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American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Honors Fellows for 2007

Indianapolis (June 21) -- The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) honored this year's Fellows of the AANP (FAANP) at a reception and dinner following their induction on Wednesday, June 20 during the AANP 22nd national conference in Indianapolis.

The FAANP program was established in 2000 to recognize nurse practitioner leaders who have made outstanding contributions to health care through nurse practitioner clinical practice, research, education, or policy.   Priority initiatives of FAANP are the development of leadership and mentorship programs for nurse practitioners and nurse practitioner students.  Fellows of the AANP are visionaries committed to the global advancement of nursing through the development of imaginative and creative future nurse practitioner leaders, and as such, hold an annual think tank to strategize about the future of nurse practitioners and health care outside the confines of traditional thinking. 

A limited number of nurse practitioners are selected for this highly coveted distinction each year.  The AANP proudly announces the following AANP members who have been named Fellows for 2007: 

Debra Barksdale, PhD, CFNP, CANP

Michelle Beauchesne, DNSc, CPNP

Terry Buttaro, MSN, APRN,BC, ANP, GNP

M. Elayne DeSimone, PhD, ANPc

Nancy Dirubbo, BSN, APRN,BC, RNC

Janet DuBois, DNP, FNP, ARNP

Evelyn Duffy, ND, APRN,BC

Mikel Gray, PhD, PNP, FNP, CUNP, FAAN

Amelie Hollier, MSN, APRN,BC, FNP

Shelley Huffstutler-Hawkins, DSN, APRN-BC, FNP, GNP

Joyce Knestrick, PhD, FNP

Susan Lee, MS, NP-C

Kathy Magdic, MSN, APRN,BC, ACNP

Marva Mizell Price, DrPH, APRN-BC, FAAN

Diane Pace, PhD, APRN,BC

James Raper, DSN, JD, CRNP

Jacqueline Rhoads, PhD, ACNP-BC, ANP-C, GNP

Richard Ricciardi, PhD, CRNP

Virginia (Beth) Richardson, DNS, CPNP

Ted Rigney, MSN, RNP, ACNP

Sophia Chu Rodgers, MSN, ACNP, NP-C

Sherri Saunders-Goldson, MS, WHCNP

Melinda Swenson, PhD, NP-C

Carol Thompson, PhD, ACNP, FNP, FCCM

Janet Wyatt, PhD, CRNP

Michael Zychowicz, DNP, RNFA, ANP-C

The new FAANP members will continue the tradition of contributing to the mission of the AANP and promoting the role of the nurse practitioner as a provider of quality, cost-effective health care.

The AANP was founded in 1985 and is the largest, full-service national professional organization for nurse practitioners of all specialties.  With more than 22,700 individual members and 135 group members, AANP represents the interests of approximately 95,000 nurse practitioners around the country.  AANP continually advocates for the active role of nurse practitioners as providers of high-quality, cost-effective health care.  For more information about AANP, visit www.aanp.org.

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