OAAPN Awards

OAAPN Congratulates our 2022 Leadership Award Recipients!

OAAPN Statewide Conference

Eric Snyder
2022 OAAPN President’s Award

OAAPN Statewide Conference

Christine Chadwell
2022 OAAPN Award for Excellence

Summer Buckenmeyer
2022 OAAPN Advocate of the Year Award

Mark Yoder
2022 OAAPN Preceptor of the Year Award

OAAPN Leadership Awards

2023 Nominations will open in July 

OAAPN is presenting up to three leadership awards: An award for demonstrating Excellence in an APRN Role; an award for Advocacy for promoting the role of the APRN in Ohio; and an award for a Preceptor who exemplifies professionalism, service to others, and lifelong learning.

Criteria and nomination requirements for the three awards are below and the online nomination form will be available Summer 2023. All nominations must be submitted online. The deadline is September 20, 2023.

OAAPN Award for Excellence

Criteria: Award for Excellence

This award is bestowed upon an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) who demonstrates excellence in the role through any or all of the following activities: professional development, clinical skill, innovative practice, academic excellence, political action, or interdisciplinary interaction. This APRN’s practice exemplifies the Mission Statement of the Ohio Association of Advanced Practice Nurses, which is to:

  • Promote Advanced Practice Nursing Support Professional Development
  • Participate in the Implementation and Monitoring of Legislation
  • Attain Fair and Equitable Reimbursement for Advanced Practice Nurses
  • Foster Collegial and Collaborative Relationships with Other Health Care Providers
  • Promote Affordable, Accessible, Quality Healthcare for all Ohioans
Nomination Requirements: Award for Excellence

Please prepare 4 of the 5 statements below:

  1. In 100 words or less, describe how the nominee promotes Advanced Practice Nursing clinical practice & Professional Development
  2. In 50 words or less, describe how the nominee participates in the Implementation and Monitoring of Legislation
  3. In 50 words or less, describe how the nominee attains Fair and Equitable Reimbursement for Advanced Practice Nurses
  4. In 50 words or less, describe how the nominee fosters Collegial and Collaborative Relationships with Other Health Care Providers
  5. In 50 words or less, describe how the nominee promotes Affordable, Accessible, Quality Healthcare for all Ohioans

 OPTIONAL: Other contributing information to support nomination (100 words or less)

OAAPN Advocacy Award

Criteria: Advocacy Award

This award is bestowed upon an individual who supports and promotes the role of the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in Ohio.

The APRN Advocate meets the following criteria:

  • Presents a positive image of APRNs to individuals within the public arena, whether it be the legislature, media, academic institutions, or the general public;
  • Actively and consistently engages in activities that promote the professional image of nursing in general and advanced practice nursing in particular;
  • Participates in policymaking and legislative activities for the betterment of patients in Ohio through the advancement of APRNs, or,
  • Participates in media efforts that promote the role of advanced practice nursing in Ohio.
Nomination Requirements: Advocacy Award
  • In 100 words or less, describe how the nominee Presents a positive image of APRNs to individuals within the public arena, whether it be the legislature, media, academic institutions, or the general public
  • In 50 words or less describe, how the nominee actively and consistently engages in activities that promote the professional image of nursing in general and advanced practice nursing in particular
  • In 100 words or less describe, how the nominee participates in policymaking and legislative activities, including media activities for the betterment of patients in Ohio through the advancement of APRNs
  • Other contributing information to support nomination (100 words or less)

OAAPN Preceptor of the Year Award

Criteria: Preceptor of the Year

This award is bestowed upon an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) who exemplifies professionalism, service to others, and lifelong learning.

The nominee must:

  • Be an OAAPN member
  • Be a preceptor of an OAAPN student member
  • Exemplify the professional characteristics of an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
  • Encouragingly mentor students on a path to being a professional APRN
  • Be an advocate of OAAPN and OAAPN membership
Nomination Requirements: Preceptor of the Year
  • In 100 words or less, describe how the nominee Presents a positive image of APRNs to individuals within the public arena, whether it be the legislature, media, academic institutions, or the general public
  • In 50 words or less describe, how the nominee actively and consistently engages in activities that promote the professional image of nursing in general and advanced practice nursing in particular
  • In 100 words or less describe, how the nominee participates in policymaking and legislative activities, including media activities for the betterment of patients in Ohio through the advancement of APRNs
  • Other contributing information to support nomination (100 words or less)