2026 ENA Achievement Awards
The ENA annual achievement awards are presented to individuals who exemplify exceptional professional practice, innovation, leadership and advocacy. Individuals who receive an achievement award demonstrate an outstanding commitment to the advancement of the specialty of emergency nursing.
- Behind the Scenes Award: Michael Ganz, BS, EMT-P
- Clinical Nurse Specialist Award: Tina Nielsen, MS, RN, APNP, ACNS-BC, CEN
- Council/Chapter Government Affairs Award: New York ENA Government Affairs Committee
- Frank L. Cole Nurse Practitioner Award: Katherine Hammond, DNP, FNP-C, APRN, CEN
- Gail P. Lenehan Advocacy Award: Jonathan P. Nover, MBA, RN
- Judith C. Kelleher Award for Contributions to Emergency Nursing: Nycole Oliver, DNP, MBA, MSN, APRN, RN, FNP-C, ACNPC-AG, ENP-C, CEN, FAEN
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Beth Ann Manganaro, RN, CEN, TCRN
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Valerie Carter Brumfield, MSN, RN, CNS, CCRN, CEN
- Media Award: Jacqueline Bly, MSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, NPD-BC, NE-BC
- Media Award: Onslow Memorial Hospital Marketing Department
- Nurse Leader Award: Neko Gilbert, BSN, RN
- Nurse Education Award: Nancy Pate, BSN, RN
- Nursing Practice and Professionalism Award: Nicole S. Beebe, BSN, RN, CEN, TNS, ECRN
- Pediatric Readiness Improvement Award: Emily R. Latimer, CDR, NC USN, MS, BSN, AGCNS-BC, CEN
- Rising Star Award: Yolanda E. Davila, BSN, RN
- Team Award: Hartford HealthCare Emergency Department Nursing Professional Development
- Team Award: Los Angeles General Medical Center Hospital Emergency Response Team (HERT)
- Team Award: Onslow Memorial Hospital Emergency Department
- Team Award: Sutter Health Emergency Department Rapid Integration Team
- Team Award: West Central Indiana Chapter 501