The American Academy of Nursing (Academy) will honor Marion E. Broome, Peter Buerhaus, Jennie Chin Hansen, Linda Burnes Bolton, and Bonnie and Mark Barnes with awards for their longstanding contributions to improve care, advance health equity and promote the nursing profession.
“These remarkable individuals have, in their own way, contributed to elevating the voice of the profession in policy, practice, and through purposeful recognition. Their years of servant leadership has been an inspiration to many and all award designees have provided invaluable contributions to the organization,” said Academy President Kenneth R. White, Ph.D., RN, AGACNP, ACHPN, FACHE, FAAN. “It is an honor to award each of them and demonstrate the Academy’s gratitude for their outstanding work. It is a privilege to highlight their dedication to improving health and care for all.”
The President’s Award, which recognizes an individual who has made extraordinary, lifelong contributions to improving the health of individuals, families, or communities, will be presented to Marion E. Broome, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, Ruby F. Wilson Professor of Nursing and former Dean for Duke University School of Nursing. This is the highest individual achievement award given by the Academy and only awarded when someone has been identified as being truly fitting of the honor. Widely regarded as an expert, scholar, and leader in pediatric nursing research and practice, Broome’s work has been funded by the American Cancer Society, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and various foundations for over two decades. Her seminal research developed and tested interventions designed to assist children to cope with acute and chronic pain, review informed consent and assent for children in research, investigate research misconduct in clinical trials and, most recently, Broome has considered ethical dilemmas in publishing and leadership of nurse executives.
Peter Buerhaus, Ph. D., RN, FAANP(h), FAAN, Professor of Nursing and Director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Health Workforce Studies at the College of Nursing, Montana State University, will be presented with this Academy’s Civitas Award. The award recognizes an individual who exemplifies extraordinary dedication to excellence in promoting quality care.
The Health Care Leader Award, created in 2008 to recognize an influential national leader dedicated to improving the health of the nation through contributions to organizational excellence, will be given to Jennie Chin Hansen, DNS(h), MSN, RN, FAAN, immediate past CEO of the American Geriatrics Society and former president of AARP.
The Academy will present Linda Burnes Bolton, DrPH, RN, FAAN, Chief Nursing Officer Emeritus, Cedars Sinai, with the Lifetime Legacy Award. Created in 2019, this award recognizes an extraordinary individual who has dedicated their life to advocating for positive health system changes.
Bonnie Barnes, FAAN, and Mark Barnes, FAAN, co-founders and leaders within the DAISY Foundation, will be presented with the Outstanding Leadership Award. This distinction recognizes Honorary Fellows of the Academy for exemplary service and perseverance as a champion of the nursing profession. The DAISY Foundation and DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses was created to recognize and honor the compassionate care nurses provide every day to the patients they serve.
