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Leaders in Midwifery Community Recognized at ACNM’s 61st Annual Meeting in Albuquerque, NM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 31, 2016
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LEADERS IN MIDWIFERY COMMUNITY RECOGNIZED AT ACNM'S 61ST ANNUAL MEETING & EXHIBITION IN ALBUQUERQUE, NM
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 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 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:
Holly Powell
Kennedy
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:
Maj Elizabeth Nutter
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:
Maude Callen
Jan Krebs
Denise McLauglin
Martha Rode
Outstanding
Preceptor Award
Recipients:
Robin Aftuck, CNM
Amanda St. Aubin, CNM
Beth Bary, CNM
Michelle Chiafulio, CM
Marcia Ensminger, CNM
Janet Fedullo, CNM
Claudia Gerard, CNM
Rachel Graber, CNM
Andrea Hiles, CNM
Lucia Jenkusky, CNM
Ann Konkoly, CNM
Debra Lowrance, CNM
Pamela Madden, CNM
Deena Mallareddy, CNM
Sukdai Mangru, CNM
Lisa Modell, CNM
Maggie Pastarr, CNM
Caroline Paster, CM
Jaime Pickering, CNM
Carleen Poellinger, CNM
Lynn Rife, CNM
Kate Robinson, CNM
Janine Sayles, CNM
Lori Sherman, CNM
Michelle Telfer, CNM
Cathy Vaux, CNM
Stacy Wilson, CNM
Excellence in
Teaching Award
Recipients:
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 Award
Recipients:
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
Award
Recipient:
Angy Nixon
Media Award
Recipient:
Christy
Turlington Burns
Best Book of
the Year Award
Recipients:
A History of Midwifery in the United States:
The Midwife Said Fear Not
Helen
Varney Burst
Joyce E. Thompson
Exemplary Affiliate Award
Recipients:
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 Award
This 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, Zambia
Therese Dondero Memorial Lecture
Recipient:
Mary Ellen
Stanton, CNM, MSN, FACNM
Louis M. Hellman Midwifery Partnership Award
Recipient:
John W.
Larsen, Jr. MD, George Washington University
A.C.N.M. Foundation Graduate Education
Fellowship
Recipient:
Carrie E.
Neerland, MS, APRN, CNM, PhD candidate, University of Minnesota, School of
Nursing
W. Newton Long Award
Recipient:
Martha
Goedert, CNM, FNP, PhD, FACNM
Basic Midwifery
Scholarships
Recipients:
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Health Care
Scholarship
Stephanie
Estes, SNM (Johns Hopkins University/Shenandoah University)
Midwives of Color-Watson Scholarship
Stacie
Walker, SNM (Shenandoah University)
Ebony
Simpson, SNM (Frontier Nursing University)
Essence
Williams, SNM (Frontier Nursing University)
The Edith B. Wonnell CNM Scholarship
Jennifer
Neczypor, SNM (Vanderbilt University)
A.C.N.M. Foundation Memorial Scholarship
Cynthia Stoffel, SNM
(University of Illinois at Chicago)
Christine Nuger CNM Memorial Scholarship
Allison Lawrence, SNM
(Yale University)
Varney Participant Award
Recipients:
Stephanie
Estes, SNM (Johns Hopkins / Shenandoah
University)
Leah
Rashidyan, SNM (San Diego State University)
Carrington-Hsia-Nieves Doctoral
Scholarship for Midwives of Color
Karline Wilson-Mitchell, CNM, RM, MSN,DNP (Frontier Nursing University)
Midwifery Legacies Project 20th Century Student
Interview Awards
Recipients:
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 Award
Recipient:
Salvador Chairez
Ray Allen
Kiev Martin
Foundation Leadership Development Award:
Thacher Fellowships (late 2015) **
Recipients:
Colleen Brezine, CNM, MSN
Beth N. Carlson, CNM, MSN
Adelicia Graham, CNM, FNPc, MSN
Thanh-Xuan Le, CNM, WHNP, MSN
Sheri Matteo, CNM, MSN
Patricia Scane, CNM, MS
Thacher 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).
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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.
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