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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 Awarrd

 

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
  4. policies and procedures.
  5. Exercises fiduciary responsibility by ensuring that MNRS finances are properly managed and by approving responsible budgets.
  6. Oversees and evaluates MNRS programs to assure that committee objectives are being achieved.
  7. Approves committee chairs and committee chairs' recommendations for committee members.
  8. Retains professional management, legal counsel, and independent auditor.
  9. Conducts meetings that are open to all members to attend, except as otherwise announced.
  10. Assists during membership recruitment and retention, when called upon by the membership committee.
  11. Delegates the day-to-day management of the association to volunteer committees and staff.
  12. Utilizes staff to assist in photocopying and mailing of all correspondence related to office.
  13. Adheres to the financial policies set forth under the General Finance section of the MNRS Policies and Procedures Manual.
  14. Turns over all official records to successors at the end of term. 14. Selects Annual Research Conference date and location.
Last Name First Name Role Institution Email
Larson Janet President University of Michigan janetlar@umich.edu
Madigan Elizabeth Vice President Case Western Reserve University elizabeth.madigan@case.edu
Fahrenwald Nancy Treasurer South Dakota State University Nancy.Fahrenwald@sdstate.edu
Rawl Susan Secretary Indiana University - School of Nursing SRawl@iupui.edu
Corser William Board Member Michigan State University Corser@msu.edu
McCarthy Beckett Donna Board Member Ohio State University College of Nursing McCarthy.225@osu.edu
McCarthy Ann Marie Board Member University of Iowa ann-mccarthy@uiowa.edu

MNRS Communications Committee

Last Name First Name Role Institution Email
Chang Karen Chair Purdue University School of Nursing ckchang@purdue.edu
Looman Wendy Committee Member University of Minnesota - School of Nursing looma003@umn.edu
Foland Kay Committee Member South Dakota State University kay.foland@sdstate.edu
Doering Jennifer Committee Member University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee doering@uwm.edu
Ross Dennis Committee Member Wayne State University ec9127@wayne.edu
Backonja Uba Student Committee Member University of Wisconsin - Madison ubackonja@wisc.edu
Rawl Susan Board Liaison Indiana University - School of Nursing SRawl@iupui.edu

MNRS Executive Committee

Last Name First Name Role Institution Email
Larson Janet President University of Michigan
janetlar@umich.edu
Madigan Elizabeth Vice President Case Western Reserve University elizabeth.madigan@case.edu
Fahrenwald Nancy Treasurer South Dakota State University Nancy.Fahrenwald@sdstate.edu
Rawl Susan Secretary Indiana University - School of Nursing SRawl@iupui.edu

 

MNRS Grants Review Committee

Last Name First Name Role Institution Email
Topp Robert Chair Marquette University Robert.Topp@marquette.edu
Alexander Gregory Committee Member Sinclair School of Nursing, UM-Columbia alexanderg@missouri.edu
Cohen Marlene Committee Member University of Nebraska Medical Center CON mzcohen@unmc.edu
Corte Colleen Committee Member University of Illinois at Chicago ccorte@uic.edu
Garcia Carolyn Committee Member University of Minnesota garcia@umn.edu
Thelma Patrick Committee Member Ohio State University patrick.166@osu.edu
Pressler Susan Committee Member Indiana University School of Nursing spressle@umich.edu
Salsberry Pam Committee Member Ohio State College of Nursing salsberry.1@osu.edu
Von Ah Diane Committee Member Indiana University dvonah@iupui.edu
Tzeng Huey-Ming Committee Member University of Michigan - Flint tzenghm@gmail.com
Weaver Micheal Committee Member Indiana University School of Nursing mtweaver@iupui.edu
Pressler Jana Committee Member East Carolina University presslerj@ecu.edu
Clark Kathy Committee Member University of Iowa College of Nursing mary-clark@uiowa.edu
Williams Kristine Committee Member University of Kansas - School of Nursing kwilliams1@kumc.edu
Vanderboom Catherine Committee Member Mayo Clinic vanderboom.catherine@mayo.edu
Dolansky Mary Committee Member Case Western Reserve University mad15@case.edu
Ward Earlise Committee Member University of Wisconsin-Madison ecward@wisc.edu

 

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.
Last Name First Name Role Institution Email
Herrick Linda Chair University of Minnesota - School of Nursing herri028@umn.edu
McCarthy Ann Marie Board Liaison University of Iowa ann-mccarthy@uiowa.edu
Piamjariyakul Ubolrat Committee Member University of Kansas - School of Nursing upiamjariyakul@kumc.edu
Jackson Frances Committee Member Oakland University fcjackson@aol.com
Rowell Jennie Student  Member Ohio State University rowell.14@buckeyemail.osu.edu

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.
Last Name First Name Role Institution Email
Wyman Jean Chair University of Minnesota - School of Nursing wyman002@umn.edu
Berger Ann Committee Member University of Nebraska Medical Center aberger@unmc.edu
Scott Linda Committee Member Grand Valley State University scottl@gvsu.edu
Wilbur JoEllen Committee Member Rush University joellen_wilbur@rush.edu
Torres Elisa Committee Member University of Iowa College of Nursing elisa-torres@uiowa.edu

