual Meeting.

CURRENT AWARDEE:

LYNSEY LAKIN, MSN, FNP-C, MSCS
West Coast Neurology
Arcadia, CA
USA
2024

PAST AWARDEES :
MARIE MOORE, MSN, FNP-C, MSCN
Novant Neurology and Sleep
Charlotte, NC
USA


Patricia Melville
PATRICIA MELVILLE, RN, MSN, ANP-BC, MSCN
Stony Brook Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center
Stony Brook, NY
USA


Patricia Melville
SUSAN GALLARDO, RN, MSN, CRNP, MSCN
Thomas Jefferson University Comprehensive MS Center
Philadelphia, PA
USA


Susan Gallardo
LORI MAYER, DNP, MSN, RN, MSCN
Central Texas Neurology Consultants
MS Clinic of Central Texas
Round Rock, TX
USA


SHARON PETERS, RN, BN, MSCN
University of Calgary MS Clinic
Alberta
CANADA


KELSEY LENIHAN, RN, MSN, ANP-BC, MSCN
Hope Neurology
Knoxville, TN
USA
THERESE BURKE, RN, CNC, MSCN
Institute for Immunology and Allergy Research
Westmead Hospital
Australia
Amy Perrin Ross, APN, MSN, CNRN, MSCN
Loyola University of Chicago MS Clinic
Oak Brook, IL (USA)
BEVERLY LAYTON, BSN, CCRC, MSCN
(Retired - Clinical / Research Nurse)
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL (USA)
MARY KAY FINK, RN, ACNS-BC, MSCN
The MS Center of Saint Louis
Chesterfield, MO (USA)
Denise Boucher, RN, MSCN
Neuromuscular Disease Clinic in IRDPQ
Quebec (CANADA)
Brenda Brelje, RN, MSCN
The Schapiro Center for MS at the Minneapolis
Clinic of Neurology
Golden Valley, MN (USA)
Dorothea Cassidy Pfohl, RN, BS, MSCN
UPHS Comprehensive MS Center
Philadelphia, PA (USA)

Lina Corriveau, RN, MSCN
CHRDL MS Clinic
Quebec (CANADA)
Constance Easterling, MSN, ARNP, MSCN
MS Care Center of Neurological Services
Orlando, FL (USA)
Lynn McEwan, RN, MSN, CNNC, MSCN
London Health Science Center- MS Clinic
London, Ontario (CANADA)
Patricia Kennedy, RN, CNP, MSCN
The Heuga Center
Edwards, CO (USA)
Barbara Johnson
Demarest, NJ (USA)
Marie Namey, RN, MSN, MSCN
Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research
Cleveland, OH (USA)

Josee Poirier, RN, BSc, MSCN
Hospital Notre-Dame
Montreal, Quebec (CANADA)
Bernadette Porter, RN, MSCN
Nat'l Hosp for Neurology & Neurosurgery
Queen Square (UK)
Carol Saunders, BSN, BA, MSCN
Neurology Center of Fairfax
Fairfax, VA (USA)
Colleen Harris, RN, MN, MSCN
University of Calgary MS Clinic
Calgary, Alberta (CANADA)
Linda Morgante, RN, MSCN
Maimonides Medical Center
Brooklyn, NY (USA)
Pauline Weldon, RN, BN, CNN(C)
Nova Scotia (CANADA)
Katherine Donahue
Greensboro, NC (USA)
June Halper, MSN, APN-C, FAAN, MSCN
Multiple Sclerosis Center at Holy Name Hospital
CMSC/IOMSN
Teaneck, NJ (USA)