Return to Learn > Professional Resources and News Releases > News Releases > Leaders in Midwifery Community Recognized at ACNM’s 61st Annual Meeting in Albuquerque, NM (May 31, 2016)
Leaders in Midwifery Community Recognized at ACNM’s 61st Annual Meeting in Albuquerque, NM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 31, 2016CONTACT: Ashley WestPHONE: 240-485-1856
EMAIL: [email protected]Download PDF here.
LEADERS IN MIDWIFERY COMMUNITY
RECOGNIZED AT ACNM'S 61ST
ANNUAL MEETING & EXHIBITION IN ALBUQUERQUE,
NM
American
College of Nurse-Midwives Honors Leaders of Midwifery CommunitySilver Spring,
MD - Midwives and other health care clinicians
were honored with awards in various categories on May 26, 2016 at the
American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) 60th Annual
Meeting & Exhibition. Award
winners are chosen by ACNM and by the A.C.N.M. Foundation.
The 2016 Award Winners are:Hattie
Hemschemeyer AwardThe 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:Holly Powell
KennedyKitty Ernst AwardThe 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:Maj Elizabeth NutterDistinguished
Service AwardThis 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:Maude CallenJan KrebsDenise McLauglinMartha RodeOutstanding
Preceptor AwardRecipients:Robin Aftuck, CNMAmanda St. Aubin, CNMBeth Bary, CNMMichelle Chiafulio, CMMarcia Ensminger, CNMJanet Fedullo, CNMClaudia Gerard, CNMRachel Graber, CNMAndrea Hiles, CNMLucia Jenkusky, CNMAnn Konkoly, CNMDebra Lowrance, CNMPamela Madden, CNMDeena Mallareddy, CNMSukdai Mangru, CNMLisa Modell, CNMMaggie Pastarr, CNMCaroline Paster, CMJaime Pickering, CNMCarleen Poellinger, CNMLynn Rife, CNMKate Robinson, CNMJanine Sayles, CNMLori Sherman, CNMMichelle Telfer, CNMCathy Vaux, CNMStacy Wilson, CNMExcellence in
Teaching AwardRecipients:Sukey Krause, CNM
Debora Dole, CNM
Juliana Van Olfen-Fehr, CNM
BArbara J. Reale, CNM
Kate Woeber, CNM
Tonia Moore-Davis, CNM
L.Kim Baraona, CNM
Liz Niederegger, CNM
Elizabeth Gabzdyl, CNM
Kate Harrod, CNM
Barbara Overman, CNM
Christina Elmore, CNM
Jenna Shaw-Battista, CNM
Fellow AwardRecipients:Megan Arbour,
CNM, MS, PhD
Rebeca
Barroso, CNM, PhD, DNP
Kathryn Carr,
CNM, MSN
Andrea
Christianson, CNM, MS
Jenifer O.
Fahey, CNM, MSN, MSPH
Sharon L.
Holley, CNM, DNP
Maria
Christina Johnson, CNM, MS
Ira
Kantrowitz-Gordon, CNM, PhD
Linda Locke,
CNM, MPH, LSW
Patricia O.
Loftman, CNM, LM, MS
Denise
McLaughlin, CNM, MPH
Gretchen
Mettler, CNM, PhD
Tonia L.
Moore-Davis, CNM, PhD(c)
Robin
Neumeier, CNM, MSN
Tonya
Nicholson, CNM, DNP, WHNP-BC
Angelita
Nixon, CNM, MSN, APRN
Julie Paul,
CNM, DNP
Jenna
Shaw-Battista, CNM, PhD, NP
Letitia
Sullivan, CNM, MS
Barbara A.
Winningham, CNM, WHNP-BC, DNP
Public Policy
AwardRecipient:Angy NixonMedia AwardRecipient:Christy
Turlington Burns
Best Book of
the Year AwardRecipients:A History of Midwifery in the United States:
The Midwife Said Fear NotHelen
Varney BurstJoyce E. ThompsonExemplary Affiliate AwardRecipients:Alabama State Affiliate of ACNM
Maine State Affiliate of ACNM
New Mexico State Affiliate of ACNM
Ohio State Affiliate of ACNM
Virginia State Affiliate of ACNM
Wisconsin State Affiliate of ACNM
Uniformed Services State Affiliate of ACNM
2016 Awards and
Scholarships - The A.C.N.M. Foundation, Inc.Dorothea M.
Lang Pioneer AwardThis award honors midwifery's "unsung heroes" who have demonstrated
pioneering vision and innovative leadership. Award winners are exceptional CNMs
or 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
aptly named for Dorothea M. Lang, CNM, MPH, FACNM - past-president of ACNM and
the A.C.N.M. Foundation, whose visionary leadership has advanced the profession
of midwifery in countless ways.
