BCNU Leadership Awards

Congratulations to our 2026 recipients!

Madelynne Orsini

NU Leader Award

The NU Leader Award honours a student member, or member with under five years nursing experience, who has demonstrated outstanding achievements in BCNU-focused advocacy and activism and who embodies Union values.

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Annelise Henderson

Excellence in Leadership and Advocacy Award

The Excellence in Leadership and Advocacy Award honours a member who has made a difference to the health and well-being of their community and their profession through leadership, activism or social justice efforts.

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Each recipient receives $1,000 and beautiful, personalized, commissioned artwork.

Thank you to all the 2026 nominees and their nominators! We could not recognize these outstanding BCNU members without you!

About the Leadership Awards

Nominees are current and active BCNU members or student members in good standing who are nominated by their fellow BCNU members. Recipients are selected at the sole discretion of the BCNU Leadership Awards selection committee, based on the nomination supporting materials that provide examples of how each nominee meets award criteria and how each nominee demonstrates BCNU core values: collectivity, democracy, equality, excellence, integrity, social justice and solidarity.