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Honor Your Colleagues

2021 AAPPN Awards

Is there someone you’d like to see recognized as a star of our profession?

Last year, we revamped our awards to recognize members throughout the different stages of their careers. We’re rotating some awards every other year, and we’ve added new awards, including Student Member of the Year and Faculty Member of the Year.

Submit Your Nomination

Award Categories for 2021

Nursing Excellence: Honor an AAPPN member who makes a difference to advanced practice psychiatric nursing, the mental health profession, and/or the clients we serve. Their contribution, which goes beyond the confines of the organization, may be in the areas of client care, education, leadership, advocacy, public policy, research, etc.

  • Nominations accepted from any member
  • Recipient may be any Clinical, Emeritus, or Out-of-State member

Volunteer of the Year: Honor an AAPPN member who makes a difference to the organization. Examples include helping members, promoting AAPPN and the profession, recruiting new members, working on a committee, or cultivating chapters.

  • Nominations accepted from any member
  • Recipient may be any member

Student Member of the Year: Honor a current student member who demonstrates academic and clinical excellence while offering unique contributions to their learning community.

  • Nominations accepted from members who are PMHNP faculty members or from Student members
  • Recipient may be any Student member

Faculty Member of the Year: Honor a faculty member who demonstrates creative and innovative teaching abilities, fosters and maintains strong relationships with students, and is published in the field of advanced practice psychiatric nursing.

Gretchen Schodde Lifetime Achievement: This award is based on the following criteria:

  1. Advancing the profession of advanced practice nursing, advanced practice psychiatric nursing, and promoting mental health and well-being to those served;
  2. Displaying qualities such as inspiration, vision, creativity, dedication, leadership, commitment, service, and devotion; and
  3. Recognizing and meeting a need.
  4. Nominations accepted from any member

Recipient is not required to be a nurse.

Submit Your Nomination

Learn about the 2020 Award Recipients

Graham Patrick

Meet Graham Patrick, 2020 Nursing Excellence Award

Continue Reading 2020 Nursing Excellence Award

Greg Hudson

Meet Gregory Hudson, 2020 New Practitioner of the Year

Continue Reading 2020 New Practitioner of the Year

Elizabeth Bielstein

Meet Elizabeth Bielstein, 2020 Preceptor of the Year

Continue Reading 2020 Preceptor of the Year

Meet Danielle DeOliveira

Meet Danielle DeOliveira, 2020 Volunteer of the Year Award

Continue Reading 2020 Volunteer of the Year

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