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Awards Presented at Conference
We are pleased to acknowledge the following NAPNAP and NAPNAP Foundation award winners at our 39th National Conference on Pediatric Health Care.
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| Loretta C. Ford Distinguished Fellow Award | Alison Moriarty Daley, PhD, APRN, PPCNP-BC |
| President's Award | Bobbi Jean Zielinski |
| Melnic DNP Student Scholarship Award | Sarah Atkins, CPNP-PC |
| NAPNAP Advocacy Scholar Award | Felesia Bowen, PhD, DNP, APN Jennifer Disabato, DNP, CPNP-PC/AC Katie Erdlitz, DNP, CRNP, CPNP-PC Imelda Reyes, DNP, MPH, CPNP, FNP-BC Julianne Nemes Walsh, DNP, APRN-BC Linda Zekas, MSN, APN, NNP-BC, CPNP-PC, CWON |
| Practice Innovation Poster Award | Rebecca Carlson, APRN-CNP for Implementation of Oral Rehydration Pathway Pilot in the Acute Care Setting: A Multidisciplinary Approach |
| Research Poster Award | Susan M. Walsh, DNP, CPNP for Success of a Community Behavior Change Campaign: Umbilical Cord Care in Haiti |
| Chapter Challenge Award | Tennessee: Blues City and Texas: Austin Chapters |
| Small Chapter Award | Arizona Chapter |
| Large Chapter Award | North Carolina Chapter |
| Adolescent Health Care SIG Research Poster Award | Examination of Factors Affecting Quality of Life for Children with Asthma and Their Caregivers by Sheri K. Carey |
| Adolescent Health Care SIG Practice Innovation Poster Award | Implementation of a Diabetes of Care Transition Program for Adolescents by Jeanne Marie Little, DNP, CPNP-AC/PC |
| Lisa Milonovich Acute Care PNP SIG Scholar Award | Danielle Van Damme, MSN, CPNP-AC |
| Acute Care PNP SIG Student Award | Casey Marie Dillon, BSN, RN Maria Taylor McNamara, RN, MSN, CPNP-PC |
| Global Health Care SIG NP Award | Susan Walsh, DNP, CPNP |
| Child Maltreatment and Neglect SIG Conference Award | Barbara Mulvaney, CPNP Carrie Donnell, MSN, CPNP |
| School-based Health Services SIG Award | Trisha Wendling, DNP, APRN, CNP |
| Outstanding SIG Award | Acute Care SIG |
| Journal of Pediatric Health Care Ellen Rudy Clore Excellence in Scholarly Writing Award | Amy Becker Manion, PhD, RN, CPNP for her article: Quality of Life and Health Outcomes in Overweight and Non-Overweight Children with Asthma, JPHC, January-February 2017 |
| Journal of Pediatric Health Care Leah Harrison Excellence in Clinical Writing Award | Lauren Head Zauche, MSN, BSN, RN for her article: The Power of Language Nutrition for Children's Brain Development, Health and Future Academic Achievement, JPHC, July-August 2017 |
| Journal of Pediatric Health Care Nelms-Berg Department Editor Service Award | Polly F. Cromwell, MSN, CPNP - Practice Guidelines Department |
| NAPNAP Foundation Research Grants | Jessica Bahorski, MSN, RN, PPCNP-BC Colleen McGovern, PhD(c), MPH, RN Jennifer Sonney, PhD, ARNP, PPCNP-BC |
| NAPNAP Foundation DNP Project Grant | Kelly Bonowski, RN, BSN, DNP(c) Teri Townsend, BSN, RN |
| NAPNAP Foundation: Elaine Gelman Student Scholarship | LaMonica Hunter, MSN, APRN, CPNP, RNC-LRN Danielle Romero, BSN, RN |
| NAPNAP Foundation: Richardson DNP Student Scholarship | Tal Levin-Decanini, RN, CPN |
| NAPNAP Foundation Conference Travel Scholarship | Christina Brocklebank, RN, BSN Faith Gallagher Brant, RN Bethany Jerabek, BSN, RN Lyndsay Piccininni, BSN, RN Kylee Schlepp, BSN, RN Emily Schumacher, BSN, RN Catie Straut, BSN, RN Holly Thompson, BSN, RN, PHN Kristin Vanderwell, BSN, RN |