Recognizing Leadership and Service Excellence
The UPNAAI Recognition of Service Excellence (UP-RoSE) Awards shall give appreciation to the leaders of UPNAAI who have rendered selfless service and significant contributions to the organization with the purpose of:
· Honoring the dedicated service and loyalty of the organization’s leaders
· Presenting recognition for a stand-out service to a leader who contributed a culture of compassion,
· Trust, respect, stewardship, professionalism, integrity, and leadership to the UPNAAI organization
· Demonstrating that this organization respects and values the volunteer service of its leaders
· Celebrating peer-to-peer recognition among its leaders
Here's how you can nominate somebody for these prestigious awards:
Current Awardees
Previous Awardees
2025
Maria Theresa Chupungco Mendoza, BSN'79
UPNAAI Director 2019-2023, Chair, Nominations & Elections Committee 2023,
Member, Communication & Team Engagement Committee 2019-2025
Maidaflor Rana Maybir, MSN, BSN'89, RN
UPNAAI Treasurer & Chair, Finance Committee 2018-2023, Podium Presenter 2018
Deborah Anne Yambao Butuyan, BSN'89, RN
UPNAAI Corresponding Secretary & Chair, Constitution & Bylaws Committee 2016-2017,
President 2017-2019, Advisor 2021-2025
2024
Teresita Carambas Santos, MSN, BSN'79, RN
UPNAAI PRO 2015-16, Chair NEC 2017, Adviser CBL 2019-2023, Organizational Dev't, UEA & Up-ROSE P&P and Implementation,
Emcee at 39th, 40th and 43rd Annual Convention, Chair of 38th & 39th Annual Convention Welcome Party,
UPNAA-RMRPS Past Vice President and active member
Erlinda Paguio, MA, BSN'72, RN, ANP
UPNAAI 1st VP & Chair ERC 2016-17, Adviser 2017-19, Awards & Citation Committee Member 2019-21,
Annual Convention Education Co-chair 2015, UPNAA-DELMARVA active member
Emma Untalan-Osano, BSN, GN'59, RN
UPNAAI 3rd President (previously named UPPGHAAC), initiated application for 1985-86,
CEU provider from the California Board of Nursing, Class Coordinator during jubilee celebrations
Mila Capulong Velasquez, MN, BSN'71, GN'69, RN, CCRN
UPNAAI 4th President 1987-89 (previously named UPPGHAAC), During her term, UPNAAI was granted a BRN provider number and
UP-PGHSN & UPCNAA merged to become UPNAAC, Instituted educational seminars
2023
Floresinda Sison Castelo, GN'50
UPNAAI Founding President, 1979
Natalia Matitu Mercado, BSN'69, GN'68, RNC
UPNAAI President, 1995
2022
Lyvia Villegas, GN ’68, BSN’71, MA, FNP
Perry Francisco, GN’69, BSN ’71, MSA, RN
Ida Santos, GN’68, BSN, RN, LNHA
Lachme Sullesta, GN’68, BA’78, RN
