It was a big week for Johns Hopkins Nursing at the 2014 Annual Institute of the Association of Community Health Nurse Educators, or ACHNE, as members of the School were recognized for each of the awards handed out during the program and watched Joan Kub, PhD, MA, PHCNS, BC, assume the role of president of the organization.
“It was a great showing for us,” said Christine Savage, PhD, RN, CARN, FAAN, chair of the Department of Community-Public Health, who attended the March 5-7 event in San Antonio, TX.
The following members of the School of Nursing community received ACHNE awards:
- Tener Goodwin Veenema, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN (fourth from left in photo): Outstanding Contributions to Community/Public Health Nursing Practice
- Lori Edwards, DrPH, RN, APRN, BC (third from left in photo): Outstanding Contributions to Community/Public Health Nursing Education
- Angela Fulmer: Outstanding Graduate Student in Community/Public Health Nursing
(Also pictured in the photo, from left: Christine Savage, Joan Kub, and Kelly Bower, PhD, MPH, RN, APHN-BC, of Hopkins Nursing.)
“It’s an honor to work with colleagues who are recognized for their outstanding performances and to have the privilege to work with students such as Angela who have a passion for public health nursing,” said Kub, who offered the closing remarks for the event and will serve as the organization’s president through 2016.