Awards and Honors

Dr. Martha M. Libster has served on Faculties of Nursing from 1999 - 2023 and was Tenured Professor of Nursing at three universities. She has also been affiliated with History and Women's Studies Departments.

2021

Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.

2013

Faith Andrews Research Fellowship in Shaker Culture, Winterthur Museum, Library and Gardens.

2010

Visiting Research Scientist Nursing and Indigenous Knowledge Northwest University, Mafikeng, South Africa. Funded Medical Research Council of South Africa.

2009

Carrier of the Five Arrows of Hiawatha. (The Story of the Peacemaker) Bestowed by Wisdom Keeper Mrs. Cecilia Mitchell (Mohawk Nation and Iroquois Confederacy), Akwesasne, New York.

2008

Faculty Advisor Award East Carolina University College of Nursing Graduate Student Organization.

2005

Lavinia Dock Award for Exemplary Historical Research and Writing – Book Publication, American Association for the History of Nursing – Herbal Diplomats.