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Individual
memberships in the American Association of Colleges of Nursing
are awarded at the discretion of the Board of Directors
in three categories: Emeritus, Honorary, and Honorary Associate.
Emeritus
Membership
Emeritus
membership may be conferred upon former AACN institutional
representatives who have retired from the deanship and to
whom the AACN member school has granted emeritus status.
Honorary
Membership
Honorary
membership may be conferred upon former active AACN institutional
representatives who have retired from the deanship but who
continue to further nursing education or health care.
Honorary
Associate Membership
Honorary Associate membership may conferred upon any individual
who has made an outstanding contribution to the goals of
the Association.
(Interpreted from AACN Bylaws Article III, Sections 3
and 4.)
Selection
Criteria
In evaluating whether or not an individual meets the following
criteria for emeritus, honorary, or honorary associate membership,
the Board of Directors will give primary consideration to
the contributions of the individual toward furthering the
goals of AACN:
Significant
emphasis on:
- Service
on the AACN Board of Directors, committees, or task forces
- Regular
attendance, participation, and presentations at AACN meetings
Other
criteria for consideration:
- Contributions
to AACN publications, such as the Journal of Professional
Nursing
- Involvement
in and recognition for promoting nursing education, research,
and professional development at national, state, and local
levels
- Mentoring
and leadership qualities
Nomination
Procedure
The nominator is responsible for securing the following
information and forwarding it to AACN headquarters:
- Letter
of nomination that outlines how the nominee meets some
or all of the criteria listed above
- At
least two letters supporting the nomination, from full
institutional members of AACN
- If
nominated for emeritus membership, written confirmation
of emeritus status from the nominee's former employer
institution
- A
current curriculum vita with nominee's home address
For
more information about the individual membership criteria
and nomination procedure, please call the
AACN membership department at (202) 463-6930.
Approved
by the Board of Directors 1/24/96
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