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Standing Committees

Membership Committee

Amy J. Barton, PhD, RN, Chair
Associate Dean for Practice
University of Colorado
Denver, Colorado

Carol Ashton, PhD, RN
Associate Chair for Graduate Studies
Department of Nursing
Idaho State University
Pocatello, Idaho

Tina DeLapp, EdD, RN-C
Professor Emerita, School of Nursing
University of Alaska, Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska

Ginette A. Pepper, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor and Colby Endowed Chair
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

Kathy Hoare, DNSc, RN
Director, Nursing Research
Kaiser Permanente
Oakland, California

Michael Kennedy, PhD, ARNP, CS
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
University of Hawaii, Manoa
Honolulu, Hawaii

Margaret Louis, PhD, RN
Associate Professor, Department of Nursing
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada

Cindy F. Mendelson, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor, College of Nursing
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Ginette A. Pepper, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor and Colby Endowed Chair
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

Karen G. Schepp, PhD, RN, CS
Associate Professor, School of Nursing
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington

Karen Sousa, RN, PhD
Associate Dean, Graduate Program & Research
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ

Mary Beth Stepans, PhD, RN
Associate Professor
University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY

Dorothy Wiley, PhD, MPH, RN
Professor, School of Nursing
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

Karen Zulkowski, DNS, RN, CWS
Assistant Professor, College of Nursing
Montana State University, Billings Campus
Billings, Montana

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Nominating Committee

Rita Cheek, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor, College of Nursing
Montana State University-Missoula Campus
Missoula, Montana

Jyu-Lin Chen, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California

Ida (Ki) M. Moore, DNS, RN, FAAN
Professor, College of Nursing
The University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

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Program Committee

Marie J. Driever, PhD, RN, Chair
Director of Nursing Quality/Research
Providence Portland Medical Center
Portland, Oregon

Judith Berg, PhD, RNC, WHNP, FAANP
Associate Professor
The University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

Mary A. Blegen, PhD, RN
Professor, School of Nursing
University of Colorado Health Science Center
Denver, Colorado

Tina D. DeLapp, EdD, RN
Professor Emerita, School of Nursing
University of Alaska, Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska

Martha J. Lentz, PhD, RN
Research Associate Professor, School of Nursing
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington

Marie L. Lobo, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor, College of Nursing
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Barbara L. Mandleco, PhD, RN
Associate Professor and Associate Dean
College of Nursing
Brigham Young University
Provo, Utah

Adeline M. Nyamathi, PhD, RN, NP, FAAN
Associate Dean & Professor, School of Nursing
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

Alice M. Tse, PhD, APRN
Associate Professor
University of Hawaii, School of Nursing
Honolulu, Hawaii

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Special Committees

Development Committee

Carol A. Lindeman, RN, PhD, FAAN, Chair
Dean Emeritus, School of Nursing
Oregon Health and Science University
Rohnert Park, California

Arlene Austinson, RN, MN
Assistant Administrator, Nursing & Patient Care
Providence Portland Medical Center
Portland, Oregon

Kay Chafey, PhD, RN
Professor, College of Nursing
Montana State University-Bozeman
Bozeman, Montana

Kathy Lopez-Bushnell, EdD, RNC, COHN-S
Clinical Nurse Specialist
University of New Mexico Hospital
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Donna K. McNeese-Smith, EdD, RN, CNAA
Associate Professor, School of Nursing
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

Bryce Strang
Vice-President, Development
University of Portland
Portland, Oregon

Nancy Fugate Woods, PhD, RN, FAAN
Dean and Professor, School of Nursing
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington

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Award Selection Committees

Anna M. Shannon Mentorship Award

Jacquelyn H. Flaskerud, PhD, RN, FAAN
Retired Professor, School of Nursing
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

Sheila Kodadek, RN, PhD
Professor
Oregon Health & Sciences University
Portland, OR

Kathy Lopez-Bushnell, EdD, RNC, COHN-S
Clinical Nurse Specialist
University of New Mexico Hospital
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Jo Eleanor Elliott Leadership Award

Judith A. Berg, PhD, RNC, WHNP, FAANP
Associate Professor, College of Nursing
The University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

Jeanne Kearns, MS
WIN Emeritus, former Executive Director
Western Institute of Nursing
Denver, Colorado

Pamela H. Mitchell, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Dean & Professor, School of Nursing
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington

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Regional Geriatric Nursing Research Award

Patricia G. Archbold, DNSc, RN, FAAN
Professor, School of Nursing
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon

Jeanie Kayser-Jones, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor, School of Nursing
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California

Linda R. Phillips, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor and Associate Dean for Research
College of Nursing
The University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

WIN Emeriti

Terry A. Badger, PhD, APRN, BC
Professor, College of Nursing
The University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

Ginette A. Pepper, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor and Colby Endowed Chair
College of Nursing
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

Tina DeLapp, EdD, RN-C
Professor Emerita, School of Nursing
University of Alaska, Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska

Julie E. Johnson, PhD, RN
Dean and Professor, School of Nursing
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, Hawaii

Marie J. Driever, PhD, RN
Director of Nursing Quality/Research
Providence Portland Medical Center
Portland, Oregon

Beverly Hoeffer, DNSc, RN, FAAN
Professor Emerita, School of Nursing
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon

Martha J. Lentz, PhD, RN
Research Associate Professor, School of Nursing
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington

Donna Velasquez, MS, RN
Nurse Practitioner/Nursing Student
The University of Arizona
Scottsdale, Arizona

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Western Academy of Nurses

Carol A. Ashton, PhD, RN, Chair
Associate Chair for Graduate Studies
Department of Nursing
Idaho State University
Pocatello, Idaho

Tina DeLapp, EdD, RN-C
Professor Emerita, School of Nursing
University of Alaska, Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska

Clarann Weinert, SC, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor, College of Nursing
Montana State University-Bozeman
Bozeman, Montana

Heather M. Young, PhD, ARNP, FAAN
Professor, School of Nursing
Oregon Health & Science University
Ashland, Oregon

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WIN Best Poster Award and WIN Best Student Poster Award

Martha J. Lentz, PhD, RN, Chair
Research Associate Professor, School of Nursing
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington

Donna Velasquez, MS, RN
Nurse Practitioner/Nursing Student
The University of Arizona
Scottsdale, Arizona

Silent Auction Committee

Carol A. Ashton, PhD, RN, Chair
Associate Chair for Graduate Studies
Department of Nursing
Idaho State University
Pocatello, Idaho

Susan Randles Moscato, EdD, RN
Associate Professor, School of Nursing
University of Portland
Portland, Oregon

Eva P. Stoneman, MS, RN
Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Nursing
Brigham Young University
Provo, Utah

Distinguished Research Lectureship Award
Carol A. Lindeman Award for a New Researcher
Award for Biological Nursing Research

The Program Committee is designated as the selection committees for each of these awards. Consideration for the Carol A. Lindeman Award for a New Researcher and the Award for Biological Nursing Research each are dependent upon having an abstract accepted as a podium presentation and on the submission of a five-page paper which are read and rated by the Program Committee.

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