Jul 12, 2017

Campaign Congratulates 2017 American Academy of Nursing Fellows

leader-STAFF-andrea-brassardEach year the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) names as fellows a group of nurse leaders who have made noteworthy contributions to education, management, practice, policy, and research. There are currently over 2,500 fellows across the country who represent our nation’s health care thought leaders.
The Campaign for Action is pleased to congratulate the 173 distinguished individuals recently named to AAN’s 2017 class of fellows, and in particular, the men and women below who have been involved with the Campaign or its backers, AARP Foundation, AARP, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation:

  • Terrah Foster Akard, PhD, RN, CPNP, Vanderbilt University (Tennessee)
  • Melissa Batchelor-Murphy, PhD, RN-BC, FNP-BC, Duke University (North Carolina)
  • Kenya V. Beard, EdD, AGACNP-BC, NP-C, CNE, ANEF, City University of New York (New York)
  • Anna Song Beeber, PhD, RN, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (North Carolina)
  • Amy Berman, BSN, RN, The John A. Hartford Foundation, Inc. (New York)
  • Andrea Brassard, PhD, FNP-BC, FAANP, AARP (Maryland)
  • Susan Breitenstein, PhD, RN, Rush University (Illinois)
  • Abraham Aizer Brody, PhD, RN, New York University (New York)
  • Elizabeth Cohn, PhD, NP, RN, Adelphi University (New York)
  • Cheryl Giscombe, PhD, PMHNP, RN, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (North Carolina)
  • Shannon Idzik, DNP, CRNP, FAANP, University of Maryland (Maryland)
  • Mary Jo Jerde, MBA, RN, BC, NEA-BC, UnitedHealthGroup (Arizona)
  • Nancy J. Kaufman, MS, RN, Strategic Vision Group (Wisconsin)
  • Ying Mai Kung, DNP, MPH, MN, ARNP, FNP-BC, AACNFPF, Florida State University (Florida)
  • Donna Lake, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, East Carolina University (North Carolina)
  • Patricia Noga, PhD, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association (Massachusetts)
  • Yolanda Ogbolu, PhD, CRNP, FAANP, University of Maryland, Baltimore (Maryland)
  • Jing Wang, PhD, MPH, MSN, RN, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (Texas)
  • Eric J. Williams, DNP, RN, CNE, National Black Nurses Association (California)