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About the Award and Recognition Program The Award and Recognition Program is an annual event honoring nurses whose accomplishments in the areas of leadership, service and scholarship are worthy of AONE's highest recognition and celebration.  Each year's winners are honored at the AONE Annual Meeting and Exposition.  The Institute is no longer accepting nominations for the 2008 Award and Recognition Program. 2008 Award & Recognition Program Recipients Organization Innovation Award for Nurse Executive (Sponsored by American Nurses Credentialing Center) Ursula N. Butts, RN, MSHA, FACHE, CNAA-BC Vice President, Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer Community Memorial Healthcenter South Hill, Virginia   Organization Innovation Award for Nurse Manager/Director (Sponsored by Nova Southeastern University Nursing) Rob McEver, RN, MSN, BBA, CRRN Medical Surgical Nurse Manager Mercy Health Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma   Nurse Director Scholarship (sponsored by United Healthcare) KT Waxman, MBA, RN Doctoral Student University of San Francisco San Francisco, California   Nurse Manager Scholarship (sponsored by B.E. Smith) Martha Kent, RN, MSN, CNAA, BC Nurse Manager NYI Medical Center New York, New York   Nurse Director Scholarship (Sponsored by B.E. Smith) Juli Maxworthy, RN, MSN, MBA, CPHQ Samuel Merritt College of Nursing Oakland, California Prism Award (Sponsored by Walden University) Cheryl Hoying, PhD, RN, CNAA, BC Senior Vice President, Patient Services Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, Ohio     Chapter Achievement Award Indiana Organization of Nurse Leaders   Read about the 2007 Award & Recognition Program Recipients Read about the 2006 Award & Recognition Program Recipients Read about the 2005 Award & Recognition Program Recipients

"I am deeply honored to have received the AONE Institute’s 2007 Organizational Innovation Nurse Executive Award sponsored by the American Nurse Credentialing Center.  I humbly accepted this honor on behalf of the fine nursing professionals that I work with at Valley Hospital and in the state of New Jersey. Being honored by two of the most professionally respected organizations, AONE and ANCC, provides me with inspiration to continue our quest of reshaping the professional nurse role and work environment to exceed our future expectations. Thank you for this honor and recognition." --Linda C. Lewis, RN, MSA, CNAA, BC, FACHE, Valley Hospital 2007 Organizational Innovation Nurse Executive Award Winner “What an honor to have been recognized with the Prism Award. It has been exciting to work with the AONE’s Diversity Committee to move forward on one of the strategic initiatives of the organization—developing diverse nurse leaders. The work that we were able to initiate with the National Association of Hispanic Nurses will help to close the gap in understanding the importance of nursing leadership and it’s impact on the care Hispanic patients receive in the communities they live in and beyond.” --Gloria Ceballos, MS, RN, CNAA, BC Doctoral student Kettering, OH 2007 Prism Award Winner