MNRS 2013 Program Planning Committee

Last Name First Name Role Institution Email
Holland Diane Chair Mayo Clinic holland.diane@mayo.edu
Tucker Sharon Chair-Elect University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics sharon-tucker@uiowa.edu
Bott Marge Past Chair University of Kansas mbott@kumc.edu
Anderson Cindy Board Liaison University of North Dakota cindy.anderson@email.und.edu
Buchholz Susan Committee Member - Local Rush University susan_buchholz@rush.edu
Campbell Janet Committee Member - Local Loyola University Chicago jcampbell2@luc.edu
DeBello Marguerite Emerging Scholars Ex-Officio Member Eastern Michigan University mdebello@emich.edu
Ferrans Carol Committee Member - Local University of Illinois at Chicago cferrans@uic.edu
Finnegan Lorna Committee Member - Local University of Illinois at Chicago lornaf@uic.edu
Giurgescu Carmen Committee Member - Local University of Illinois at Chicago carmeng7@uic.edu
Hogan Nancy Committee Member - Local Loyola University Chicago nhogan@luc.edu
Lorenz Rebecca Committee Member  St. Louis University

lorenzra@slu.edu
Murray Teri Committee Member St. Louis University tmurray4@slu.edu
Paun Olimpia Committee Member - Local Rush University olimpia_paun@rush.edu
Schmidt Lee Committee Member - Local Loyola University Chicago lschm3@luc.edu
Taliaferro Donna Committee Member Barnes-Jewish College of Nursing dtaliaferro@bjc.org
Wilbur JoEllen Committee Member - Local Rush University joellen_wilbur@rush.edu

MNRS Research Sections Advisory Committee

Last Name First Name Role Institution Email
Hamilton Rebekah Co-Chair Rush University rebekah_hamilton@rush.edu
Garcia Carolyn Co-Chair University of Minnesota garcia@umn.edu
McCarthy Ann Marie Board Liaison University of Iowa ann-mccarthy@uiowa.edu
Paun Olimpia
Committee Member
Rush University olimpia_paun@rush.edu
Jambunathan Jaya
Committee Member
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh jambu@uwosh.edu
Gaspar Phyllis
Committee Member
University of Toledo phyllis.gaspar@utoledo.edu
Sommers Kathy Committee Member Mount Carmel College of Nursing ksommers@mchs.com
Kilanowski Jill Committee Member Case Western Reserve University jill.kilanowski@gmail.com
Hagerty Bonnie Committee Member University of Michigan lisao@umich.edu
Driessnack Martha Committee Member University of Iowa College of Nursing martha-driessnack@uiowa.edu

MNRS Scholarship Committee

Fang Yu Chair University of Minnesota yuxxx244@umn.edu
Corser Bill Committee Member Michigan State University Bill.Corser@hc.msu.edu

MNRS Staff

Garland Kimberly Interim Executive Director MNRS kgarland@ahint.com
Gianforcaro Adam Membership Coordinator MNRS agianforcaro@ahint.com

MNRS Student Poster Committee

Last Name First Name Role Company Email
Johnson Teresa Chair University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee tsj@uwm.edu
Corser Bill Board Liaison Michigan State University Corser@msu.edu
Davis Rebecca Committee Member Grand Valley State University davirebe@gvsu.edu
Chipps Esther Committee Member Ohio State University Medical Center esther.chipps@osumc.edu
O'Conner-Von Susan Committee Member University of Minnesota - School of Nursing ocon0025@umn.edu
Ferguson Verna Committee Member St. Louis University verna@charter.net
Minton Mary Committee Member South Dakota State University Mary.Minton@sdstate.edu
Phillips Lorraine Committee Member University of Missouri - Columbia phillipslo@missouri.edu
Solari-Twadell Ann Committee Member Loyola University Chicago psolari@luc.edu
Stoddard Sarah Committee Member University of Michigan- Ann Arbor sastodda@umich.edu

MNRS Emerging Scholars Network (formerly Student Task Force)

Gilmore Andrea Co-Chair University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing algilmore@wisc.edu
Hardin Heather Co-Chair University of Louisville hkhard02@louisville.edu
Madigan Elizabeth Committee Member Case Western Reserve University elizabeth.madigan@case.edu

MNRS WJNR Editorial Board

Conn Vicki WJNR Associate Editor University of Missouri - Columbia conn@missouri.edu
Larson Janet Committee Member University of Michigan janetlar@umich.edu
Algase Donna Committee Member University of Toledo donna.algase@utoledo.edu
Alexander Greg Committee Member Sinclair School of Nursing, UM-Columbia alexanderg@missouri.edu
Beckett Donna Committee Member Ohio State University mccarthy.225@osu.edu
Cohen Marlene Committee Member University of Nebraska Medical Center CON mzcohen@unmc.edu
Fahrenwald Nancy Committee Member South Dakota State University Nancy.Fahrenwald@sdstate.edu
Frantz Rita Committee Member University of Iowa rita-frantz@uiowa.edu
Given Barb Committee Member Michigan State University Barb.Given@hc.msu.edu
Moore Shirley Committee Member Case Western Reserve University smm8@case.edu
Porock Davina Committee Member University of Missouri - Columbia porockd@missouri.edu
Rawl Susan Committee Member Indiana University - School of Nursing srawl@iupui.edu
Titler Marita Committee Member University of Michigan School of Nursing mtitler@umich.edu
Topp Robert Committee Member Marquette University Robert.Topp@marquette.edu
Wurzbach Mary Committee Member University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh wurzbacm@uwosh.edu
Ward Sandy Committee Member University of Wisconsin - Madison sward@wisc.edu
Zerwik Julie Committee Member University of Illinois at Chicago juljohns@uic.edu