https://www.cna-aiic.ca/fr/blogs/ic-contenu/2024/10/01/acsi-annonce-la-cohorte-de-fellows-de-2024
October 1, 2024 — The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) is delighted to announce the 2024 class of Fellows.
The Canadian Academy of Nursing, which was established by CNA, is inducting 15 of Canada’s most accomplished nursing leaders, who were nominated by their colleagues for their exceptional careers of sustained impact across nursing and health systems.
The 2024 Fellows will be recognized for their career accomplishments and commitment and dedication to the nursing profession during a virtual ceremony on October 24, 2024, 4-6 p.m. ET. (Learn more about and register to attend this online event.)
“I look forward to celebrating the remarkable achievements of these outstanding nursing leaders as they are inducted into the Academy,” said CNA president Kimberly LeBlanc. “Congratulations to the incoming class of Fellows!”
“It will be a privilege to induct this year’s Fellows into the Canadian Academy of Nursing,” said CNA CEO Valerie Grdisa. “We are excited to celebrate such an extraordinary group of leaders who continue to inspire and advance the nursing profession. Congratulations on your incredible accomplishments!”
“Fellowship represents the highest honour for Canada’s most accomplished nursing leaders,” said Academy advisory council chair Sally Thorne. “I am thrilled to welcome you into the community of Academy Fellows.”
2024 class of Fellows
Denise Bryant-Lukosius, RN, CON(C), BScN, MScN, PhD
Sandra Carroll, RN, PhD
Leigh Chapman, RN, BScN, BA(Hons), M.Sc.(Nursing), PhD
José Côté, RN, PhD
Cheryl Cusack, RN, PhD
Sandra Easson-Bruno, RN, MN, GNC(C)
Emily Jenkins, RN, PhD, MPH
Tess Kroeker, RPN, ADPN, BHSc.(PN), MBA
Mary-Lou Martin, RN, MScN, M.Ed.
Amélie Perron, RN, PhD
Maria Theresia Elisabeth (Martine) Puts, RN, PhD, FAAN
Aric Rankin, NP-PHC, BScN, MN
Dionne Sinclair, RN, MScN, MCHM, BScN, CHE, IDI LLC
Donna Lynn Smith, BScN, M.Ed., CHE
Michael Villeneuve, RN, M.Sc., FAAN, FRCN, FFNMRCSI
After the induction ceremony, Fellows will earn the right to use the credential Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Nursing (FCAN).
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About the Canadian Nurses Association
CNA is the national and global professional voice of Canadian nursing. Our mission is to advance the nursing profession to improve health outcomes in Canada’s publicly funded, not-for-profit health system. CNA is the only national association that speaks for all types of nurses across all 13 provinces and territories. We represent nurses that are unionized and non-unionized, retired nurses, nursing students, and all categories of nurses (registered nurses, nurse practitioners, licensed and registered practical nurses, and registered psychiatric nurses).
About the Canadian Academy of Nursing
The Canadian Nurses Association established the Canadian Academy of Nursing as the first pan-Canadian organization dedicated to identifying, educating, supporting, and celebrating nursing leaders across all the regulated categories and all domains of practice. The Academy’s Fellowship program recognizes the most accomplished nurses in Canada.
For more information, please contact:
Amber Morley
Media and Communications Coordinator
Cell: 613-282-7859
Email: amorley@cna-aiic.ca
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