GAPNA Awards for Excellence
Innovative Project Excellence Award
The GAPNA Innovative Project Award is given to a Committee or Special Interest Group (SIG) that exemplifies GAPNA’s mission to enhance and promote the care of older adults. The Committee or SIG should demonstrate, through the use of gerontological nursing principles, outstanding innovative projects or initiatives to benefit GAPNA membership, gerontological advanced practice nursing, and/or care of older adults.
The 2022 Winner is: The GAPNA Historical Committee
Chapter Excellence Award
The Established Chapter Excellence Award honors a chapter that best promotes the goals of the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association (GAPNA) through its member relationships, professional activities, and promotion of advanced practice gerontological nursing throughout the local, regional, and/or state during the past year.
The 2022 Winner is: The GAPNA Liberty Chapter
Excellence in Community Service
This award for outstanding community service is for an individual who demonstrates a commitment to service to the community. This commitment is demonstrated through the development or participation in programs that go well beyond the traditional service role of their profession. The award highlights community service as an important element of the mission of nursing professionals and singles out individuals who serve as examples of social responsiveness on the part of the nursing community.
The 2022 Winner is:
Jade Vergara, AGPCNP-C, NP
The 2022 Winner is:
Margaret Huryk, APN, DNP, AGPCNP-BC
Excellence in Clinical Practice
This award for outstanding clinical practice is for an individual who demonstrates a commitment to geriatric clinical practice. This award acknowledges an individual who demonstrates, through the use of geriatric principles, outstanding geriatric care that goes well beyond the traditional service role of their profession. The award highlights clinical practice as an important element of the mission of nursing professionals and singles out individuals who serve as examples of geriatric expertise.
Excellence in Education
The award for excellence in education recognizes an individual involved in the teaching and/or design of gerontological nurse practitioner curriculum or course content. The faculty member will demonstrate knowledge of the care of older adults and the ability to translate that knowledge to enhance students’ understanding in innovative ways. The faculty member will encourage and inspire advanced practice students to develop their excellence in gerontology. In addition to excellence in teaching, the faculty member will exhibit excellence in practice and service to the community.
The 2022 Winner is:
Sara McCumber, DNP, RN, CNP, CNS
The 2022 Winner is:
Cassandra Vonnes, GNP
Excellence in Leadership
This award for outstanding leadership is for an individual who demonstrates a commitment to geriatrics; through direct care, education and/or research. This award is for an individual who demonstrates the tenacity to advocate, through a variety of means, for geriatric education and care in a variety of settings that goes well beyond the traditional service role of their profession. The award highlights leadership as an important element of the mission of nursing professionals and singles out individuals who serve as examples of geriatric expertise.
Excellence in Research
This award for research is for an individual who demonstrates a commitment to research in nursing that benefits the geriatric community. This commitment is demonstrated through the development or participation in research projects that emphasize or go beyond the traditional service role of their profession. The award highlights research as an important element of the mission of nursing professionals and singles out individuals who serve as examples of nursing scientists within the nursing community.
The 2022 Winner is:
Sabrina Pickens, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, GNP-BC
The 2022 Winner is:
Abby Luck Parish, DNP APN-BC
Health Affairs Scholarship Winner
This scholarship provides assistance to a GAPNA member who wishes to attend the annual American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) Health Policy Conference.
GAPNA Leadership Institute Class of 2022 Fellows
Tamatha Arms, DNP, NP-C, PhD, PMHNP-BC |
Victoria Nalls, PhD, CRNP, ACHPN, CWS |
Kala K. Blakely, DNP, CRNP, NP-C, CNE, FAANP |
Brenda L. Van Roosenbeek, NP |
