July 17, 2025
Join us in celebrating our exceptional faculty and alumni who have been honored in this year’s North Carolina Great 100! This award recognizes North Carolina nurses for their unwavering commitment to excellence and their efforts to promote a positive image of the nursing profession. These individuals will be recognized at the 37th Annual NC Great 100 Gala on October 11, 2025, at The Maxwell Center in Goldsboro, North Carolina. We are incredibly proud of our Carolina Nurses!
Rumay Alexander, EdD, RN, FAAN
UNC School of Nursing
Jada Brooks, PhD, MSPH, RN, FAAN
UNC School of Nursing
Shielda Rodgers, PhD, RN
UNC School of Nursing
Karen Sheffield-Abdullah, PhD ’19, RN, FACNM
UNC School of Nursing
Rebecca Goff, MSN, RN-BC, CNE, NPD-BC | ’12 MS
UNC Health Wayne
Lorie Rhine, MSN, RN, NE-BC
UNC Health System
