The Academy of Neonatal Nursing (ANN) has established a Neonatal Nursing Hall of Fame. Inductees considered for the Hall of Fame are neonatal nurses who have demonstrated a lifelong commitment to nursing, influenced the path of this profession, and made a significant or lasting contribution to the nursing care or health outcome of newborns.
Criteria
The nominee:
- must be a nurse
- may be living or deceased
- need not be an ANN member
- has used strategies such as innovation, patient advocacy, leadership and multidisciplinary collaboration, evidence-based practice, and education to demonstrate visionary and passionate health promotion of newborns
- has made a significant contribution of historic importance and enduring value to neonatal nursing that extends or is expected to extend beyond the nominee’s lifetime
Nominating materials should include:
- a summary of no more than 200 words indicating why the person nominated should be considered for induction in the Neonatal Nursing Hall of Fame
- any additional information that demonstrates why the person nominated should be considered for this honor
- a completed nomination form
All nominations will be presented to the Academy of Neonatal Nursing Awards Committee for consideration.
Recognition of the inductee:
Inductees will be selected by the Academy of Neonatal Nursing Awards Committee and will be announced at the Academy’s Spring Conference.
- If the inductee can attend the conference, the following applies:
- Complimentary registration at the Spring conference
- Presentation of a plaque noting the induction of the nurse into the Neonatal Nursing
Hall of Fame Selection Process:
- The Academy of Neonatal Nursing Awards Committee is made up of several ANN member volunteers and one member of the ANN Executive Committee.
- The ANN Awards Committee may select one or more individuals to be inducted into the Neonatal Nursing Hall of Fame each year.
- The inductee is notified by January 1 and inducted into the Neonatal Nursing Hall of Fame at the Spring conference.
- If nominees do not meet the criteria for induction in a given year, ANN’s Awards Committee reserves the right to induct no one.
