ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

National Organizations and Activities:

  a. HRSA:

    HRSA Grant Reviewer 2000- 2005

  b. American Academy of Nurse Practitioners: (AANP)

    •  AANP State Award for Excellence for Georgia NPs 2003

    •  Presenter at 2001, 2002, 2005 Annual Conference

    •  Poster or Presentation judge at 2000, 2001, and 2002 Annual Conf.

  c. American College of Nurse Practitioners: (ACNP)

  d. National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF)

    •  Presenter at Annual Conference – 2000, 2002, 2003
    •  Monograph reviewer for September 2002.
    •  Education Committee –member- 1997- present
    •  Outstanding Educator Award Committee, member, 2001, 2004
    •  Policy Paper Reviewer – 2003-04

  e. National League for Nursing

  f. National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC)

    •  Accreditation Site Visitor for Baccalaureate & Higher Degree Programs 2000-present

  g. Manuscript Review

    •  American Journal for Nurse Practitioners (March, 2005) manuscript review for article entitled
       “History of Childhood Sexual Abuse – Why NPs need to Inquire”.

    •  Uphold & Graham (2002) Clinical Guidelines in Family Practice, 4 th edition published in October.
        This is the most popular Nurse Practitioner Guidelines book nationally.

    •  Hamric (2002) Advanced Nursing Practice: An Integrative Approach, Book Reviewer for Elsevier Science.

    •  Monograph reviewer (2002). Advanced Nursing Practice: Building Curriculum for Quality NP Education.

  h . Phi Kappa Phi

  i . Sigma Theta Tau ( National Nursing Honor Society)

State and Regional Organizations and Activities:

  a. AHEC (Area Health Education Center)

    •  Blue Ridge AHEC Board Member 2000-present

  b. Georgia Board of Nursing

    •  Board Member July 2004 - present

    •  Advanced Practice Sub-Committee 2000-2006

  c. Georgia Association for Nursing Education

    •  2005 Jane Van de Verde Outstanding Nurse Educator Award

    •  Board Member – 2002-present

  d. Georgia Nurses Association

  e. North Georgia College & State University Nursing Honor Society

  f. Truett McConnell College (Private Institution) Trustee

  g. Southern Nurses Research Society

HONORS AND AWARDS:

    •  Georgia Association for Nursing Education 2005 Educator Award
    •  Awarded Promotion to Full Professor and Tenure – NGCSU 2003
    •  American Academy of NP's State Award for Excellence for Georgia 2003
    •  Commencement Speaker Summer 2002
    •  Commencement Invocation Spring 2002
    •  NGCSU Teaching Excellence Award Fall 2001
    •  Who's Who Historical Society 2001