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2005 slate of candidates

The AORN Nominating Committee met at Headquarters on July 18 to 20, 2004, to develop the 2005 ballot of candidates for national offices, the Board of Directors, and the Nominating Committee and to discuss plans for the 2005 Congress. All AORN members may use the sample ballot on the right to communicate their preferences to their delegates. Only authorized delegates may vote in the election at Congress. Additional nominations may be made from the floor during the first session of the House of Delegates. Before nomination, however, the eligibility of additional nominees must be verified, and consent-to-serve forms must be completed.

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This year, the Nominating Committee used the nomination form introduced last year to obtain more information about candidates' leadership experience and qualifications. This information was used in candidate selection and is reflected in the candidates' biographical information. Please note that biographical information is only for the past 10 years. Candidates' membership in chapters may be longer than 10 years, but only dates 10 years back are included in parentheses following an activity.

Candidates' Forum

The Nominating Committee has heard your requests, and this year, the Candidates' Forum will be a continuous session beginning at 2:15 PM on April 3, 2005, in Halls A/B-1 of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans. Immediately after the Candidates' Forum, members will have an opportunity to meet with candidates individually until 5:45 PM. During this time, members can ask candidates additional questions.

Written Campaigning

The AORN Nominating Committee has created a statement about written campaigning so candidates are clear on the roles they should follow during campaigning. To promote fairness and equity among the candidates, AORN strictly prohibits written campaigning in any form. This includes, but is not limited to, promoting the candidacy of any individual via written letters, cards, e-mail, listserv communications, and advertisements.

Infractions of this policy will be addressed by the Nominating Committee with recommendations to the AORN Board of Directors and could result in the candidate's immediate removal from the AORN slate of candidates. For questions or clarification on this policy, please contact Deborah G. Spratt, chair of the Nominating Committee, at 2170 S Parker Road, Suite 300, Denver, CO 802-315711 or (800) 755-2676 x 219.

President-Elect (One to be elected)

Paula R. Graling, RN, MSN, CNS, CNOR, is a clinical nurse specialist in perioperative services at Inova Fairfax Hospital, Fails Church, Va. She earned her bachelor of science in nursing degree and her master of science in nursing degree from George Mason University, Fairfax, Va.

Graling has been a perioperative nurse for 22 years and a member of AORN for 22 years. She is a member of AORN of Northern Virginia (1995-present) and the Virginia State Council (1995-present). Graling also is a member of the RN First Assistant (1997-present), Nurse Educator/Clinical Nurse Specialist (1998-present), and Minimally Invasive Surgery & Lasers (2001-present) Specialty Assemblies. She also was a member of the Perioperative Nursing Informatics (1998-2000) and Cardiothoracic (1999-2000) Specialty Assemblies. She has attended Congress 10 times in the past 10 years, each time as a delegate.

Graling received an excellence in perioperative nursing practice award from AORN of Northern Virginia (1995), an outstanding achievement in nursing award from Inova Fairfax Hospital (1995), the Kitty Parker Smith Leadership Award from George Mason University (1996), and an outstanding visionary nurse of the year award from Inova Health System (2001).

Highlights of Graling's service to AORN include that she is the AORN Treasurer (2003-present), chair of the Finance and Audit Committee (2003-present), a member of the Nursing Practices Committee (2002-present), liaison to the RN First Assistant Specialty Assembly governing council (2001-present), a member of the Board Chapter Visit Task Force (2001-present), and a member of the Perioperative Nursing Data Set users group (2001-present). She was a member of the Board of Directors (1998-2000; 2001-2003), chair of the Policy Committee (1999-2000; 2001-2002), a member of the Nursing Research Committee (1997-1998), and chair of the Virginia State Council (2000-2002).

Graling is a member of Sigma Theta Tau (1995-present) and the Virginia Nurses Association (1995-present). She also was a member of the editorial board for Plastic Surgical Nursing (1999-2001), and a member of the editorial board for the International Journal of Trauma Nursing (1996-1999). She is a team leader for the McLean High School ethics forum (1995-present), a member of the McLean Citizens Association (1995-present), a member of the worship support council at St Dunstan's Episcopal Church (1995-present), a member of the McLean High School athletic boosters (2000-present), and a volunteer for Life With Cancer (1995-present).

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2005 slate of candidates

AORN Journal, Jan, 2005

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