AFPNP Awards
AFPNP recognizes the valuable contributions to PNP education made by Outstanding PNP Preceptors, Educators, and Researchers. Please join AFPNP in acknowledging the meaningful contributions of our colleagues.
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Outstanding PNP Preceptor of the Year, awarded annually
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Outstanding PNP Educator of the Year, awarded biannually in odd years
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Outstanding Researcher of the Year, awarded biannually in even years
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Award Nominations open in January each year. Awards are presented at the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (NAPNAP) annual National Conference on Pediatric Health Care.
Past Award Recipients
Researcher of the Year Award
2024
Sarah Heinonen, DNP, ARPN, CPNP-AC/PC, Assistant Professor, Oregon Health & Science University School of Nursing
2022
Lisa Merritt, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC/AC, PMHS, Fontbonne University
2020
Cynthia Danford, PhD, CRNP, PPCNP-BC, CPNP-BC, FAAN, Cleveland Clinic Office of Nursing Research and Innovation
2016
Martha (Marti) Driessnack, PhD, PNP-BC, Oregon Health & Science University
2014
Karen Reuter-Rice, PhD, CPNP-AC, FCCM, FAAN, Duke University
2012
Cynthia Danford, PhD, RN, PNP-BC, CPNP, University of Michigan
Outstanding Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Educator Award
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2025
Teresa Whited, DNP, CPNP-PC, Associate Dean of Academic Programs, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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2024
Barbara “Basia” Adams, APRN, PPCNP-BC, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
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2023
Elizabeth Espinoza, DNP, CPNP-AC, Oregon Health & Science University
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2021
Beth Bolick, DNP, APRN, PPCNP-BC, CPNP-AC, FAAN, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois
2019
Rosie Zeno, DNP, APRN-CNP, CPNP-PC, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
2017
Imelda Reyes, DNP, MPH, CPNP-PC, FNP-BC, FAANP, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
2015
Kimberly Fenbert, DNP, RN, CPNP, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan
2013
Diana Jacobson, PhD, RN, PNP-BC, PMHS, Arizona State University
2011
Patricia Jackson-Allen RN, MS, PNP-BC, FAAN, Yale University
Outstanding Preceptor Award
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2025
Kelsey-Jo Moss, DNP, RN, CPNP-PC, Hillsboro Pediatric Clinic & Assistant Professor, Oregon Health & Science University, School of Nursing
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2023
Tracy Agostino, MS, CPNP-PC, IBCLC, Rutgers University
2022
Deborah Busch, DNP, APRN, CNE, CPNP-PC, IBCLC, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
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2021
Brigit VanGraafeiland, DNP, CRNP, CNE, FAAN, East Baltimore, Maryland
2020
Beth Heuer, DNP, RN, CRNP, CPNP-PC, PMHS, Philadelphia, PA
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2017
Keeli Irwin, PNP, Mercy Pediatric Clinic, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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2015
William Bishop, MSN, APRN-NP, Pediatric Partners, LLC, Fremont, Nebraska
2014
Heather Bartlett, MSN, CPNP-PC, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University
2013
Janell Grant, MSN, PNP-BC, Box Butte General Hospital
2012
Heather Lane, DNP, RN, CPNP-PC, University of Arizona
2011
Mary Kathleen Kelly MSN, CPNP-PC, Pittsburgh Pediatrics
