ARN Awards and Scholarship Previous Winners

The Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (ARN) proudly recognizes the outstanding achievements of our past award and scholarship recipients. These individuals exemplify excellence in rehabilitation nursing and have made meaningful contributions to the field, their patients, and their communities.

We extend our heartfelt congratulations to all previous honorees for their dedication, innovation, and leadership.

Thank you for advancing the specialty and inspiring the next generation of rehab nurses.

2024 AWARD WINNERS

Direct Patient Care Nurse Award
Izzah Panaligan, BSN RN MSN CRRN, Clinical Nurse II Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit - St. Jude Medical Center (Fullerton, CA)

Leadership Award
Denise Comeaux, MSN RN CRRN NEA-BC, Nurse Manager II - Atrium Health Pineville Rehabilitation Hospital (Charlotte, NC)

Nurse Educator Award
Karen Reed, DHSc MSN RN CNE CRRN CNL, Assoc. Dean, Director Professional Development, clinical prof & Guardianship Examination Specialist – University of Florida, College of Nursing (Gainesville, FL)

Patient Advocacy Award: Yvette Trigueros, BSN CRRN WON, Registered Nurse II Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse Certified Rehab Registered Nurse - Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center (Downey, CA). Yvette’s application was submitted by Adnan Haidar.

2024 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

BSN Scholarship
Emmanuel Bolosan, RN, CRRN, Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula – RN (Salinas, CA)

CRRN Scholarship
Lourdes Quiroz, RN, Hartford Hospital Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit – Clinical Nurse 3 (Hartford, CT)

CRRN Scholarship
Tonya Moore, BSN, Encompass CHI Rehab – Nurse Supervisor (Dierks, AR)

Graduate Scholarship
Kenneth Santos, BSN RN CRRN, SCRN. Santa Clara Valley Medical Center – Clinical Nurse 3 (Hollister, CA)

Mary Ann Mikulic Scholarship
Alexis Cardenas, BSN RN CRRN. UT Southwestern Medical Center – Staff RN (Dallas, TX)

Mary Ellen Hatch Member Scholarship
Jose Alejandro-White, RN. Encompass Health Dallas – RN Nursing Supervisor (Dallas, TX)

President's Award

The ARN President's Award recognizes outstanding contributions to the field of rehabilitation nursing and to ARN. The current president may select a recipient for this award, which does not have to be given each year. The President's Award is given at the current ARN President's sole discretion.

Recent Past President's Award Winners

ARN Distinguished Service Award

Selected by the ARN Board of Directors and ARN Past Presidents, this award recognizes an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to rehabilitation nursing and to the organization. This award is given to a member who has demonstrated leadership by participating in ARN activities on a national, regional, and chapter level.

Recent Past Distinguished Service Award Winners