We’re proud to announce our 2025 Award recipients: Jeremy Bang, Nursing Excellence; Katsuko “Kay” Tanaka, Outstanding Volunteer; and Jacqueline Sammons, Outstanding Student Member (not pictured).
Award Recipients
2024 Award Recipients
We’re proud to announce this year’s outstanding advance practice psychiatric nurses: Nikki Behner, Heather Buzbee, Kristine Highlander, Angela Kokinakos, and Isabel Zaragoza-Sanchez.
2023 Award Recipients
We are proud to honor Piper Buersmeyer and Jean Tang for their contributions to the organization and the PMHNP community.
2022 Award Recipients
Our 2022 award recipients are a gift to our association and our profession. Congratulations Mary Ellen O’Keefe, Danielle Waldron, Jinn Schladweiler, Jeffrey Kendall, and Lisa Vickers.
2021 Award Recipients
We are honored to announce the AAPPN award recipients for 2021!





