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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.
AACN Advocate of the Year Award
CNL Educator Award Application deadline: November 4, 2022
CNL Vanguard Award Application deadline: November 4, 2022
Diversity, Inclusion, and Sustainability in Nursing Education Lectureship Award
ELNEC Awards
Excellence and Innovation in Teaching Award
Exemplary Academic-Practice Partnership Award
Geraldine “Polly” Bednash Lectureship Award
GNSA Award for PhD-DNP Collaboration Excellence
Individual Membership Awards
Innovations in Professional Nursing Education Awards
The John P. McGovern Invitational Lectureship Award
Lois Capps Policy Luminary Award
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
2019 New Era Award Winner
Vanderbilt School of Nursing and Vanderbilt University Medical Center
2019 Emeritus Membership Award
Judy Beal
2019 Exemplary Academic-Practice Partnership Award
Emory University and Emory Healthcare
University of Cincinnati College of Nursing and Maple Knoll Communities
Old Dominion University, Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia, and Sentara®
2019 Innovations in Professional Nursing Education Award
Lakeview College of Nursing for Small/Liberal Art Schools Category
2019 Innovation in Professional Nursing Education Award
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee for Public Colleges/Universities Category
University of Cincinnati College of Nursing for Academic Health Centers Category
2019 AACN Lois Capps Policy Luminary Award
Sally Cohen, New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing