AACN Pioneering Spirit Award recognizes significant contributions that influence acute and critical care nursing. Successful applicants exemplify a pioneering spirit, influencing the direction of acute and critical care nursing. The recipient addresses or resolves a significant issue facing acute and critical care nursing on a regional or national scale.
2022
- Patricia Mullen Reilly
- Gloria J. McNeal
- Patricia Flatley Brennan
2021
- Meredith Mealer
- Marc Moss
2020
- Alison Moëd
- Cliff Morrison
- Linda D. Scott
- Rose Sherman
2019
- Dorrie K. Fontaine
- Céline Gélinas
- Sharon K. Inouye
2018
- Jonathan Bartels
- Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk
- Curtis N. Sessler
2017
- Kathy Douglas
- Carolyn Jones
- Judith E. Nelson
- Kathleen Puntillo
2016
- Suzanne M. Burns
- Cathie E. Guzzetta
2015
- Paul B. Batalden
- Ann E. Rogers
2014
- Loretta C. Ford
- Carrie B. Lenburg
- Lucian Leape Institute at the National Patient Safety Foundation
Sponsored by GE Healthcare
2013
- AAMI Foundation Healthcare Technology Safety Institute
- JoAnn Grif Alspach
- Richard Irwin
2012
- The DAISY Foundation
- Norma Metheny
- Peter J. Pronovost
2011
- Barbara J. Drew
- Ada Sue Hinshaw
- Mary Naylor
2010
- Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing
- Kristine Gebbie
2009
- Kathleen Andreoli
- Bernice Coleman
- Barbara J. Daly
2008
- Patricia R. Ebright
- Elaine Larson
- Therese S. Richmond
2007
- Joanne M. Disch
- Jane Stover Leske
- Nancy Curtis Molter
- Elizabeth Tornquist
2006
- Myra Christopher
- William A. Knaus
Sponsored by Ross Products, Division of Abbott Laboratories
2005
- Marlene Kramer
- Susan J. Quaal
- Claudia Schmalenberg
2004
- Linda Aiken
- Patricia Benner
- Marianne Chulay
- Angela Barron McBride
2003
- Peter Buerhaus
- Johnson & Johnson
- Diana J. Mason
2002
- Diane M. Billings
- Bernice Buresh
- Suzanne Gordon
- Steven Finkler
- Vee Rice
- Penny Vaughan
2001
- Carla Joliat
- Cynda Hylton Rushton
- Wanda Salas