UI DNP Student Recognized for Excellence

Current Doctor of Nursing Practice student Shanna Dewater was recently notified that she has been selected to receive the prestigious State of Missouri Excellence Award from the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).

Dewater was nominated because of her activities and efforts that are improving advanced practice registered nursing in Missouri. “I am still in shock,” she notes. “This is truly awesome and I have the University of Iowa to thank for it!”

Dewater, who is slated to graduate in summer 2012, will be formally presented with the award at the Academy’s National Conference, June 20-24 in Orlando, Florida.

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About AANP

The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) formed in 1985 to provide NPs with a unified way to network and advocate for NP issues and was the first national organization created for nurse practitioners of all specialties. AANP represents the interests of the more than 148,000 NPs currently practicing in the United States and continually advocates at local, state, and federal levels for the recognition of NPs as providers of high-quality, cost-effective, and personalized health care. More detailed information can be found at www.aanp.org.