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AACN Awards

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing has a long tradition of recognizing individuals and organizations for their outstanding achievements in support of the nursing profession. Learn more about AACN's awards and past recipients below.

Current Call for Nominations

Member and Faculty Nominated Awards
AACN Advocate of the Year Award
CNL Educator Award
CNL Vanguard Award
Diversity, Inclusion, and Sustainability in Nursing Education Lectureship Award
ELNEC Awards
Excellence and Innovation in Teaching Award
Exemplary Academic-Practice Partnership Award
Individual Membership Awards
Innovations in Professional Nursing Education Awards
New Era for Academic Nursing Award
Novice Faculty Teaching Awards
Outstanding Dissertation and DNP Project Awards
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Excellence Award
Sister Bernadette Armiger Award

 

Board Nominated Awards

Geraldine “Polly” Bednash Lectureship Award 
The John P. McGovern Invitational Lectureship Award
Lois Capps Policy Luminary Award

Recognizing Excellence at AACN's Annual Academic Nursing Leadership Conference: