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

2024

Maria Radwanski MSN FARN RN CRRN CMGT-BC NE-BC
"I am profoundly honored and deeply humbled to receive the ARN President’s Award, a distinction that is not bestowed lightly or annually. The recognition holds great meaning to me and I am truly grateful to be honored in this extraordinary way."

2023

Tina Roma Fisher, RN MSN CRRN FARN
"I am grateful, surprised, and truly honored. Knowing that past President’s Award recipients, have often been presented to past ARN presidents, researchers, and advocates for our specialty of Rehab Nursing, I was truly surprised. I am humbled and honored to be among this group."
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2022

Stephanie Vaughn, PhD RN FAHA FARN CRRN
"I am humbled and honored to receive this award for the work that I feel so passionate about, which is advancing the specialty of rehabilitation nursing."
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Previous Winners:

2021: Maureen Musto and Mary Ellen Hatch
2020: Michelle Camicia
2019: Jill Rye
2018: Stephanie Burnett
2017: Michele Cournan
2016: Grace Campbell and Beverly Reigle
2015: Elaine Flynn
2014: Cheryl Lehman
2013: Elaine Miller
2012: Terrie Black
2011: Anne Deutsch
2010: Cindy Gatens
2009: Terrie Patterson
2008: Donna Williams
2007: Karen Preston
2006: Audrey Nelson
2005: Anne Cordes
2003: Susan Greco
1999: Paul Nathenson and Marilyn Ter Maat
1997: Kelly Johnson
1996: Marilyn Pires
1995: Peter Shepard
1994: Shirley Benda
1992: Phyllis Passarella
1991: Joanne DeJanovich