At the 2017 AANAC Annual Conference, we celebrated nine exceptional nurses who are leading the way in long-term care. The 2017 AANAC Awards and Scholarships winners are the following:
2017 Award Winners
NAC of the Year – Aida Alvarez-Gruter, RN, RAC-CT
DON of the Year – Kari Gawrych
Administrator of the Year – David Simha
AANAC Outstanding Contributor of the Year – Andrea Otis Higgins, MBA, RN, CDONA, RAC-MT
2017 Scholarship Winners
Founder’s Scholarship – Tracey Robinson, RAC-CT
Rena R. Shephard Scholarship – Nancy L. Turner, RN, RAC-CT
President’s Scholarship – Angelika Dobkin, MPH, BSN, RN
Cheryl M. Thomas Scholarship – Stacey Lynn Poldervaart, RN, RAC-CT
Cerner Nursing Assistant of the Year Scholarship – Amber Jasper, CNA
Hear more from three of our winners–including Stacey Poldervaart, RN RAC-CT, Nancy Turner, RN RAC-CT, and Aida Alvarez-Gruter, RN RAC-CT–as they express what it means to be recognized for their achievements and how it has impacted their careers in LTC: