| For Immediate Release May 23, 2014 | Contact: Damaris Hay Email: [email protected] Office: (240) 485-1856 |
LEADERS IN MIDWIFERY COMMUNITY RECOGNIZED AT ACNM'S 59TH ANNUAL MEETING & EXHIBITION IN DENVER
American College of Nurse-Midwives Honors Leaders of Midwifery Community
Silver Spring, MD - Midwives and other health care clinicians were honored with awards
in various categories last week at the American College of Nurse-Midwives'
(ACNM's) 59th Annual Meeting & Exhibition. Award winners are chosen by ACNM and by the A.C.N.M. Foundation.
The 2014 award
winners are:
Hattie
Hemschemeyer Award
The Hattie Hemschemeyer Award, named in honor of
ACNM's first president and a pioneer of the profession, is ACNM's most
prestigious award and is given annually to an ACNM member who has been
certified for at least 10 years and has made continuous outstanding and/or
historically significant contributions to midwifery, ACNM, and/or maternal
child health.
Recipient:
Judith Mercer,
CNM, PhD, FACNM
Kitty Ernst Award
The Kitty Ernst Award, affectionately known as the
"Young Whippersnapper Award," is named after the College's fourth and youngest
president, and one of its most dynamic living legends. The Kitty Ernst Award
was established in 1998 to honor an ACNM member who has been certified for less
than 10 years and has demonstrated innovative, creative endeavors in clinical
practice, education, administration, or research relating to midwifery and
women's health.
Recipient:
Kim Q. Dau, CNM, MS
Distinguished Service
Award
This award recognizes a
CNM/CM or other professional for an unusual and exemplary effort in the field
of community service, innovation in midwifery practice, education, or research.
Recipients:
Ellen Martin, CNM, MS, FACNM
Susan R. Stapleton, CNM, DNP,
FACNM
Kimberly A. Couch, CNM
Outstanding Preceptor
Award
Recipients:
1. Margaret Holcomb, CNM, DNP
2. Group Health Tacoma
Midwifery Practice
3. OB/GYN Associates of
Kerrville Texas Midwifery Practice
4. Pamela Auman, CNM
5.Jalana N. Lazar,
CNM, WHNP
6.
Theresa Gay, CNM
7. Tanya
McDermott, CNM
8. Amber
Evans, CNM
9. DeAnna
Griebenow, CNM
10.
Heather Paar, CNM
11.
Kathleen Harmon, CNM
12.
Sukdai Mangru, CNM
13. Kate
Harrod, CNM, PhD, FACNM
14. Kara
Myers, CNM
15.
Richard Jennings, CNM, MSN
16. Megan
Donaghy, CNM
17. Eliza
Burelle, CNM, MSN
18.
Elaine Rosenwach, CNM
19. Tom
Chappell, CNM, MSN
20.
Sylyna Kennedy, CNM, RN, MSN
21.
Rebecca Garrett-Brown, CNM
22.
Connie Swentek, CNM, MSN, FACNM
23.
Teresa Damery, CNM
24.
Monica Newby, CNM
25. Carla
Morrow, CNM
26. Linda
Gillet, CNM
27. Lisa
Mattke, CNM
Fellow Award
Recipients:
1. Tanya Bailey,
CNM, MSN, FACNM
2.Patricia Burkhardt, CM, LM, DrPH, FACNM
3.Victoria Henderson Burslem, CNM, MSN,
FACNM
4.Michelle Rene Collins, CNM, PhD, FACNM
5.Connie Dewees, CNM, DrPH, MN, FACNM
6.Michelle Grandy, CNM, MN, FACNM
7.Milree Keeling, CNM, MS, BCSI, FACNM
8.Julia Lange Kessler, CM, RN, DNP, FACNM
9.Gwen Amber Latendresse, CNM, PhD, FACNM
10.Elaine M. Moore, CNM, MSN, FACNM
11.Whitney Ann Pinger, CNM, MSN, FACNM
12.Connie Swentek, CNM, MSN, FACNM
13.Ruth E. Zielinski, CNM, PhD, FACNM
Media Award
Recipient:
C. Margo Mowbray,An Answering Flame: Horseback Nurse
in an Adverse Land
Organizational Partner
Recipient:
Association
of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
Best Book of the Year
Award
Recipients:
Nancy Bardacke, CNM, MA
For
the book entitled: Mindful Birthing:
Training the Mind, Body, and Heart for Childbirth and Beyond
Patricia Harman, CNM
For
the book entitled: The Midwife of Hope
River: A Novel of an American Midwife
Exemplary Affiliate Award
Recipient:
North Carolina State
Affiliate of ACNM
ACNM Video Contest Winner(s)*
Recipients:
1. Emily Fitzgerald, "Midwifery
Moment of Truth"
2.
The
University of Pennsylvania Midwifery Class of 2014, "Choose a Midwife"
*These
videos can be viewed on ACNM's YouTube channel
2014 A.C.N.M
Foundation, Inc. Awards and Scholarships
Dorothea M. Lang Pioneer Award
This award honors midwifery's "unsung
heroes" who have demonstrated pioneering vision and innovative leadership.
Award winners are exceptional CNMs or certified midwife (CMs) who are members
of ACNM, have been certified for at least 10 years,and have not
previously received the Hattie Hemschemeyer Award.The Lang Award is award
is aptly named for Dorothea M. Lang, CNM, MPH, FACNM -
past-president of the ACNM and the A.C.N.M. Foundation, whose visionary
leadership has advanced the profession of midwifery in countless ways.
