Prestigious Nursing Academy to Induct 168 Nurse Leaders

FOR IMMEDIATELY RELEASE Michael Marriott Communications Manager [email protected] Prestigious Nursing Academy to Induct 168 Nurse Leaders The American Academy of Nursing has selected 168 nurse leaders to join fellowship because of their leadership in education, management, and policy and work to improve the health of the nation. WASHINGTON, DC (June 23, 2014)—The American Academy of Nursing has selected 168 nurse leaders for induction as fellows during the Academy’s 2014 Transforming Health, Driving Policy Conference on October 18, 2014, in Washington, DC. The Academy is comprised of more than 2,200 nurse leaders in education, management, practice, policy, and research. The Academy fellows include hospital and government administrators, college deans, and renowned scientific researchers. The Academy fellows, with the addition of this newest class, represent all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and 24 countries. See the full roster at www.AANnet.org/2014-class-announced. "The American Academy of Nursing welcomes this stellar cohort of new fellows,” declared Academy president Diana Mason, PhD, RN, FAAN. “As clinicians, researchers, educators, executives, and leaders in all sectors of our society, they are joining the nation's thought leaders in nursing and health care." Selection criteria include evidence of significant contributions to nursing and health care and sponsorship by two current Academy fellows. Applicants are reviewed by a panel comprised of elected and appointed fellows, and selection is based, in part, on the extent the nominee’s nursing career has influenced health policies and the health and wellbeing of all. New fellows will be eligible to use the credentials FAAN (fellow of the American Academy of Nursing) after their induction in October. For more information about the Academy and the 2014 policy conference, visit http://www.AANnet.org. # # # About the American Academy of Nursing The American Academy of Nursing (www.AANnet.org) serves the public and the nursing profession by advancing health policy and practice through the generation, synthesis, and dissemination of nursing knowledge. The Academy's more than 2,200 fellows are nursing's most accomplished leaders in education, management, practice, and research. They have been recognized for their extraordinary contributions to nursing and health care. 2014 Class of Academy Fellows United States Alabama Marsha Howell Adams, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF - University of Alabama in Huntsville Suzanne S. Prevost, PhD, RN, COI – University of Alabama Cynthia S. Selleck, PhD, RN - University of Alabama at Birmingham Marietta P. Stanton, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, CCM, CMAC - University of Alabama Arkansas Cathy Louise Young, DNSc RN, APRN, FAANP - Arkansas State University Arizona Jan M. Dougherty, MS, RN - Banner Alzheimer's Institute Mary S. Koithan, PhD, RN, CNS-BC - University of Arizona Carol O. Long, PhD, RN, FPCN - Capstone Healthcare Jennifer S. Mensik, PhD, RN, NEA-BC - Independent Consultant / Arizona State University G. Adriana Perez, PhD, ANP-BC - Arizona State University California Debra Bakerjian, PhD, RN, FNP, FAANP - University of California, Davis Kimberly A. Baltzell, PhD, MS, RN - University of California, San Francisco William T. Bester, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, General US Army (RET) - Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare Jyu-Lin Chen, PhD, RN, CNS - University of California, San Francisco Karen G. Duderstadt, PhD, RN, PNP-C, PCNS - University of California, San Francisco Sondra Jill Ley, MS, CNS, RN - California Pacific Medical Center Janet C. Mentes, PhD, APRN, BC, FGSA - University of California, Los Angeles Marlon Garzo Saria, MSN, RN, AOCNS - University of California, San Diego Debra J. Sheets, PhD, MSN, RN, BC, CNE - University of Victoria Jane Westmoreland Swanson, PhD, RN, NEA-BC - Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Christine H. Vourakis, PhD, RN - California State University, Sacramento Colorado Lizbeth Diane Carter, MSN, BSN, RN, CS - American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordination Susan Hagedorn, PhD, RN, PCPNP-BC, WHNP, FAANP - Seedworks Films Sara Horton-Deutsch, PhD, RN, ANEF - University of Colorado Denver Jacqueline Jones, PhD, RN - University of Colorado John M. Welton, PhD, RN - University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Connecticut Cynthia C. Barrere, PhD, RN, CNS, AHN-BC - Quinnipiac University Kathleen T. Heinrich, PhD, RN - K T H Consulting Mikki Meadows-Oliver, PhD, RN, PNP-BC - Yale University Delaware Kathleen Brewer-Smyth, PhD, RN, CRRN - University of Delaware Judith W. Herrman, PhD, RN, ANEF - University of Delaware Page 2 of 7 District of Columbia Frances E. Ashe-Goins, MPH, RN - Office on Women’s Health, US Department of Health and Human Services Sandra Ann Cupples, PhD, RN - Veterans Health Administration