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AFPNP AWARDS

 

AFPNP recognizes the valuable contributions to PNP education made by Outstanding PNP Preceptors, Educators, and Researchers. Please join AFPNP in acknowledging the meaningful contributions of our colleagues.

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Outstanding PNP Preceptor of the Year, awarded annually

Outstanding PNP Educator of the Year, awarded biannually in odd years

Outstanding Researcher of the Year, awarded biannually in even years

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Award Nominations open in January each year.  Awards are presented at the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (NAPNAP) annual National Conference on Pediatric Health Care. 

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Past Award Recipients

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​Researcher of the Year Award

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2020: Cynthia Danford, PhD, CRNP, PPCNP-BC, CPNP-BC, FAAN, Cleveland Clinic Office of Nursing Research and Innovation

 

2016: Martha (Marti) Driessnack, PhD, PNP-BC, Oregon Health & Science University

 

2014: Karen Reuter-Rice, PhD, CPNP-AC, FCCM, FAAN, Duke University

 

2012: Cynthia Danford, PhD, RN, PNP-BC, CPNP, University of Michigan

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Outstanding Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Educator Award

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2021: Beth Bolick, DNP, APRN, PPCNP-BC, CPNP-AC, FAAN, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois

 

2019: Rosie Zeno, DNP, APRN-CNP, CPNP-PC, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

 

2017: Imelda Reyes, DNP, MPH, CPNP-PC, FNP-BC, FAANP, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia

 

2015: Kimberly Fenbert, DNP, RN, CPNP, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan

2013: Diana Jacobson, PhD, RN, PNP-BC, PMHS, Arizona State University

2011: Patricia Jackson-Allen RN, MS, PNP-BC, FAAN, Yale University

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Outstanding Preceptor Award 

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2021: Brigit VanGraafeiland, DNP, CRNP, CNE, FAAN, East Baltimore, Maryland

 

2020: Beth Heuer, DNP, RN, CRNP, CPNP-PC, PMHS, Philadelphia, PA

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2017: Keeli Irwin, PNP, Mercy Pediatric Clinic, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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2015: William Bishop, MSN, APRN-NP, Pediatric Partners, LLC, Fremont, Nebraska

 

2014: Heather Bartlett, MSN, CPNP-PC, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University

 

2013: Janell Grant, MSN, PNP-BC, Box Butte General Hospital

2012: Heather Lane, DNP, RN, CPNP-PC, University of Arizona

2011: Mary Kathleen Kelly MSN, CPNP-PC, Pittsburgh Pediatrics

 

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