Nominations for the 2022 Fellows Cohort are now closed. Please check back for more information on the 2023 application and nomination cycle.


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 will be available starting April 17, 2023
Honorary Fellow nomination form will be available starting April 17, 2023
Michelle Dickens, PhD, MSN, RN
Jennifer Eccles, PhD, MSN, Med, RN
Justin Fontenot, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Nicole Heimgartner, DNP, RN, CNE, CNEcl, COI
Melissa L. Mastorovich, DNP, RN, BC
Lori Peden, MSN, RN, CNE
Patricia Smart, MN, RN, CNE
Susan Stocker, PhD, MSN, RN
Christy Dryer, DNP, RN, CNE *
Greg Larnder *
Tina Lear, MHA, PMP *
*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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