Kathleen Chavanu Gorman, MSN RN NEA-BC - Children's National Health System Kate Malliarakis, PhD, ANP-BC, MAC - The George Washington University Jo Ann K. Webb, MHA, RN - American Organization of Nurse Executives Florida Charlotte D. Barry, PhD, RN, NCSN - Florida Atlantic University Joseph P. De Santis, PhD, ARNP, ACRN - University of Miami Rosa M. Gonzalez-Guarda, PhD, MPH, RN, CPH - University of Miami Versie Johnson-Mallard, PhD, ARNP, BC - University of South Florida Georgia Mary Jo Goolsby, EdD, MSN, NP-C, CAE, FAANP - Institute for Nurse Practitioner Excellence Melissa D. Pinto, PhD, RN - Emory University Tami Lynn Thomas, PhD, RN, CPNP, RNC, FAANP - Emory University Hawaii Stephanie Ann Marshall, MSN, RN - University of Hawaii at Manoa Illinois Sandra Drozdz Burke, PhD, APRN, BC, CDE - University of Illinois at Chicago Susan Lynn Groenwald, PhD, RN - Chamberlain College of Nursing Eileen Danaher Hacker, PhD, RN, AOCN - University of Illinois at Chicago Rebekah J. Hamilton, PhD, RN - Rush University Michelle A. Janney, PhD, RN, NEA-BC - Northwestern Memorial Hospital Brigid Lusk, PhD, RN - University of Illinois at Chicago Linda L. McCreary, PhD, RN - University of Illinois at Chicago Barbara Velsor-Friedrich, PhD, RN - Loyola University Chicago Wendy Lee Mann Woith, PhD, RN - Illinois State University Indiana Cynthia Ann Dary Russell, PhD, RN - Olivet Nazarene University Diane M. Von Ah, PhD, RN - Indiana University Iowa Nancy Crigger, PhD, MA, APRN, BC - Graceland University Ann M. Rhodes, RN, MA, JD - The University of Iowa Marianne Smith, PhD, RN - The University of Iowa Sharon J. Tucker, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC - University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Kentucky Misook Lee Chung, PhD, RN - University of Kentucky Louisiana Lisa E. Skemp, PhD, RN - Our Lady of the Lake College Maine Leslie H. Nicoll, PhD, MBA, RN - Maine Desk LLC Page 3 of 7 Maryland Margaret F. Bevans, PhD, RN, AOCN - National Institutes of Health Clinical Center Sandra Bibb, DNSc, RN - Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Carol J. Bickford, PhD, RN-BC, CPHIMS - American Nurses Association Debra Bingham, DrPH, RN, LCCE - Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses Maria M. Cvach, DNP, RN - The Johns Hopkins Hospital Nancy A. Hodgson, PhD, RN - Johns Hopkins University Joan Ellen Kub, PhD, RN, PHCNS, BC - Johns Hopkins University Hayley D. Mark, PhD, MPH, RN - Johns Hopkins University Charlene Connolly Quinn, PhD, RN - University of Maryland, Baltimore Leorey N. Saligan, PhD, RN, FNP-BC - National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health Sarah L. Szanton, PhD, RN, ANP - Johns Hopkins University Elizabeth Kay Tanner, PhD, RN - Johns Hopkins University Sylvia Trent-Adams, PhD, RN - US Public Health Service, Health Resources and Services Administration George A. Zangaro, PhD, RN - Health Resources and Services Administration Massachusetts Marie Boltz, PhD, RN, CRNP - Boston College Alice Bonner, PhD, RN, BC - Northeastern University Michele L. DeGrazia, PhD, RN, NNP-BC - Boston Children's Hospital Karen K. Kirby, RN, MSN, NEA-BC, FACHE - Kirby Bates Associates Annie Lewis-O'Connor, PhD, NP-BC, MPH - Brigham and Women's Hospital Michigan Tess L. Briones, PhD, RN - Wayne State University Lisa Kane Low, PhD, RN, CNM - University of Michigan Marjorie McCullagh, PhD, RN, PHCNS-BC, COHN-S - University of Michigan Lorraine B. Robbins, PhD, RN, FNP-BC - Michigan State University Denise Saint Arnault, PhD, RN - University of Michigan Tsu-Yin Wu, PhD, RN - Eastern Michigan University Minnesota Dawn Bazarko, DNP, MPH, RN - UnitedHealth Group Mary L. Chesney, PhD, RN, CPNP - University of Minnesota Susan J. Henly, PhD, RN - University of Minnesota Kathleen E. Krichbaum, PhD, RN, FGSA, ANEF - University of Minnesota Mississippi Deborah Konkle-Parker, PhD, RN, CFNP - University of Mississippi Medical Center Missouri Lori L. Popejoy, PhD, APRN, GCNS-BC - University of Missouri Montana Jeannine M. Brant, PhD, APRN, AOCN - Billings Clinic New Hampshire Marjorie M. Godfrey, PhD, MS, BSN - The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice Wendy L. Wright, MS, RN, APRN, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, FAANP - Wright & Associates Family Healthcare Page 4 of 7 New Jersey Karen T. D'Alonzo, PhD, RN, APNC - Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey David Anthony Forrester, PhD, RN, ANEF - Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey New Mexico Mark B. Parshall, PhD, RN - University of New Mexico New York Kunsook Song Bernstein, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC - Hunter College, City University of New York Patricia Bruckenthal, PhD, RN, ANP - Stony Brook University Mary G. Carey, PhD, RN, CNS, FAHA - University of Rochester Medical Center Jennifer Dohrn, DNP, CNM, RN - Columbia University Donald Gardenier, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, FAANP

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