VCNP Award Descriptions and Winners

Celebrate a fellow NP!

The VCNP requests nominations for NP awards annually. All nominations must be received by the advertised date. The nominees must be a member in good standing. Please submit a letter or nomination describing how the nominee meets the purpose outlined for the award. All applications will be reviewed by the VCNP Nominations & Awards Committee. Final selections for the awards will be made by the committee. The awards will be announced and presented to the recipients at the VCNP Annual Conference in March.

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2025 VCNP Awards
2024 VCNP AwardsEducation Award: Tammy L. Speerhas
NP Advocate Award: Carolyn M. Rutledge
Distinguished NP Award: Deborah Gray
Founders Award: Lois A. Alderfer
Rising Star Award: Alissa Wong
President’s Award: Alysia E. Pack
Scholarship Winners: Katie Page & Tanya Vermette
2023 VCNP AwardsEducation Award: Sharon Simon
NP Advocate Award: Morgan McDowell & Valerie Wrobel
Distinguished NP Award: Sylvia Denton
Scholarship Winners: Melody Noble & Sharmaine McCoy
2022 VCNP AwardsEducation Award: Helen Willis
Rising Star Award: Jennifer Breseman
Scholarship Winners: Morgan McDowell & Alysia Pack
2021 VCNP AwardsDistinguished NP Award: Kathleen Putnam
Education Award: Judy Jenks
Rising Star Award: Brenda Kozak & Nicole Goitia
Scholarship Winners: Larissa Rodriguez & Steve Fetcho
2020 VCNP Awards Distinguished NP Award: Amy Johnson
Education Award: Elke Jones-Zschaebitz
NP Advocate Award: Rosie Taylor-Lewis
Founder’s Award: Delphine Everhart
President’s Award: Olivia Newby & Thomas Phillips, Jr.
Scholarship Winners: Rachel Cloutier & Kori Lapham
2019 VCNP Awards Distinguished NP Award: Shelly Smith
Education Award: Pamela Bierniacki
NP Advocate Award:  Paula Hill-Collins
President’s Award: Cindy Fagan
Scholarship Winners: Mary Baker & Melissa Palka
2018 VCNP Awards Distinguished NP Award: Carole Everhart
Education Award: Mary Deivert
NP Advocate Award: Del. Roxann Robinson
Founders Award: Timmye Ross
President’s Award: Cindy Fagan
Scholarship Winner: Cindy Fagan
2017 VCNP Awards Distinguished NP Award: Rebecca Bates
Education Award: Victoria Bierman
NP Advocate Award: Connie Henry
2016 VCNP Awards Distinguished Award: Phyllis Everett
Education Award: Rhonda Arthur
NP Advocate Award: David Cattell
Scholarship Winner: Michele Hughes
2015 VCNP Awards Distinguished Award: Sara Hallowell
Education Award: Laura LaRue
NP Advocate Award: Peter Bolling
Scholarship Winner: Dawn Bourne and Judy Branscom
2014 VCNP Awards Distinguished Award: Kristen Anders
Education Award: Lana Sargent
NP Advocate Award: David DeBiasi
Founder’s Award: Lynn Poole, FNP-BC and Maureen Flattery
Scholarship Winner: Robin Hills
AANP NP Advocate Award: Pat Selig
AANP NP Excellence Award: Pete Hill
Recognition of Ann Bennett
2013 VCNP Awards Distinguished Award: Rebekah Compton
Education Award: Andrea Knopp
NP Advocate Award: Cindy Fagan & Mark Coles
Scholarship Winner: Emily Akerson
2012 VCNP Awards Distinguished Award: HoChong Gilles
Education Award: Carol Ballard
Founders Award: Cindy Fagan
NP Advocate Award: Judy Collins
2012 AANP Awards Excellence Award: Carol Nido
State NP Advocate Award: Cindy Fagan
State NP Excellence Award: Carol Nido.
2011 VCNP Awards Distinguished Award: Sharon Strang
Education Award: Sarah Strauss
Founders Award: Elaine Ferrary
Scholarship Winner: Patricia Anne Kinser
2011 AANP Awards Excellence Award: Carol Nido
Advocate Award: Cindy Fagan
2010 VCNP Awards Distinguished Award: Kevin Brigle
Education Award: Angelina Harman
Founders Award: Pat Newton & Pete Hill
2009 VCNP Awards Distinguished Award: Susan Donckers
Education Award: Mary Hope Gibson
Founders Award: Diana Oddenino
2008 VCNP Awards Distinguished Award: Kathleen Putnam
Education Award: Laurie Buchwald
Founders Award: Judy Collins & Anne Campbell
2007 VCNP Awards Distinguished Award: Libby Guilfoyle & Mary Duggan
Education Award: Mary Lou Weiss
Founders Award: Diane Hanna
2006 VCNP Awards Distinguished Award: Barbara Call
Education Award: Maureen Flattery
2005 VCNP Awards Founders Award: Myra Lindquist (1st recipient)
Education Award: Sharon Strang
2004 VCNP Awards Distinguished Award: Ann Bennett