Geraldine “Polly” Bednash Lectureship Award Recipients

President and CEO
Arnold P. Gold Foundation

An accomplished leader with a passion for optimizing interprofessional alliances, Dr. Kathleen Reeves will share insights gained while leading a national nonprofit organization dedicated to championing humanism in healthcare and discuss opportunities for incorporating the human connection into nursing education and healthcare.

Johns Hopkins School of Nursing

From left to right: AACN Board Chair Dr. Cynthia McCurren, Award Winner Dr. Cynda Rushton, and AACN President and CEO Dr. Deborah Trautman

President and CEO
The Arnold P. Gold Foundation

From left to right: AACN Board Chair Dr. Cynthia McCurren, Award Winner Dr. Richard Levin, and AACN President and CEO Dr. Deborah Trautman

Former President
The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

From left to right: AACN Past Chair Dr. Susan Bakewell-Sachs, Award Winner Dr. George E. Thibault, Dr. Polly Bednash, and AACN President and CEO Dr. Deborah Trautman

Professor and Interprofessional Education Scholar
School of Nursing
University of Washington Health Sciences Center

Associate Dean for Community Medicine, Professor of Family Medicine, and Executive Director
South Carolina AHEC
Medical University of South Carolina

From left to right: AACN Past Chair Dr. Juliann Sebastian, Award Winner Dr. David Garr, and AACN President and CEO Dr. Deborah Trautman

Professor
School of Nursing
University of Minnesota

From left to right: AACN Past Chair Dr. Juliann Sebastian, Dr. Joanne Disch, and AACN President and CEO Dr. Deborah Trautman

Carol A. Aschenbrener, MD, Chief Medical Education Officer, Association of American Medical Colleges
Geraldine “Polly” Bednash, PhD, Former CEO, American Association of Colleges of Nursing 
Lucinda L. Maine, PhD, Executive Vice President and CEO, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
Stephen C. Shannon, DO, President and CEO, American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
Harrison C. Spencer, MD, President and CEO, Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health
Richard W. Valachovic, DMD, President and CEO, American Dental Education Association

From left to right: Dr. Stephen C. Shannon, Dr. Carol A. Aschenbrener, Dr. Lucinda L. Maine and Dr. Richard W. Valachovic