• Four new faculty members were hired
• 25 faculty grants were awarded totaling $4.2 million (annual expenditures)
• Dr. Joy Deupree was inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing
• Dr. Kathy Bradshaw was named as a NLN Academy of Nursing Education Fellow
• Dr Robin Dail was appointed to the NIH  Interdisciplinary Clinical Care in Specialty Care Settings study section for four  years
• Dr. Coretta Jenerette served as the Scientific Chair for the Inaugural Foundation for Sickle Cell Disease Research Nursing Symposium
• Dr. Liam Hein was elected as a member of the Fellow Selection Committee of the American Academy of Nursing
• Dr. Coretta Jenerette was selected as a Fellow in the Southeastern Conference Academic Leadership Development Program
• Dr. Robin Dawson was elected as a board member of the Association of Community Health Nursing Educators
• Dr. Joy Deupree selected as Friends of National Institute of Nursing Research (FNINR) Ambassador
• Dr. Eboni Harris received the University's 2021 Clinical Teaching Award
• Dr. Sara Donevant was chosen as 1 of 6 for the Big Data Fellows program at UofSC
• Dr. Pinto received her 6^th NIH R01 award with aims to improve health of cancer survivors
• Dr. Kayla Everhart, recent PhD graduate,  received Gerber Foundation funding for 3 years to evaluate a blood warming device in preterm infants
• Dr. Phyllis Raynor earned a K23 Career Development Award by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for research on parents in recovery
• Drs Bernardine Pinto and Demetrius Abshire received UofSC Breakthrough Research Awards
• Dr. Lori Vick received the 2021 CON Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award
• Dr. Michael Worth received the 2021 CON Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award
• Dr. Deanna Cox received the 2021 CON Outstanding Clinical Teaching Award