AORN awards: Saturday, March 10, 2007

AORN Journal, Jan, 2007

The AORN awards for outstanding accomplishments during the past year will be presented at the Congress Awards Dinner on Saturday, March 10, 2007, at 6:30 PM in the Orange County Convention Center. Recipients of individual outstanding achievement, chapter, and writing awards will be recognized. For more information about the Awards Dinner, see page 101 in this issue of the Journal.

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

The outstanding achievement awards this year recognize

* Jane Rothrock, RN, DNSc, CNOR, FAAN--Award for Excellence in Perioperative Nursing;

* Liane Salmon, RN, BSN, MEd, CNOR--Outstanding Achievement in Perioperative Clinical Nursing Education;

* James Stobinski, RN, MSN, CNOR--Outstanding Achievement in Perioperative Nursing Management;

* Judy Hawkins, RN, CNOR--Outstanding Achievement in Mentorship; and

* Holly Ervine, RN, BSN, CNOR--Next Generation Achievement Award.

For more information about these awards, please contact Kendra Keene, director of member services, at (800) 755-2676 x 250 or kkeene@aorn.org.

CHAPTER EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Members of each chapter applying for an award have developed presentations in the format of their choosing that best tells the story of their outstanding project, activity, service, program, or collection of activities. Submissions should reflect activities or programs conducted between April 1, 2006, and Feb 1, 2007. Entries will be judged by representatives of the Awards, Membership, Legislative, Research, and Continuing Education Approval Committees.

All Chapter Excellence presentations should convey the effect or outcome of the project or activity on the chapter, the community, or the profession of perioperative nursing. Projects that can be replicated by other chapters also are encouraged. Bronze, silver, and gold awards are given in each chapter size category (ie, small, medium, intermediate, large). One chapter will be selected as Chapter of the Year, representing the best submission among all size categories. For more information about the Chapter Excellence Awards, contact Kendra Keene at (800) 755-2676 x 250 or kkeene@aorn.org.

WRITERS CONTEST AWARDS

The Writers Contest Awards recognize authors of quality AORN Journal articles. Four article categories are included in this contest--clinical, education, management, and research. For an article to be considered, at least one author of a manuscript must be an RN and an AORN member. All Journal authors whose articles meet this requirement and whose articles are published during the calendar year preceding Congress are eligible for the contest. Winning articles in each category are chosen based on points awarded by Journal editors, review panel members, and editorial board members.