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2026 Gold Leaf Component of the Year Award

►Click here for the 2026 Gold Leaf Application
(Click here for the 2026 Scoring Breakdown)

Submission Deadline: February 1, 2027

Purpose of the Award

to recognize excellence in component leadership and member development, communication, education services and community relations
to encourage quality component management
to recognize with distinction and visibility the efforts and results of meaningful activities that build a strong component
to benchmark standards

Your Reward

$1000.00 and a plaque presented at the ASPAN 46^thNational Conference in New Orleans, LA.
Recognition in Breathline and the Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing
A book or publication on perianesthesia nursing of the Component’s choice, for use by the Component for member benefits or recruitment efforts
Ribbons for all Component Members at National Conference signifying their membership in the Component of the Year

Eligibility and Entry Preparation

Any chartered ASPAN Component may submit an entry.
The entry form must be completed by the Component President or designee selected by the Component President. If you are not the one who will be completing this application for your Component, please be sure to pass the entire package along to the appropriate individual.
Complete the application based on your Component activities from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026.
Make certain ASPAN National Office has a current copy of your Component Bylaws on file.
Please include all required documentation either in the application packet or on your website. If online, be sure to supply the url and any required passwords.
IMPORTANT: All attachments MUST BE marked to indicate which question they are documenting. All unmarked documents will be discarded and will not be considered in the review process.
When preparing your entry, please keep in mind that we will be making copies for reviewers. If you are mailing a hard copy, DO NOT put your entries in sleeves or other formats that would make this process difficult.
Entries are acceptable mailed, emailed or on USB. However, any required documentation that cannot be saved electronically must be mailed to the National Office.
A Component may receive this award only once every three years.
All entries will become the property of ASPAN and will not be returned.
The winner of Gold Leaf Component of the Year is determined by an average of the cumulative total points earned.
The ASPAN Membership/Marketing Strategic Work Team will contact the Component President or designee if any clarification is needed, though adherence to submission guidelines is paramount.
A copy of the application is provided to the Component President via mail and email, and it is also posted on the ASPAN Web site.
List all of your component activities. Better to have too many listed than not earn all the points.

Submission

Email complete application with all backup materials to Eileen Zeiger at ezeiger@aspan.org.
Or, mail completed, typed entries (hard copy or USB) to
American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses
Gold Leaf Component of the Year
90 Frontage Road
Cherry Hill, NJ 08034-1424

Past Gold Leaf Component of the Year Winners

2025 - PANAC
2024 - TAPAN
2023 - MASPAN
2022 - PANAC
2021 - TAPAN
2020 - WISPAN
2019 - PAPAN
2018 - TAPAN
2017 - OPANA
2016 - MOKANPANA
2015 - KSPAN
2014 - TAPAN
2013 - ILSPAN
2012 - NYSPANA
2011 - KSPAN
2010 - TAPAN
2009 - OPANA
2008 - PAPAN
2007 - RMPANA
2006 - OSPAN
2005 - MASPAN
2004 - PANAC
2003 - MAPAN
2002 - NYSPANA
2001 - NAPAN
2000 - PANAC
1999 - CBSPAN
1998 - AzPANA
1997 - NCAPAN
1996 - TAPAN
1995 - FLASPAN