NAPNAP CHAPTER AWARDS
NAPNAP Chapter Growth Awards
Florida, Iowa, and Ohio Chapters
NAPNAP/ Wyeth Outstanding Chapter Awards
Small Chapter: Florida; Large Chapter: Ohio
Chapter Philanthropic Award
Small Chapter: CA – San Diego; Large Chapter: IL – Chicago
NAPNAP SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP (SIG) AWARDS
SIG Philanthropic Award
NAPNAP Childhood Obesity Prevention SIG
Outstanding SIG Award
Injury Education & Prevention SIG (Bonnie Lovette, MS, RN, PNP, Chair, Oakland, CA; and Dawn Garzon, PhD, CPNP, Co-chair, O’Fallon, MO)
Acute Care SIG Scholar Award
Kristen Osborn, MSN, CPNP-PC/AC, Birmingham, AL
Breastfeeding Education SIG Award
Karen Haveman, MSN, RN-BC, CPNP, CPN, IBCLC, San Antonio, TX
Immunization SIG Award
Dian Baker, PhD, APRN-BC, PNP, Davis, CA
School-Based Health Care SIG Award
Roberta Bavin, MS, RN, CPNP, PNP-BC, Clovis, CA
Melissa Micol, MSN, CPNP , Durham, NC
NAPNAP POSTER AWARDS
Research Poster Award
Kirsten Morse, Apple Valley, MN; Poster: What Factors are Associated with Parental Concern Regarding Their Child’s Weight?
Evidence-Based Project Poster Award
Jennifer Coddington, West Lafayette, IN; Poster: Quality of Care and Policy Barriers to Providing Health Care at a Pediatric Nurse-Managed Clinic
Practice Innovations Poster Award
Kathleen Jones, Orlando, FL; Poster: A Recommendation for the Use of Probiotics in Children to Prevent Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea
SIG Poster Award
Elizabeth Vaczy, Mendon, NY; Poster: Passport to Health: An Innovative Tool to Enhance the Care of Overweight and Obese Children and Adolescents
NAPNAP WRITING AWARDS
2009 Ellen Rudy Clore Excellence in Research Writing Award
Wendy Looman, Minneapolis, MN; Susan O’Conner-Von, Minneapolis, MN; Gabriela Ferski, St. Paul, MN; and Debra Hidenbrand, Elk River, MN. Article: Financial and Employment Problems in Families of Children with Special Health Care Needs: Implications for Research and Practice – March/April 2009 issue of the Journal of Pediatric Health Care
2009 Leah Harrison Excellence in Clinical Writing Award
Marguerite DiMarco, Akron, OH; Marlene Huff, Akron, OH; Elizabeth Kinion, Akron, OH; and Mary Agnes Kendra Akron, OH. Article: The Pediatric Nurse Practitioner’s Role in Reducing Oral Health Disparities in Homeless Children
2009 Nelms Mullins Department Editor Award
Terea Giannetta, MSN, RN, CPNP, Fresno, CA
NAPNAP GRANT AND SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
Grassroots Advocacy Award
Susan Hellier, DNPc, RN, CRNP, Beaver, PA
Norma Alicea-Alvarez, MSN, CPNP, Wexford, PA
Nurse in Washington (NIWI) Internship Recipients:
Joana Duran, MSN, PNP, CNS, Torrance, CA
Geraldine Fitzgerald, MSN, CPNP, Garrett Park, MD
Susan Hellier, DNP(c), RN, CRNP, Beaver, PA
Audra Rankin, ARNP, CPNP, Louisville, KY
Pamela Whitlow, MSN, RNC, CPNP, Denver, CO
NAPNAP/McNeil Scholarships
Jade Curry, MSN, RN, CPNP, Novi, MI; Leslie Stirn, BSN, RN, Charlottesville, VA
NAPNAP/McNeil Rural and Underserved Scholarship
Liza Jia, MSN, Azusa, CA; Marianne Miller, BSN, RN, Los Angeles, CA
NAPNAP/McNeil Grants-In-Aid
Recipients:
Jenny Brady, MSN, CPNP, Williamsburg, VA
Betty Goodpasture, MSN, CPNP, Tallahassee, FL
Sharon Juszli, MSN, RN-CS, CPNP, Stow, OH
Laurel Socha, BSN, Charlotte, NC
NAPNAP/Wyeth Immunization Grants
Recipients:
Dian Baker, PhD, APRN-BC, PNP, Davis, CA
Annamarie Brown, MSN, RN, PNP, Clovis, CA
Helen Lerner, PNP, Eastchester, NY
Victoria Niederhauser, DrPH, APRN, PNP, Honolulu, HI
Veronica Torres, RN, CPNP, Lakewood, CA
Marie Whannel, MS, RN, ARNP, Traer, IA
Elaine Gelman Scholarship
Brittney Sullivan, Ipswich, MA
Reckitt Benckiser Student Scholarship
Adebola Olarewaju, BSN, San Francisco, CA; Patricia Phillips, BSN, RN, CPN, Raymore, MO
Foundation Research Grant (June 2009)
Sybill Naidoo, RN, MSN, CPNP, St. Louis, MO; Sharron Close, MS, RN, CPNP-PC, PhD(c), Chappaqua, NY
Abbot Nutrition Student Grant Recipients:
o Jennifer Burkey, Pittsburgh, PA
o David Drevno, San Francisco, CA
o Rebecca Moushon, Tucson, AZ
o Kelly Burr, Land O Lakes, FL
o Tressa Dykstra-Van Voorst, Hull, IA
o Tiffany Nguyen, Tustin, CA
o Carla Campbell, Humble, TX
o Leah Gaylord, Knoxville, TN
o Abby Phillips, Eden Prairie, MN
o Anna Carlson, St. Paul, MN
o Mary Laurette Hughes, Hardwick, VT
o Paula Rosales, New Haven, CT
o Faith Crozier, Belville, TX
o Amanda Hyslop, Chicago, IL
o Jennifer Shively, Toluca Lake, CA
o Carrie Donnell, Nashville, TN
o Lindsay Jamison, Jacksonville, FL
o Nicole Triggs, Houston, TX
o Debra Downing, Osceola, IA
o Sarah Kiser, Medford, MA
o Jintana Weerapan, Forest Park, IL
Innovative Health Care Small Grant
Mary Cahill-Roberts, MN, CPNP, Mableton, GA
PNCB & AFPNP AWARDS
Association of Faculties of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, Inc.
AFPNP 2010 Outstanding Educator Award
Bonnie Gance-Cleveland, PhD, RN, CPNP, Phoenix, AZ
AFPNP 2010 Outstanding PNP Preceptor Award
Suzanne Aquilina, MSN, CPNP, Williamsville, NY
Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB) Acute Care Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (CPNP®) Certification Advocate Award
Shari Simone, MSN, RN, CPNP-AC, Bel Air, MD
PNCB Primary Care CPNP® Certification Advocate Award
Anna Tielsch Goddard, MSN, RN, CPNP-PC, Garland, TX
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