2025 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:
Texas ENA Conference Planning Committee
Team Award Recognizes a group or committee that has made a significant contribution toward achieving ENA’s mission to advance excellence in emergency care through the development of a sustainable project or program. A multi-disciplinary team consisting of members from the Texas State
Jefferson Health East Life Support Education Team, New Jersey
Team Award Recognizes a group or committee that has made a significant contribution toward achieving ENA’s mission to advance excellence in emergency care through the development of a sustainable project or program. The Life Support Education Team at Jefferson Health East Region
Indiana ENA Forensic Nursing Committee
Team Award Recognizes a group or committee that has made a significant contribution toward achieving ENA’s mission to advance excellence in emergency care through the development of a sustainable project or program. The Indiana ENA Forensic Nursing Committee, which typically includes between
Sara Daykin, DNP, MSN, RN, CPEN, TCRN, CNEcl, FAEN
Pediatric Readiness Improvement Award Recognizes a nurse who has demonstrated outstanding efforts to improve readiness in caring for children in the emergency care setting. Sara Daykin is recognized for her work to increase pediatric readiness in New Mexico through the Child Ready
Karen O’Connell Schill, DNP, APN-C, FNP-BC, ENP-C, CEN, CFRN, NRP, of New Jersey
Nursing Education Award Recognizes a nurse who has made significant contributions to the education of colleagues, nursing students, EMS personnel, patients, families or the community through the publication of articles, formal or informal courses or the development of a specific emergency
Megan Lundquist, BSN, RN, CEN, of Arkansas
Nursing Competency in Aging Award This award recognizes a nurse who has demonstrated outstanding commitment to the care of the older adult in the emergency care setting or the older adult in a community program. As emergency department operations manager at Washington
K. Jane Muir, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, of Pennsylvania
Nurse Researcher 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 improve outcomes. Jane Muir is an assistant professor in
Kristin Malvik, MSN, RN, CEN, NE-BC
Nurse Leader Award Recognizes a nurse in an emergency nursing management role who has consistently demonstrated excellence in the specialty of emergency nursing and has made significant contributions. As a dedicated nurse and leader, Kristin Malvik takes immense pride in mentoring and
Sally Snow, BSN, RN, CPEN, FAEN, of Texas
Lifetime Achievement Award Honors a nurse whose career achievements reflect dedicated service, accomplishments and/or contributions to emergency nursing that have value to emergency nursing beyond the recipient’s lifetime. Sally Snow has dedicated the last 30 years of her career to improving the