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AW H O N N

NeWSAND VIEWS

AWHONN’s highest honor—the Distinguished

Professional Service Award, which is presented

annually to a member whose professional

accomplishments and contributions to the

association exemplify a commitment to excel-

lence. A professor in the College of Nursing

at Brigham Young University, Dr. Callister’s

research has greatly enhanced nurses’ ability to

provide culturally sensitive childbearing health

care services. Through her service to AWHONN

and other organizations and through her edu-

cational outreach, Dr. Callister has improved

obstetrical health care both in the United States

and abroad.

Karen Peddicord, PhD, RN, AWHONN’s Di-

rector of Research, Education and Publications,

received the Caring Award, for her outstanding

leadership as the AWHONN Interim Executive

aAttendance records were broken for a second

year in a row at this year’s AWHONN national

convention, held in June in Orlando, FL. The

theme of the conference was “Inspired to Excel-

lence,” and the sunny skies, palm trees and lure

of Disney World couldn’t distract the more than

3,000 attendees from the workshops, poster

sessions and exhibit booths, where the latest

evidence-based information was shared and

where nurses networked with familiar col-

leagues and new friends.

Outstanding Nurses are Honored

Among the highlights of the convention was

the presentation of awards recognizing the

achievements of several outstanding nurses.

Lynn Clark Callister, RN, PhD, FAAN, received

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Plan now to attend

the AWHONN

2008 Convention,

“Many Voices,

One Mission,”

scheduled for

June 21 to 25 in

Los Angeles, CA.

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SDirector during its search for a new Executive

Director. The Caring Award pays tribute to an

AWHONN board or staff member who exem-

plifi es the organization’s core values—commit-

ment, accountability, respect, integrity, nursing

and generation of knowledge—in contributing

uniquely to the association and its members.

The award is given periodically, rather than on

an annual basis, and nominees are suggested

by AWHONN board members and staff.

Dr. Peddicord was nominated by the full Board

of Directors for this special honor.

Other award recipients included:

Susan Ludington, RN, CNM, PhD, FAAN

Excellence in Research Award

Marie-Josée Trépanier, RN, BScN

Excellence in Practice Award

Carole Kenner, DNS, RNC, FAAN

Excellence in Education Award

Stephanie Wyatt, MNSc, APN

Excellence in Community Service Award

and the Novice Researcher Award

Myrna Armstrong, EdD, RN, FAAN

Nursing for Women’s Health Excellence

in Writing Award

Della Campbell, PhD, APRN-C, CNA-BC

Best of JOGNN Award

Elizabeth Damato, PhD, RN, FAAN

Hill-Rom, Celeste Phillips Family-Centered

Maternity Care Award

Shih-Yu Lee, RNC, PhD

Johnson & Johnson Marshall Klaus Mother

Baby Nursing Research Award

Nicole Fox, RNC, BSN

National Childbirth Nursing Award

Outstanding Reviewers Named Two AWHONN members have been recog-

nized for their outstanding contributions as

journal manuscript reviewers in 2006. Emily S.

McKinney, RN, MS, was named Reviewer of the

Year for JOGNN and Nancy Beck Irland, RN,

MS, CNM, was named Reviewer of the Year for

Nursing for Women’s Health. The work of nurse

experts like Emily and Nancy, who volunteer

their time to review manuscripts and provide

feedback to authors and editors, is a vital part

of the journals’ missions to publish the most

timely, useful and evidence-based information

possible. NWH

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