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Academy Mission
The Academy of Associate Degree Nursing (AADN) was established to recognize those individuals who model exemplary dedication to associate degree nursing education and practice, and who have worked as change agents to advance health and education through associate degree nursing.
Forms and Fellows Information
Danielle Coleman, PhD, MSN, RN
Andrea Doctor, PhD, MSN, BSN, ADN, CNE, CCRN
Lisa Hawthorne, PhD, RN, PHN, CNE
Maxine Hicks, PhD, APRN, CNE
Lena Hristova, DNP, ARNP-CNS, AGCNS-BC, CNE, NPD-BC
Sandra Melton, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, CNE
Mae Simoneaux, DNP, RN, MEDSURG-BC, CNE, CNEcl
Karen LaMartina, PhD, MSN, RN *
Matthew C. Morris, DNP, MS, RN, NEA-BC, CENP *
*Honorary Fellow
Fran Aronovitz PhD, APRN*
Rita Armstrong, DNP, MSN Ed, RN
Janeen Berndt, ADN, BSN, MSN, DNP, RN, CNE, CHSE, ACNS-BC
Martha Bryan PhD, RN*
Peggy Daw DNP, MSN, RN, CNE*
Ellen Edmonson RN, BSN, MPH*
Elizabeth Madigan PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN*
Cynthia Maskey, PhD, RN, CNE
Nancy N. Perry, DNP, RN, CNE
Michael Wayne Rager, PhD, DNP, MSN, FNP-BC, APRN, CNE
Tammy Vant Hul, PhD, MSN, RN, ACNP, CNE
Heather V. Westerfield, DNP, RN, CNE, CMSRN
Anna Williams, MNSc, RN, CNE
Sandra Reed Wilson, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC, CNE
*Honorary Fellow
Michelle Dickens, PhD, MSN, RN, FAADN
Jennifer Eccles, PhD, MSN, Med, RN, FAADN
Justin Fontenot, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAADN
Nicole Heimgartner, DNP, RN, CNE, CNEcl, COI, FAADN
Melissa L. Mastorovich, DNP, RN, BC, FAADN
Lori Peden, MSN, RN, CNE, FAADN
Patricia Smart, MN, RN, CNE, FAADN
Susan Stocker, PhD, MSN, RN, FAADN
Christy Dryer, DNP, RN, CNE, FAADN *
Greg Larnder, FAADN *
Tina Lear, MHA, PMP, FAADN *
*Honorary Fellow
Audria Denker, DNP, RN, FAADN
Shawn McNamara, EdD, MSN, RN, FAADN
Rhonda Hutton Gann, DNP, RN, FAADN
Hope Moon, DNP, RN, CNS, FAADN
Mary Bolt, EdD, MSN, RN, FAADN *
Rick García, PhD, RN, CCM, FAAOHN, FAADN *
Donna Ignatavicius, MS, RN, CNE, CNEcl, ANEF, FAADN *
Cherie Rebar, PhD, MBA, RN, COI, FAADN *
*Honorary Fellow
Ann Curtis, DNP, RN, FAADN
Denise McEnroe-Petitte, PhD, MSN, BSN, AS, RN, FAADN
Debra Spring, PhD, RN, FAADN
Sandra Walker, EJD, MS, RN, FAADN
Timothy J Nelson, MS, FAADN *
*Honorary Fellow
Janet Fletcher, MSN, RN, FAADN
Pamela Bales, MSN, RN, FAADN
Mariann Harding, PhD, RN, CNE, FAADN
Annette Hutcherson, EdD, MN, CNE, FAADN
Jan Jones-Shenk, DHSc, RN, NEBC, FAAN ,FAADN *
*Honorary Fellow
Dawn Bunting, EdD, MSN, RN, CNE, FAADN
Irene Coons, PhD, RN, CNE, FAADN
Margi Schultz, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE, FAADN
Anna Maria Valdez, PhD, RN, CEN CFRN, CNE, FAEN, FAADN
Harriet McClung, BA, FAADN *
Patricia Porterfield, EdD, RN, FAADN *
Liana Orsolini, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN, FAADN *
*Honorary Fellow
Charles P. Molsbee, EdD, MSN, RN, CNE, FAADN
Tracey J. Siegel, EdD, MSN, RN, CNE, CWN, FAADN
Karin J. Sherrill, MSN, RN, CHSE, CNE, ANEF, FAADN
Timothy J. Bristol, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF, FAADN FAAN *
Frances K. Leibfreid, MEd, BSN, RN, FAADN *
Catherine Miller, EdD, MS, RN, CNE, FAADN *
Sue E. Ochsner, EdD, RN, FAADN *
Sylvia W. Rayfield, MN, RN, CNS, FAADN *
Carolyn Simpson, MSN, RN, FAADN * (Inducted Posthumously)
*Honorary Fellow
Bobbie B. Anderson, MEd, MN, RN, FAADN
Nancy Berger, MSN, RN, CNE, FAADN
Kelly Gray, DNP, RN, CNE, FAADN
Elizabeth H. Mahaffey, PhD, RN, FAADN
Linda M. Perfetto, MS, RN, CNE, CNOR, FAADN
Mary H. Nifong, MSN, RN, CNE, FAADN
Helen Reid, EdD, RN, CNE, FAADN
Donna Meyer, MSN, RN, ANEF, FAADN, FAAN *
Virginia Pennington, PhD, RN, FAADN *
Verle Waters-Clark, MSN, RN, FAADN * (Inducted Posthumously)
*Honorary Fellow
Susan Hassmiller PhD, RN, FAAN FAADN *
*Honorary Fellow
Latest News
Academy of Associate Degree Nursing Announces 2024 Fellows Class
Congratulations to the 2024 Fellows of the Academy of Associate Degree Nursing! The 2024 Fellows class of the Academy of Associate Degree Nursing was formally inducted on October 31, 2024 at the JW Marriot in Tampa, Florida. OADN celebrates all fellows of the AADN and their remarkable contributions to students, faculty, patients, and communities. Academy […]