The American Academy of Nursing (AAN) announced its 2024 Class of New Fellows. This prestigious distinction recognizes nurses’ substantial contributions to the health care industry, honoring inductees as dynamic leaders making positive changes in their communities.
This year, the NACNS is proud to highlight thirteen Clinical Nurse Specialists among the inductees. Congratulations to the following 2024 New Fellows:
Denise E. Bryant-Lukosius, PhD, MSc, BScN, RN, CON(C) – McMaster University School of Nursing (Canada)
Elizabeth A. Scruth, PhD, MPH, RN, CCNS, CCRN, FCCM, FCNS, CPHQ – Northern California Kaiser Permanente Hospitals and Health Plan (California)
Michelle L. Collins, DNP, APRN, CNS, ACNS-BC, NPD-BC, NEA-BC, LSSBB – Christiana Care Health System (Delaware)
Carrie M. McDermott, PhD, RN, APRN, ACNS-BC – Emory Healthcare (Georgia)
Dave Hanson, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC, NEA-BC – Society of Critical Care Medicine (In Memoriam) (Illinois)
Jane R. von Gaudecker, PhD, RN, AGCNS, FAES, CGNC – Indiana University School of Nursing (Indiana)
Priscilla K. Gazarian, PhD, CNS, RN – University of Massachusetts Boston (Massachusetts)
Lydia D. Rotondo, DNP, RN, CNS, FNAP – University of Rochester School of Nursing (New York)
Shelly Wells, PhD, MBA, MS, APRN-CNS, BC-CNS, ANEF – Northwestern Oklahoma State University (Oklahoma)
Laura M. Criddle, PhD, ACNS-BC, CCNS, CCRN, CEN, CPEN, CFRN, CTRN, TCRN, CBRN, NRP FP-C, CCP-C, FAEN – TCAR Education Programs (Oregon)
Heather E. Cuevas, PhD, APRN, ACNS-BC – The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing (Texas)
Angela Ross, DNP, RN, MPH, PMP, DASM, PHCNS-BC, FHIMSS – University of Texas Health Science Center Houston McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics (Texas)
Tina S. Gustin, DNP, CNS, RN – Old Dominion University School of Nursing (Virginia)