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Awards Presented at Conference
We are pleased to acknowledge the following NAPNAP and NAPNAP Foundation award winners at our 40th National Conference on Pediatric Health Care.
See all Loretta Ford/Henry K. Silver Awardees
| Henry K. Silver Memorial Award | Margaret A. Brady, PhD, RN, CPNP |
| President's Award | Sarah Gutknecht, DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC/PC |
| NAPNAP Advocacy Scholar Award | Rebecca Carlson, MAN, APRN, CNP Stacia Hays, DNP, CPNP-PC, CCTC, CNE JoAnn Pun, BIR, RN, MSN, CPNP, PMHS Vanessa Puschendorf, CPNP-PC Malinda Teague, DNP, CPNP-AC/PC Theresa Whited, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC |
| Practice Innovation Poster Award | Jennifer Molnar, MSN, CRNP-AC, PNP-BC, SANE-P with Alison Rockey and Sara DiGirolamo for Pediatric Sexual Assault Program: 10 Years in Review |
| Research Poster Award | Jessica Bahorski, PhD, APRN, PPCNP-BC, WHNP-BC for Parental Self-efficacy and Infant Feeding Practices in a Group of First-time, Low-income, African-American Mother-infant Dyads |
| Chapter Challenge Awards | e-Chapter and Oklahoma Chapter |
| Small Chapter Award | Connecticut Chapter |
| Large Chapter Award | Washington State Chapter |
| Lisa Milonovich Acute Care PNP SIG Scholar Award | Kristen Brown, DNP, CRNP, PNP-AC |
| Acute Care PNP SIG Student Award | Olubusola Hall |
| Global Health Care SIG NP Award | Amy E. Delaney, MSN, CPNP |
| Global Health Care SIG NP Award | Julie M. Buser, CPNP |
| Children and Youth with Special Healthcare Needs Award | Jane E. Tobias, DNP, CPNP |
| Child Maltreatment and Neglect SIG Conference Award | Danielle Knox, CPNP-AC |
| Childhood Obesity Scholarly SIG Award | Jennifer L. Bianchini, RN-BC, MSN |
| Childhood Obesity SIG Conference Award | Samantha G. Lee, CPNP-BC |
| Developmental Behavioral Mental Health Advocacy SIG Award | Angela J. Nash, PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC, PMHS |
| Immunization SIG Award | Dana DeShon, DNP, APN, CPNP-PC |
| School-based Health Services SIG Award | Katherine E. Chike-Harris, DNP, APRN, CPNP, NE |
| Outstanding SIG Award | Children in Disasters SIG |
| Journal of Pediatric Health Care Ellen Rudy Clore Excellence in Scholarly Writing Award | Elizabeth Sloand, PhD, CPNP, FAAN for her article: Breastfeeding Practices and Opinions of Latina Mothers in an Urban Pediatric Office, JPHC, May-June 2018 |
| Journal of Pediatric Health Care Leah Harrison Excellence in Clinical Writing Award | Sharon Anderson, DNP, NNP-BC, APNG for her article: Newborn Screening for Lysosomal Storage Disorders, JPHC, May-June 2018 |
| Journal of Pediatric Health Care Nelms-Berg Department Editor Service Award | Elizabeth Farrington, Pharm.D, FCCP, FCCM, FPPAG, BCPS, BCNSP - Pharmacology Continuing Education Department |
| NAPNAP Foundation President Award | Jo Ann Serota, DNP, RN, CPNP, FAANP, IBCLC |
| NAPNAP Foundation Research Grants | Hiba Abujaradeh, MSN, RN, CPNP Lisa K. Militello, PhD, MPH, RN, CPNP Mary Thompson, PhD, CPNP-PC, RN |
| NAPNAP Foundation: Elaine Gelman Student Scholarship | Megan Antolick, BSN, RN Julia Higashio, RN Harsana Showunmi, BSN |
| NAPNAP Foundation: DNP-PhD Student Scholarship | Kelly Pretorius, MPH, MSN, CPNP-AC/PC, RN |
| NAPNAP Foundation Conference Travel Scholarship | Sandra Bennett, APRN-CNP Megan Carpenter, BSN, RN Jessica Heichel, BSN, RN Julia Higashio, BSN, RN Ashley Hunter, RN, PNP(s) Hunter Pierce, RN, BSN Kelsey Renning, RN, BSN, PNP-PC(s) Harsana Showunmi, BSN Haley Smith, BSN, RN, TNCC |