Recipients:Susan A. DeJoy, CNM, MSN, PhD, FACNM
Carol A.L. Howe, CNM, DNSc, FACNM, FAAN
Kay D. Sedler, CNM-ret, MN, FACNM
Bonnie Westenberg Pedersen
International Midwife Award:Given in memory of Bonnie Pedersen CNM to enable an outstanding
international midwife to attend the ACNM Annual Meeting as our honored
guest.This award recognizes the exemplary leadership of the awardee in
advancing maternal and child health and midwifery, thereby assuring safe births
for mothers and babies in their home country. Recipient:Bupe
Mwamba, Nurse and Midwife, ZambiaTherese Dondero Memorial LectureRecipient:Mary Ellen
Stanton, CNM, MSN, FACNMLouis M. Hellman Midwifery Partnership AwardRecipient:John W.
Larsen, Jr. MD, George Washington UniversityA.C.N.M. Foundation Graduate Education
FellowshipRecipient:Carrie E.
Neerland, MS, APRN, CNM, PhD candidate, University of Minnesota, School of
Nursing
W. Newton Long AwardRecipient:Martha
Goedert, CNM, FNP, PhD, FACNMBasic Midwifery
ScholarshipsRecipients:GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Health Care
ScholarshipStephanie
Estes, SNM (Johns Hopkins University/Shenandoah University)Midwives of Color-Watson ScholarshipStacie
Walker, SNM (Shenandoah University)Ebony
Simpson, SNM (Frontier Nursing University) Essence
Williams, SNM (Frontier Nursing University)The Edith B. Wonnell CNM ScholarshipJennifer
Neczypor, SNM (Vanderbilt University)A.C.N.M. Foundation Memorial ScholarshipCynthia Stoffel, SNM
(University of Illinois at Chicago)Christine Nuger CNM Memorial ScholarshipAllison Lawrence, SNM
(Yale University)Varney Participant AwardRecipients:Stephanie
Estes, SNM (Johns Hopkins / Shenandoah
University)Leah
Rashidyan, SNM (San Diego State University)Carrington-Hsia-Nieves Doctoral
Scholarship for Midwives of ColorKarline Wilson-Mitchell, CNM, RM, MSN,DNP (Frontier Nursing University)Midwifery Legacies Project 20th Century Student
Interview AwardsRecipients:1st Place: Caroline Reid, SNM (Vanderbilt
University) 2nd Place: Rose Fisher, SNM (Frontier Nursing
University) 3rd
Place: Jennifer Neczypor, SNM
(Vanderbilt University) Honorable
Mention: Sharon Bates King (Vanderbilt University)Emilee Head Lazo (Vanderbilt University)Rebecca Soderlind Rice (Vanderbilt University)A.C.N.M. Foundation Staff Appreciation AwardRecipient:Salvador ChairezRay AllenKiev MartinFoundation Leadership Development Award:Thacher Fellowships (late 2015) **Recipients:Colleen Brezine, CNM, MSNBeth N. Carlson, CNM, MSNAdelicia Graham, CNM, FNPc, MSNThanh-Xuan Le, CNM, WHNP, MSNSheri Matteo, CNM, MSNPatricia Scane, CNM, MSThacher Community Grants *Recipients:Karla Benzyl, MD
(Fall, 2015) Martine
Jean-Baptiste, CNM (Fall, 2015) Nancy Comello, CNM
(Spring, 2016) Susan Kamin, CNM
(Spring, 2016)* 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).###For more information, please contact
Ashley West, ACNM media relations & social media specialist 240-485-1856
or via email 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. ACNM promotes excellence
in midwifery education, clinical practice, and research. With roots dating to
1929, our members are primary care providers for women throughout the lifespan,
with a special emphasis on pregnancy, childbirth, and gynecologic and
reproductive health. ACNM provides research, administers and promotes
continuing education programs, establishes clinical practice standards, and
creates liaisons with state and federal agencies and members of Congress to
increase the visibility and recognition of midwifery care.
8403 Colesville Road, Ste. 1550, Silver Spring, MD
20910-6374 * Phone: (240) 485-1800 *
Fax: (240) 485-1818 *
www.midwife.org The
A.C.N.M. Foundation, Inc. is a 501 (c)
(3) nonprofit charitable organization - the philanthropic arm of ACNM - with a
mission 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. The A.C.N.M. Foundation, Inc.,
PO Box 380272, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02238-0272 *
Phone (240) 485-1850 * Fax: (617)
876-5822 *
www.midwife.org/ACNM-Foundation