2015 ANNA Award Recipients

Outstanding Contribution to ANNA

Award: Lifetime membership in ANNA, ANNA logo pin, and a plaque

Carol Headley, DNSc, ACNP-BC, RN, CNN

Va Medical Center

Memphis, TN
Ron Brady Memorial Award for Excellence in Volunteer Leadership

Sponsored by Anthony Jannetti, Inc.

Award: $1,000 and a plaque

Sandy Miholics, RN, CNN

Healthfirst NY

Neshanic Station, NJ
Clinical Practice Award

Sponsored by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc.

Award: $1,000 and a plaque

Linda Ford, BS RN, CDN

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Freehold, NJ
Nephrology Nurse Educator Award

Sponsored by DaVita

Award: $1,000 and a plaque

Kristin Larson, MSN, RN, APN, GNP, CNN

NxStage Medical

Salt Lake City, UT
Excellence in Nephrology Nursing Management Award

Award: $1,000 and a plaque

Camille May, RN, CNN

DaVita Brookriver Dialysis

Dallas, TX
Nephrology Nurse Researcher Award

Award: $1,000 and a plaque

Cynthia Russell, PhD, RN, FAAN

University of Missouri

Kansas City, MO
Quality Care Award

Sponsored by Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

Award: $2,000 and a plaque

Donna Buglisi, BSN, RN, CNN

Fresenius Medical Care

Kenvil, NJ
  Outstanding Chapter Recognition Award

Sponsored by B. Braun Medical Inc. and Aesculap Academy

Award: $1,000 educational grant

Greater Minnesota Chapter
  Chapters Strategic Collaboration Award

Award: $500

Platte River Chapter (Nebraska)
Research Abstract Award

Award: $500

Loretta Jackson Brown, PhD, RN, FAAN

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

Atlanta, GA
Research Sharing Award

Award: $350

Caroline Steward, APN, CCRN, CNN

Capital Health Regional Medical Center

Ewing, NJ

 
Kelly McManus Memorial Award

Sponsored by NxStage

Award: $2,000

Barbara Richelieu, MA, BSN, CNN

Morris Home Dialysis

Parsippany, NJ
ANNA Board of Directors Award

Award: ANNA logo pin, complimentary registration to a future ANNA National Symposium, and plaque

Mary Schira, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC

University of Texas

Arlington, TX
Representation Award

Award: $500

Sharon Hoffman, BSN, RN, CNN

St. Cloud Hospital

Little Falls, MN
Helen Feigenbaum Award for the Promotion of Excellence in Nephrology Nursing

Sponsored by the Feigenbaum Family

Award: $1,000 and a plaque

Maura McCann, BS, RN, CNN

Fresenius Medical Care

Winterville, NC
  Chapter STAR (Successful Teamwork = Achievements and Recognition) Awards

Award: $1,000

Advocacy: Alamo City (Texas)

Education: Greater Charlotte (North Carolina)

Evidence-Based Practice: Black Swamp (Ohio)

Leadership: Greater Puget Sound (Washington)

Membership: Dogwood (Georgia)
  Chapter Rising STAR Awards

Award: $500

Advocacy: First State (Delaware)

Education: MichigANNA

Evidence-Based Practice: Buckeye (Ohio)

Leadership: Tar River (North Carolina)

Membership: Garden State (New Jersey)
  Chapter Road to Success Awards

Award: $500

Recruitment & Retention: Caribbean (Puerto Rico)

Associate Members: Memphis Blues (Tennessee)

Certified Members: Palm Valley (Texas)
Nephrology Nursing Journal New Author Award

Award: $500

Jennifer Payton, MHCA, BSN, RN, CNN

HealthSTAR, CES

Goose Creek, SC
Nephrology Nursing Journal Writing Contest Awards

Award: $500
Clinical Practice:

Jean Colaneri, ACNP-BC, CNN

Albany Medical Center Hospital

Albany, NY
Education:

Cheryl Groenhoff, MBA, MSN, RN, CNN

Baxter Healthcare

St. John's, FL

Co-authors: Edna Delgado, BSN, RN, PHN; Marilyn McClernon, RN, CNN; Alicia Davis, RN; Latasha Malone, RN; Janet Majirsky, RN; and Steven Guest, MD
Research:

Patricia Marck, PhD, RN

Professor & Director, School of Nursing, & Associate Dean

University of British Columbia

Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

Co-authors: Anita Molzahn, PhD, RN, FCAHS; Rhonda Berry-Hauf, BScN, RN, CNephA; Lorretta Gail Hutchings, BScN, RN; and Susan Hughes, RN

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