2021 Winter GAPNA Newsletter Volume 40 Number 4

GAPNA Members Receive Awards and Recognitions

2021 Fellows of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP)

  • Kala Blakely, CRNP, DNP, NP-C
  • Cynthera McNeil, DNP, APRN, AGPCNP-C, FAANP
  • Mary Jo Vetter, DNP, RN, AGPCNP-BC, FAANP

William Dodd Founder’s Award for Distinguished Service from The Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care (PALTC) Medicine

  • Barbara Resnick, PhD, RN, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP

The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing Visionary Leader Award Recipients

  • Natalie R. Baker, DNP, CRNP, ANP-BC, GNP-BC, CNE, GS-C, FAANP – BSN 1985, MSN 1990, DNP 2010; Associate Professor, UAB School of Nursing
  • Cristina C. Hendrix, DNS, GNP-BC, FAAN – MSN 1996; Associate Professor, Duke University School of Nursing
  • Michele H. Talley, PhD, ACNP-BC, FAANP – MSN 2005, PhD 2015; Associate Professor and Assistant Dean for Clinical and Community Programs, UAB School of Nursing
  • S. Brian Widmar, PhD, ACNP-BC, CCRN, CNE, FAANP – BSN 2003, MSN 2005; Associate Professor and Assistant Dean for Academics, Advanced Nursing Practice, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing

2021 American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) State Award for Excellence

  • Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP

2021 American Academy of Nursing Fellows

  • Natalie R. Baker, DNP, CRNP, GS-C, CNE, FAANP, FAAN