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Congratulations to Our 2025 Distinguished Professionals
Loretta C. Ford Distinguished NP Award
Martha K. Swartz, PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC, FAAN
Henry K. Silver Advocate Award
U.S. Representative Lauren Underwood
NAPNAP DAISY Nurse Leader Award
Jennifer Joyner, DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC
Early Advanced Practice Career Award
Danielle Wood, DNP, CPNP-AC
Diversity Champion Award
Nutrena H. Tate, PhD, MBA, RN, CPNP-PC
President’s Award
Mary S. Dirks, DNP, ARNP, CPNP-PC, FAANP, ELAN fellow
Staff Achievement and Recognition Award
Alexandra Rojas
Outstanding Small Chapter Award
Alabama
Outstanding Large Chapter Award
MD: Chesapeake
Chapter Growth Award
CA: Sacramento
TX: Southwest
Outstanding SIG Award
Pediatric Palliative Care SIG
Child Maltreatment and Neglect SIG NAPNAP Conference Award
Alexandra B. Armstrong, MSN, CRNP, CPNP-AC
Shenoa R. Jamieson, CPNP, SANE-A, SANE-P
Developmental, Behavioral and Mental Health SIG Linda Frye Outstanding Contribution Award
Ruchoma Domosh, MSN, RN, CPNP-PC, PMH-BC, CPN, AE-C
Bill Atkinson Immunization SIG Award
Alexa D. Thompson, CPNP
School-based Health Care SIG Award
Tyneisha Orr, DNP, CPNP-PC, FNP-BC
NAPNAP Foundation 2025 Conference Travel Scholarships
Krista M. Nastaj, MSN, APRN, CPNP-PC; Julia Alley; Maria Mendoza
NAPNAP Foundation 2025 DNP-PhD Student Scholarships
Leslie Pitts, CRNP, CDE
JPHC Ellen Rudy Clore Excellence in Scholarly Writing Award
Samantha C. Butler, PhD, Kayleigh Carroll, MPH, Katie Catalano, MA, Carole Atkinson, MS, PPCNP- BC, CNRN, Madeline Chiujdea, MA, Jessica Kerr, MPH, Katrina Severtson, BS, Sara Drumm, RN, CCRN, Kathryn Gustafson, BSN, RN, CPST, and Jennifer Gingrasfield, BFA, MSN, RN, PPCNP-BC for article Sleeping Safe and Sound: A Multidisciplinary Hospital-wide Infant Safe Sleep Quality Improvement Initiative in JPHC Volume 38, Issue 4, July/August 2024
JPHC Leah Harrison Excellence in Clinical Writing Award
Rebecca John, MSN, CPNP, Melisa Hill, MSN, CPNP,
Lauren Kanamori, MSN, CPNP, Robyn Lao, DNP, MSN, CPNP-AC,
Lois Sayrs, PhD, Rachael L. Stottlemyre, BS and Tricia Morphew, MSc for article: Preventing Inpatient NP Burnout: The Power of Adequate Staffing and Leadership in JPHC Volume 38, Issue 4, July/August 2024
JPHC Nelms-Berg Department Editor Service Award
Beth A. Heuer, DNP, CRNP, CPNP-PC, PMHS, FAANP
2025 Adolescent Healthcare SIG Poster Award
Kimberly L. Bennett, MSN, CRNP
For poster:Â Increasing Screening for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea in Pediatric Primary Care
2025 Research Poster Award
Vera M. Borkowski, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
For poster: Improving Social Determinants of Health Screening in Schools with Group Concept Mapping
2025 Evidence-Based Practice, Quality Improvement Posters (EBP) Award
Michelle Mak, RN, BSN
For poster: Beyond the BMI: An Educational, Family-Centered Approach to Identifying Risk for Childhood Obesity