Nomination cycle for the 2024 Fellows Cohort will launch next Spring.


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
Academy application form due June 22, 2023.
Honorary Fellow nomination form due June 22, 2023
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 *
Virginia Pennington, PhD, RN, FAADN *
Verle Waters-Clark, MSN, RN, FAADN * (Inducted Posthumously)
*Honorary Fellow
Susan Hassmiller PhD, RN, FAAN FAADN *
*Honorary Fellow
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