Individual Membership
Awards
Individual AACN memberships are awarded by
the Board of Directors in three categories: Emeritus, Honorary,
and Honorary Associate. Consideration is given to individuals
who regularly attended and presented at AACN meetings; served
on the AACN Board of Directors, committees and/or task forces;
contributed to AACN publications; and contributed to nursing
education at the national, state, and local levels.
Emeritus Member
Emeritus membership may be conferred upon a former nursing
dean or director who has retired from the deanship and to
whom the AACN member school has granted emeritus status.
Honorary Member
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 Member
Honorary Associate may be conferred upon any individual
who has made an outstanding contribution to the goals of
the association.
Sister Bernadette Armiger
Award
Established in 1982 to honor Sr. Bernadette Armiger's distinguished
service to AACN, this award recognizes individuals who significantly
advance nursing education and practice. The selection criteria
stresses active participation at AACN meetings and service
to the organization, and national recognition for significant
contributions to nursing education, scholarship, leadership,
and advancement of the nursing profession.
Nominations may be made by representatives of AACN member
institutions. The final selection is made by the Board of
Directors.
The John P. McGovern Invitational Lectureship
Award
This award honors John P. McGovern for his noted clinical
practice and research, and distinguished record of scholarship,
skill, and service.
Award recipients are chosen by the AACN Board of Directors
on the basis of their scholarship and the notability of
their contributions to nursing, health care, or higher education.
Recipients regularly address the membership at AACN's Semiannual
Meeting.
Nursing Spectrum/Gannett Foundation Lectureship
Award
Sponsored by Nursing Spectrum and the Gannett Foundation,
this award recognizes individuals selected by the AACN Board
who have made noteworthy contributions to higher education
and/or health care. Awardees are asked to share pragmatic
insights with deans by presenting at the AACN Spring Annual
Meeting.
BSN
Champion Award
Created by the AACN Board of Directors in 2005, the BSN
Champion Award recognizes organizations and practice settings
that place a high value on preparing nurses in Bachelor
of Science in Nursing (BS/BSN) degree programs.
The Board considers nominations for this award during their
meeting in July and presents this honor at the AACN Semiannual
Meeting in October.
The first BSN Champion Award was presented to the American
Organization of Nurse Executives in October 2005 in recognition
of their position statement which advocates for the baccalaureate
degree as the appropriate preparation for registered nurses
in the future.
Awards for Excellence in Gerontological Nursing Education
The John A. Hartford Foundation and AACN present these
annual awards to recognize model baccalaureate and graduate programs
with a strong focus on gerontological nursing. AACN member
schools are encouraged to submit applications beginning
in February.
ELNEC Awards
The End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) Project
Team presents annual awards to faculty who have completed
an ELNEC training course and have implemented and disseminated
the curriculum to students and fellow faculty in an exceptional
manner. Awards are also given to Oncology and Pediatric
ELNEC-trained faculty.
Grassroots
STARS
Awarded at the Semiannual Meeting, the Government Affairs
Committee (GAC) recognizes AACN members who have made significant
contributions in their grassroots efforts on behalf of nursing
education at the federal and/or state levels. The GAC seeks
nominations through the AACN Web site during the summer.
Corporate Citizen Award
Created in 2003, the Corporate Citizen Award was created to recognize outstanding contributions made by private companies and organizations in support of professional nursing education, practice and research. Typically, this contribution must benefit a minimum of three AACN member schools with baccalaureate and/or graduate nursing programs. Special consideration will be given to corporate citizens that demonstrate a minimum, sustained commitment of $10 million or greater. For more details on the award criteria and nomination process, click here.
Innovations in Professional Nursing Education Awards
This award recognizes the outstanding work of AACN member schools to re-envision traditional models for nursing education and lead programmatic change. Innovation awards, including a monetary prize of $1,000, will be given in four institutional categories: Small School; Academic Health Center (AHC); Private School without an AHC; and Public School without an AHC.
