ASPAN Above & Beyond Service Recognition

The 2025 Nomination Deadline is January 10, 2025.

►After reading qualifications below, click here to submit your nomination.

Service Excellence

The ASPAN Above & Beyond Service Recognition Awards are given to individuals in recognition of exemplary service to ASPAN and/or their component. Recipients of this honor/award demonstrate an attitude of excellence, teamwork, and go "Above and Beyond" the expectations of their job/duties.

Award Criteria

1. Makes a significant, positive impact on ASPAN, ASPAN Components or a colleague as evidenced through collaboration, esprit de corps in a project, etc. Examples (but not limited to) include: helping a colleague with hands on work of creating a research/EBP project, setting up a study group for certification examination, taking over conference tasks due to an emergency or resignation, being the “go to person” who can answer questions about ASPAN Standards.
2. Makes a significant contribution to the current work of ASPAN, or ASPAN Component. Examples (but not limited to) include: a committee or SWT member accepting an extra assignment at the last moment, strong commitment in encouraging membership, certification, etc.  
3. Makes a positive impact on service excellence in the promotion of ASPAN or ASPAN Component in the community or the workplace. Examples (but not limited to) include: organizing PANAW Celebration at workplace, organizing a fundraiser for local charities, working at local health fairs, speaking at community groups on health related topic, speaking to student nurses and promoting ASPAN. 

Procedure

• Award recipients are eligible to receive only one ASPAN Above & Beyond award per year. If an individual receives multiple nominations, each approved nomination will be noted on the certificate.
• Nominations may be made by any ASPAN member. An individual cannot nominate themself.
• Only nominations for individuals will be accepted (groups or entire committees will not be accepted.)
• Only online nominations will be accepted.
• Information required for nomination should include:
  • A description of the nominee's commitment/service to ASPAN or their component using the above criteria.
  • An explanation of how the nominee has performed above and beyond the expected level of performance.
• Nominations for the 2025 ASPAN Above & Beyond Award must be received by January 10, 2025.
• You must be a current ASPAN member to submit a nomination, and you must be logged into the Web site first for the online nomination form to recognize you as a current member.

Awards

• All nominees will receive:
  • A certificate
  • Name in Syllabus at National Conference
• The top 10 nominees selected by a review committee will receive:
  • Recognition at National Conference
  • A commemorative pin
  • A Certificate
  • Recognition in Breathline

►Click here to submit your nomination.

2024 Above and Beyond Award Winners

Mary Baird, INSPAN
Craig Baker, INSPAN
Donna Constant-Haley, MASPAN
Catherine Del Rosario, PANAC
Ronda Dyer, PANAC
Peggy Forstner, MNDAKSPAN
Nereyda Leder, NPANA
Michelle Meadows, PANAC
Elsa Oria-Tijol, TAPAN
Kaitlin Ronning, PAPAN