AORN Awards

AORN Awards

AORN Awards SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 2009 S hare a vision for the future as award recipients are recognized at the Awards Dinner on Sunday, March 15, 2009,...

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AORN Awards SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 2009

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hare a vision for the future as award recipients are recognized at the Awards Dinner on Sunday, March 15, 2009, at 6:30 PM at the Hilton Hotel. This special event, Embracing Excellence . . . and the Award Goes to?, will celebrate the past year’s accomplishments. Attendees also will have the opportunity to speak with award winners and learn about their success strategies. For more information about the Awards Dinner, visit http://www.aorn.org/Congress and select the “Congress Brochure 2009 Chicago” hyperlink.

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

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The 2009 achievement awards recognize V. Doreen Wagner, PhD, RN, CNOR—Outstanding Achievement in Perioperative Academic Nursing Education; Karen L. Ritchey, RN, MSN, CNOR—Outstanding Achievement in Perioperative Clinical Nursing Education; Janet A. Lewis, RN, MA, CNOR—Outstanding Achievement in Mentorship; Joyce A. Cox, MSN, CNP, CNOR, CRNFA— Outstanding Achievement in Public Policy Advocacy; Sharon A. Robinson, RN, MSN, CNOR— Outstanding Achievement in Public Policy Advocacy; Theresa I. Aldama, RN, MSN, CNOR, CRNFA—Outstanding Achievement in Specialty Assembly Leadership; Joanne D. Oliver, RN, BSN, CNOR—Outstanding Achievement in State Council Leadership; Linda L. Savage, RN, BS, CNOR—Outstanding Achievement in State Council Leadership; and Anne S. Medlin, RN, BSN, CNOR—Extended Service Award.

CHAPTER EXCELLENCE AWARDS AORN’s network of 350 chapters serves as the grassroots of the Association and the immediate resource for supporting our mem-

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bers’ perioperative practice. Chapters are integral to bringing AORN’s vision, mission, and core values to hospitals, health care facilities, schools of nursing, and local communities. The Chapter Excellence Awards recognize and spotlight chapter accomplishments in a variety of areas. Chapters in each size category (ie, small, medium, intermediate, large) will receive Gold, Silver, and Bronze awards. One Gold-winning chapter will be selected as Chapter of the Year, representing the best submission among all size categories. Members of each chapter applying for an award have developed presentations in the format of their choosing that best describe an outstanding project, activity, service, program, or collection of activities. Submissions should reflect activities or programs conducted between April 1, 2008, and January 1, 2009. All chapter excellence presentations should convey the effect and outcome of the project or activity on the chapter, the community, or the profession of perioperative nursing. Entries are judged by the AORN Awards Committee. For more information about individual or chapter awards, please contact Marian Burrell, project coordinator, via e-mail at mburrell@aorn .org, or call (800) 755-2676 x 275.

WRITERS CONTEST AWARDS The Writers Contest Awards recognize authors of quality AORN Journal articles. Four article categories are included in this contest— clinical, education, management, and research. For an article to be considered, at least one author of a manuscript must be an RN and an AORN member. All Journal authors whose articles meet this requirement and whose articles are published during the calendar year preceding Congress are eligible for the contest. Winning articles in each category are chosen based on points awarded by Journal editors, review panel members, and Editorial Board members. © AORN, Inc, 2009