Awards & Recognition

ALSN Legacy Award

A Board-nominated award, presented to an ALSN member who has exhibited a dedication to ALSN, its mission, vision, and values over the years.

• 2025 - Rose Sherman
• 2024 - Betsy Frank

Best Poster Award

Recognizes the best poster presentation at the ALSN Annual Conference.

2025

• Amany Farag (center left); Embracing Technology in K-12 Schools to Enhance Safe Medication Administration: Challenges and Lessons Learned
• Laura Droll (center middle): Implementation of an Evidence-Based LVAD Patient and Family Advisory Council
• Lydia Rogers (center right); A Mindful Approach to Reduce Nurse Leader Stress

2024

• Kassandra Meadows; Is There a Human in There? Evaluating the Implementation of the Nurse Leadership Theory, Human-Centered Leadership
• Cassandre Milien; Improving HIV/STI Screening for Older Adults in A Primary Care Clinic
• Shiny Edward & Lydia Karogo; Tipping the Moral Resiliency Scale: Internationally trained nurses vs. United States trained nurses- who are more morally resilient?
• Alice Teall; Innovative Academic Leadership Prioritizing Wellness for Health Sciences Students

2023

• Patricia Patrician; Patient Experience during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Early Careerist Award

Recognizes an early career nursing leadership contributor.

• 2024 - Lindsay Patton
• 2023 - Todd Tussing
• 2022 - Sandra Galura
• 2021 - Heather Nelson-Brantley

Rising Star in Scholarly Writing Award

Recognizes an emerging ALSN member whose promising scholarly writing demonstrates early excellence and potential to significantly contribute to the advancement of nursing leadership science.

Suzanne Smith Memorial Award for Scholarly Writing Excellence

Recognizes excellence in scholarly writing by an ALSN member that advances the knowledge of nursing leadership science.

• 2025 - Josh Porat-Dahlerbruch
• 2024 - Joy Parchment
• 2023 - Martha L. Grubaugh
• 2022 - Rebecca (Suzie) Miltner
• 2021 - Nora Warshawsky
• 2016 - Maria Shirey

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