2026 Excellence in Nursing Gala

Saturday May 16th, 2026 6:00PM - Denver Art Museum

About the Excellence in Nursing Awards

  • Nursing Administration

    • Executive (CEO, CNO or Director Level)

    • Leader/Manager

  • Research and Quality Improvement and Health Care Policy

    • Nursing Research

    • Quality Improvement

    • Health Care Policy

  • Nursing Education

    • Academia

    • Nursing Professional Development

  • Nursing Eminence

  • Acute Care Clinical Practice

    • RN

    • LPN

  • Clinical Advanced Practice RN

  • Long Term Care, Rehabilitation

    • RN

    • LPN

  • Community Nursing

    • RN

    • LPN

  • Nurse Led Teams

The Colorado Nurses Foundation is committed to making a collective impact on a diverse, inclusive, and equitable care environment for all Colorado nurses and the Coloradans they serve. We embrace the uniqueness of all nurses and the kaleidoscope of humans of every race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, veteran status, or immigration path who call Colorado home. Our commitment to these values is central to our mission and guides the development and implementation of our programs and initiatives that foster nursing excellence and promotes the leadership role of nurses to create a sustainable health care system for Colorado.  One of these programs is the Excellence in Nursing Awards for Nursing Excellence.

Purchase Tickets

Individual Ticket Individual Ticket
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$200.00
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$2,250.00

*If you are an individual Nominee, CNF will reach out via email to provide you your individual ticket discount code!

Become A Sponsor

Silver Sponsorship Silver Sponsorship
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$5,000.00
Title Sponsorship Title Sponsorship
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$15,000.00
Program Advertising Program Advertising Program Advertising Program Advertising
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Passed App Sponsorship Passed App Sponsorship
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$2,500.00
Platinum Sponsorship Platinum Sponsorship
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$10,000.00
Bronze Sponsorship Bronze Sponsorship
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$2,500.00
Gold Sponsorship Gold Sponsorship
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$7,000.00
Photography Sponsorship Photography Sponsorship
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$1,500.00
Cocktail Hour Sponsorship Cocktail Hour Sponsorship
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$5,000.00
Photo Booth Sponsorship Photo Booth Sponsorship
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$1,250.00

Partners

As we have in the past, CNF is partnering with Regional AHEC’s and Associations to receive nominations and select recipients. Our partners are:

Denver Regional Nurses Association

Centennial AHEC

Pikes Peak Nightingale Association

San Luis Valley AHEC

Southeastern Colorado AHEC

Southwestern Colorado AHEC

Nightingale Western Colorado

These Regional Partners will receive the nominations from their areas and will select their finalists, to be called Luminaries, and submit them to the State Selection Committee. The State Selection Committee will be comprised of representatives from each of the Regional Partners, CNF Board Members, and previous Excellence in Nursing Award Recipients. The State Selection Committee will select the sixteen Excellence in Nursing Award Recipients. All the Nominees and Luminaries will be honored at the Excellence in Nursing Awards Gala to be held May 16, 2026, at the Denver Art Museum. The Excellence in Nursing Award Recipients will be announced at the Gala. Proceeds from the Excellence in Nursing Awards Gala will be used to support the CNF Nursing Scholarship Program.