Fall 2021Awards & June-Dec) [with Region]
Thacher-MBN Leadership Fellowships. Five (5) at $1,000 each. $500 match from MBN. $5,000 total.
- Kristen Hayward, DNP, CNM, Ellsworth, ME (Reg 1)
- Elizabeth Munoz, DNP, CNM, Champaign, IL (Reg 4)
- Cindy Nelly, DNP, CNM/APRN, Gainesville, FL (Reg 3)
- Angela Reidner, CNM, MS, Princeton, Illinois (Reg 4)
- Autumn Versace, DNP, CNM, Wilton, NH (Reg 1)
A.C.N.M. Foundation Varney Leadership Award (6 at $2000 each): $12,000 total.
for student attendance at LEAD and Midwifery Works
- Cheyenne Conway, SNM, Baylor University, San Antonio, TX (Reg 6)
- Carolyn ‘Cat” Dymond, SNM, Atlanta, GA, Emory University (Reg 3)
- Cherisse Howell, SNM, Jonesboro, GA, Georgia College & State University (Reg 3)
- Lisa Marie Morgan, SNM, Troutdale, OR, Bethel University (Reg 7)
- Chiquita Reid, SNM, MSN, Charlotte, NC, Shenandoah University (Reg 3)
- Morgan Clark-Youngblood, SNM, Roswell, GA, Emory University (Reg 3)
Carrington-Hsia-Nieves Doctoral Scholarship for Midwives of Color (2021). $15,000
- Amy Goh, CNM, WHNP, MSN – PhD Boston College, MA – (Reg 1)
- Nichele Salazar, MSH, CNM – DNP University of New Mexico– NM – (Reg 6)
- Nichole Wardlaw, MEd, MSN, CNM, FACNM – DNP Old Dominion, VA – (Reg 2)
Texas Midwifery Creation Scholarship (2021) $1000 each; total $3,000.
- Nakia Dumas, SNM, Texas Tech Health Sciences University, TX (Reg 6)
- Shelby Shelton, SNM, Texas Tech Health Sciences University, TX (Reg 6)
- Tori Herbert, SNM, Texas Tech Health Sciences University, TX (Reg 6)
Wayachi Seed Grant (MOCC) - $5,000
- Jeanine Valrie-Logan, CNM, MSN, MPH “Southside Chicago Birth Center Marketing Plan.” IL (Reg 4)
Raisler Award for International Midwifery (2021) Two at $3,500 each; total $7,000.
- Carolyn Curtis, CNM, MSN, FACNM, “Menstrual Hygiene Management Among School Girls-Ethiopia.” DC (Reg 2)
- Kimberly Garcia, DNP, CNM, FACNM, “Lay Midwives’ PPH Education in Guatemala” Utah (Reg 6)
Midwifery Works Fundraiser and Reception Support to ACNM ($5,000):
Including Midwifery Works attendance by 6 students and LEAD attendance by 2 students.
Health Policy Summit, Support to ACNM, November 16, 2021 ($5,000):
Sponsorship of 3 educational sessions related to policy/advocacy, with no connection to lobbying.
Awards not made in 2021 - deferred to 2022:
35th Annual Therese Dondero Memorial Lecture - Deferred to Winter 2022 in collaboration with ACNM.
Bonnie Westenberg Pedersen International Midwife Award – Deferred to 2023 in consultation with DGE.
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