MNRS Awards Committee

Review nominations for all awards. Make recommendations to the Board of Directors for recipients of all awards. 1. Distinguished Contribution to Research Award 2. Lifetime Achievement Award 3. Harriet H. Werley New Investigator Award 4. Distinguished Service Award 5. Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing/MNRS Award for Leadership in Geriatric Nursing Research Award 6. Senior Scientist

MNRS Board of Directors

1. Directs the association based on the overall mission of MNRS. 2. Updates and approves strategic plans. 3. Develops and approves policies and procedures. 4. Exercises fiduciary responsibility by ensuring that MNRS finances are properly managed and by approving responsible budgets. 5. Oversees and evaluates MNRS programs to assure that committee objectives are being achieved. 6. Approves committee chairs and committee chairs' recommendations for committee members. 7. Retains professional management, legal counsel, and independent auditor. 8. Conducts meetings that are open to all members to attend, except as otherwise announced. 9. Assists during membership recruitment and retention, when called upon by the membership committee. 10. Delegates the day-to-day management of the association to volunteer committees and staff. 11. Utilizes staff to assist in photocopying and mailing of all correspondence related to office. 12. Adheres to the financial policies set forth under the General Finance section of the MNRS Policies and Procedures Manual. 13. Turns over all official records to successors at the end of term. 14. Selects Annual Research Conference date and location.

MNRS Communications Committee

MNRS Executive Committee

MNRS Grants Review Committee

MNRS Membership Committee

1. Promotes membership growth for the association. 2. Conducts surveys of non-renewing members as needed to assess the needs of the membership. 3. Determines the need for and oversees the membership needs assessment survey. 4. Develops strategies for recruiting and retaining members. 5. Conducts ongoing promotion and public awareness of the society and nursing research.

MNRS Nominating Committee

1. It is the responsibility of the committee to secure candidates for the ballot and present a slate of qualified, acceptable candidates to the board for approval and to the membership for a vote. 2. The committee members shall consider the specific discussions related to potential nominees to be confidential. Committee members are prohibited from disclosing potential and final nominees to the membership. 3. The committee will conduct its business via meetings, conference calls, email, mail or fax as deemed necessary by the committee chair. 4. Copies of all committee action notes, minutes and final correspondence to potential nominees will be forwarded to and retained at the MNRS office. All such documents or communications are strictly confidential.

MNRS Program Planning Committee

MNRS Research Sections Advisory Committee

MNRS Scholarship Committee

MNRS Staff

MNRS Student Poster Committee

MNRS Student Task Force

MNRS WJNR Editorial Board