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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