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