Recipient:
Laraine Guyette, CNM, PhD, FACNM
Therese Dondero
Memorial Lecture
Recipient:
Sonia Hassan, MD
Louis M. Hellman
Midwifery Partnership Award
Recipient:
Thomas Moore, MD
Bonnie Westenberg
Pedersen International Midwife Award
Recipient:
Paulina Fenahas Akanet -
Nigeria
A.C.N.M. Foundation
Graduate Education Fellowship
Recipient:
Laura Manns-James, CNM, PhDc,
WHNP-BC, Kent State University
W. Newton Long Award
Recipients:
Erin George, CNM, MSN -
Boston, Massachusetts
Ellen Tilden, CNM, MS -
Portland, Oregon
Basic Midwifery Scholarships
Recipients:
GlaxoSmithKline
Consumer Health Care Scholarship
Morgan De Kleine, SNM
(Vanderbilt University)
Midwives of
Color-Watson Scholarship
Tina Moore Braimah, SNM
(East Carolina University)
Makeda Rambert, SNM
(Midwifery Institute of Philadelphia)
Danika Severino Wynn, SNM
(Stony Brook University)
The Edith B. Wonnell
CNM Scholarship
Susan E. Way, SNM
(University of California, San Francisco)
A.C.N.M. Foundation
Memorial Scholarship
Melissa Creighton,
SNM (Stony Brook University)
Devon Swanson, SNM
(Midwifery Institute of Philadelphia)
Varney Participant
Award
Recipients:
Melissa Creighton, SNM
(Stony Brook University)
Ali Sevilla de Cocco, SNM
(Vanderbilt University)
Excellence in Teaching
Awards
Recipients:
Cynthia Belew, CNM, MS
(University of California, San Francisco)
Ginger Breedlove, CNM,
PhD, FACNM (Shenandoah University)
Anne Z. Cockerham, CNM,
PhD (Frontier Nursing University)
Cathy Emeis, CNM, PhD
(Oregon Health & Sciences University)
Mary K. Guidera, CNM, MSN
(University of Pennsylvania)
Joyce Hyatt, CNM, DNP
(University of Medicine and Dentistry - New Jersey)
Sherry Kari, CNM, MSN (San
Diego State University)
Kate Koschoreck, CNM, MSN
(University of Colorado)
Karin Larson, CNM, MS
(University of Minnesota)
Judy Lazarus, CNM, MSN,
ARNP (University of Washington)
Lisa Kane Low, CNM, PhD,
FACNM (University of Michigan)
Jessica Ann Nelson, CNM,
MSN (University of Utah)
Monica Newby, CNM, MSN
(East Carolina University)
Julia Phillippi, CNM, PhD
FACNM (Vanderbilt University)
Nancy Jo Reedy, CNM, MPH,
FACNM (Georgetown University)
Midwifery Legacies
Project 20th Century Student Interview Awards
Recipients:
1st
Place: Stephanie Kleven,
SNM (University of Pennsylvania)
2nd
Place Victoria Mayfield, SNM
(Oregon Health & Science University)
3rd
Place: Jennifer Rudnik, SNM
(Frontier Nursing University)
Allison Scholl, SNM (Frontier Nursing University)
Honorable
Mention:
Koren Corbett, SNM (Oregon Health and Science University)
Amy Dixon, SNM (East Carolina University)
Emily
Fitzgerald, SNM (University of Illinois, Chicago)
Jill
Gustafson, SNM (East Carolina University)
Kristin Johnson, SNM (Oregon Health and Science
University)
Gretchen Scott, SNM (Frontier Nursing University)
Erin
Stein, SNM (Case Western Reserve University)
A.C.N.M. Foundation
Staff Appreciation Award
Recipient:
Rebecca Feldbush, Graphic
Designer for the American College of Nurse-Midwives
Foundation Leadership
Development Awards:
Thacher Fellowships
(late 2013) **
Recipients:
Holly Christensen, CNM,
MSN
Sharon Holley, CNM, DNP
Sheila Mathis, CNM, MSN
Jessica Schwartz, CNM, MSN
Karen Swift, CNM, MSN.
Thacher Community
Grants (late 2013)*
Recipients:
*Vanderbilt Volunteer Doula Program at the Vanderbilt School of Nursing
To assemble "doula bags" for their new doulas
- many of whom are nursing students - who provide doula services free of charge
to low income women in Nashville.
*Choices in Childbirth
To provide an undergraduate in New Jersey a fellowship
to promote The Business of Being Born: Classroom Edition (BoBB - CE) and
engage fellow students to discuss the challenges of the American maternity care
system.
* Supported by the Frances T.
Thacher Midwifery Leadership Endowment
** Supported by the Frances T.
Thacher Midwifery Leadership Endowment with matching funds from the Midwifery
Business Network (MBN).
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To learn more about ACNM and the award winners, or to
receive a photo for press purposes, please contact Damaris Hay, ACNM Media
Relations Specialist at (240) 485-1856 or via e-mail at [email protected].
The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) is the professional
association that represents certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) and certified
midwives (CMs) in the United States. With roots dating to 1929, ACNM sets the
standard for excellence in midwifery education and practice in the United
States and strengthens the capacity of midwives in developing countries. Our
members are primary care providers for women throughout the lifespan, with a
special emphasis on pregnancy, childbirth, and gynecologic and reproductive
health. ACNM reviews research, administers and promotes continuing education
programs, and works with organizations, state and federal agencies, and members
of Congress to advance the well-being of women and infants through the practice
of midwifery. More information about ACNM
can be found at www.midwife.org
8403 Colesville Road, Ste. 1550, Silver Spring, MD
20910-6374 * Phone: (240) 485-1800 * Fax: (240) 485-1818 * www.midwife.org
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A.C.N.M. Foundation, Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization whose
mission is to promote excellence in health care for women, infants and families
worldwide through the support of midwifery. All donations to be tax deductible
as allowed by law.
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