State Council/Chapter Government Affairs Award This award recognizes an ENA State Council or Chapter for outstanding efforts to increase member involvement in government affairs and advance public policy supporting nursing, safety, health care and/or injury prevention issues. Colorado has transformed the impact

Rising Star Award Lauren Plaine, BSN, RN, CEN This award recognizes a new ENA member (member less than five years) who has made a significant contribution to ENA as exhibited by promotion of ENA as the professional organization for emergency nurses at

Pediatric Readiness Improvement Award Cynthia Wright-Johnson, MSN, RN This new award recognizes a nurse who has demonstrated outstanding efforts to improve readiness in caring for children in the emergency care setting.. As the EMSC director for Maryland for 27 years and a pediatric

Nursing Practice and Professionalism Award Tina Williams, MSN, MBA, RN This award recognizes a nurse who exemplifies outstanding nursing practice as demonstrated through clinical skills, care, and compassion. This nurse is recognized by peers as an expert in emergency nursing and consistently

Nursing Education Award Cathlyn Robinson, MSN, RN, CEN This award recognizes a nurse who has made significant contributions to the education of colleagues, nursing students, EMS personnel, patients, families and/or the community through the publication of articles, formal or informal courses or

Nursing Competency in Aging Award Denise Cadle Rhew, PhD, RN, CNS, CEN This award recognizes a nurse who has demonstrated outstanding commitment to the care of the older adult in the emergency care setting and/or the older adult in a community program. Denise

Nurse Researcher Award Joseph Kennon, BSN, RN, NREMT-P, CEN, CPEN This award recognizes an individual nurse who has made significant contributions to the profession of nursing, particularly the specialty of emergency nursing by conducting research, disseminating research findings, or using research to

Nurse Manager Award Vanessa Gorman, MSN, BSN, RN, Grad Dip Emerg Nurs, Grad Dip HSM, FCENA This award recognizes a nurse in an emergency nursing management role who has consistently demonstrated excellence in the profession of emergency nursing and has made significant

Barbara A Foley Quality, Safety, and Injury Prevention Award Courtney R. Edwards, DNP, MPH, RN, CCRN, CEN, TCRN, NEA-BC This award recognizes a nurse who has developed, implemented, or advocated for quality, safety and/or injury prevention initiatives that have resulted in improved

Judith C. Kelleher Award Christine M. Gisness, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, ENP-C, CEN, TCRN, FAEN This award, named after one of ENA’s co-founders, honors a member of ENA who has consistently demonstrated excellence in emergency nursing and has made significant contributions to the