Contest Rules

Nomination Process

Nominations should be made by one person—a current or former patient, caregiver or peer— to honor one oncology nurse. Submit a 700- to 1,000-word essay detailing how your extraordinary nurse has helped you. Nominees entered for previous years remain eligible with new essays. 

Each submission must include the nurse’s name, credentials, place of employment, telephone number and email (if available), as well as your name, address, telephone number, and email (if available). Entries without required information will be ineligible for the contest. 

Submit your essay online OR mail nominations to:CURE

Attention: Extraordinary Healer Award

3102 Oak Lawn Ave., Suite 610

Dallas, TX 75219

Nominations must be received no later than March 21, 2012. Finalists will be notified by April 4. Late nominations will not be accepted. Nominations must be complete and in compliance with instructions to be eligible for consideration. Submissions will be judged by the staff of CURE Media Group. 

Award Details

Three nurse finalists and the individuals who nominate them, plus one guest each, will receive round-trip airfare and two-night accommodations in New Orleans, where they will be honored at a reception to be held in conjunction with the Oncology Nursing Society’s 37th Annual Congress, May 3-6, 2012. One nurse will receive the 2012 Extraordinary Healer Award for Oncology Nursing and will also receive a special prize in recognition of his or her service to cancer patients and survivors. 

CURE Media Group is not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, damaged, illegible, or postage-due mail or for delayed or incomplete e-mail transmissions. If you have questions about the contest, e-mail contest@curetoday.com. By submitting an essay, you agree that CURE Media Group shall become the proprietor of the submission and of all rights therein throughout the world including, without limitation, the copyright and all rights under copyright therein.

Finalist essays may be published in a 2012 issue of CURE, CURExtra, www.curetoday.com, and related products in any media, whether now known or thereafter devised, without compensation. Contest is open to current and former patients with a history of cancer diagnosis, their caregivers, and nursing peers. Employees of CURE Media Group, its sponsors, advertising/public relations agencies, and members of their immediate families and households are not eligible.

Three finalists will receive round-trip airfare from a major airport in the continental United States and two-night accommodations for themselves and one guest each to attend the awards reception in New Orleans to read their essay aloud and be present when a winner is awarded. The winning essay will be published in a 2012 issue of CURE. The three nurse nominees will also receive round-trip airfare from a major airport in the continental United States and two-night accommodations for themselves and one guest each to attend the awards reception. The nurse who is awarded the 2012 CURE Extraordinary Healer Award for Oncology Nursing will receive a special gift in recognition of his or her service to cancer patients and survivors. Prizes have no cash value. If finalists are unable to attend the reception, they forfeit all winnings.

Finalists will be selected on or about April 1 by the CURE staff on the basis of how the essay best portrays the inspirational and exceptional qualities of an oncology nurse, including compassion, expertise, helpfulness, and insight; originality and creativity of the essay; and the number of qualified entries each nurse receives. The decision of the judges is final. Finalists will be notified by phone or e-mail and will be required to complete an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity/Materials Release, which must be returned within three business days of receipt of the notification letter or alternate finalists will be selected. Finalists under the age of 18 must have the written consent of their parent or legal guardian. Finalists shall agree in writing that CURE Media Group and anyone they may authorize may, without compensation, use finalist’s name, photograph or other likeness, biographical information and statements concerning the contest or the sponsors, and essays for purposes of advertising and promotion without additional compensation. For a list of finalists, go to www.curetoday.com/healeraward on or before May 1, 2012. All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply. Void where prohibited by law. No purchase required.