HeadshotMarilyn Ford-Gilboe Named Fellow of American Academy of Nursing

WASHINGTON, DC  (Oct 15, 2011)

The American Academy of Nursing inducted new fellows for 2011 during the Academy’s 38th Annual Meeting and Conference on October 15, 2011, in Washington, D.C. Among the inductees were five Canadian nurse leaders:

  • Marilyn Ford-Gilboe, PhD, RN, The University of Western Ontario
  • Carole Estabrooks, PhD, RN, FCAHS, University of Alberta
  • Adeline Falk-Rafael, PhD, RN, York University
  • Lynnette Leeseburg Stamler, PhD, RN, University of Saskatchewan
  • Sally Thorne, PhD, RN, University of British Columbia

Group photo“Selection for membership in the Academy is one of the most prestigious honors in the field of nursing,” said Academy President Catherine L. Gilliss, DNSc, RN, FAAN. “Academy Fellows are truly experts. The Academy Fellowship represents the nation’s top nurse researchers, policymakers, scholars, executives, educators and practitioners.” Selection criteria include evidence of significant contributions to nursing and health care. Each nominee is sponsored by two current Academy Fellows. Nominees are selected by a panel comprised of elected and appointed Fellows, on the basis of the extent to which nominees’ nursing careers influence health policies and health care delivery for the benefit of all Americans. New Fellows become eligible to use the credentials FAAN (Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing).

International candidates for Fellowship in the AAN were first considered in 2007. To date, only eight Canadian nurses (including the most recent inductees) have been awarded this high honour. 

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