This annual award recognizes AACN member institutions involved in highly productive and model academic-practice partnerships.
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The submission deadline for applications is May 15, 2025 at 5:00 pm (ET).
This award is presented annually at the AACN Academic Nursing Leadership Conference.
To nominate, submit the following documents to AACN through the online award application:
You can utilize online templates or create your own document for the Goals and Outcomes Matrix. Each school may submit only one award nomination per year. The deadline for nominations is May 15, 2025.
View exemplars and sample submissions.
The awards committee is looking for submissions that represent the full spectrum of AACN member institutions, including nominations from small schools and private schools. All nominations will be reviewed by an awards review committee and approved by the AACN Board of Directors. The review committee reserves the right not to recommend an award in any given year. The dean/director of the program receiving the award and the practice representative will be recognized at the AACN Academic Nursing Leadership Conference and highlighted in AACN newsletters and press releases as well as on the AACN website. A plaque will be provided to both the dean and the practice partner.
The College of St. Scholastica and Essentia
The University of Minnesota and Collaboratory of Collaboratories
UT Health San Antonio and Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans’ Hospital
Duke University School of Nursing and Duke University Health System
University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing’s and Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing and the Jefferson County Department of Health
Grand Valley State University College of Nursing and McLaren Health Care
Illinois State University College of Nursing and Community Health Care Clinic
Rush University College of Nursing and CommunityHealth
University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Nursing, Jackson Public Schools, and South Delta School District
Hofstra-Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies and Northwell Health System
University of Tennessee-Knoxville College of Nursing and Cherokee Health Systems
Farmingdale State College, Molloy College, St. Josephs College, and the Asthma Coalition of Long Island
Emory University and Emory Healthcare
University of Cincinnati College of Nursing and Maple Knoll Communities
Old Dominion University, Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia, and Sentara
University of the Incarnate Word School of Nursing and Health Professions and Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital
University of San Francisco School of Nursing and Health Professions and Kaiser Permanente Nurse Scholars Academy
University of Utah College of Nursing and Juvenile Justice Services
University at Buffalo School of Nursing and Catholic Health System's Sisters of Charity Hospital
University of Hawai'i at Mānoa School of Nursing and the Queen's Health System
University of Minnesota School of Nursing and Fairview Health System/MHealth
Northern Kentucky University (NKU) College of Health Professions and St. Elizabeth Healthcare (SEH)
Research College of Nursing (RCN) and Research Medical Center (RMC)
Rush University College of Nursing (RUCON) and the Chicago Public School System (CPS)
Arizona State University College of Nursing & Health Innovations and Mayo Clinic Arizona
Stony Brook University and Stony Brook University Hospital
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing and Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center
University of South Alabama and University of South Alabama Medical Center
Northeast Region VA Nursing Alliance (NERVANA) and VA Boston/Bedford Health Care Systems
University of Iowa and University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
University of California-San Francisco School of Nursing and Alameda County Center for Healthy Schools and Communities
The Ohio State University (OSU) College of Nursing and OSU Health System
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and PENN Medicine
For more information, contact Cassandra Godzik, Director of Nursing Education Initiatives, at cgodzik@aacnnursing.org.
The College of St. Scholastica and Essentia Health
Award recipients will be recognized at the AACN Academic Nursing Leadership Conference.
See resources available for nursing leaders looking to develop and sustain effective academic-practice partnerships.
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