 Nurses from Across the State Honored by North Carolina Nurses AssociationNCNA members elected new members of the Board of Directors as the association passed the torch from Immediate Past President Elaine Scherer, MAEd, BSN, RN, to President Dennis Taylor, DNP, ACNP-BC, NEA-BC. Board of Directors for 2019-2021 Executive Committee • President Dennis Taylor, of Lexington • President-Elect Meka Douthit EL, of Winston-Salem • Secretary/Treasurer Ryan Lewis, of Apex Members at Large • Albert Anderson, Jr., of Winterville • Bonnie Davis Meadows, of Belmont • Holly Wei, of Chapel Hill • Tomika M. Williams, of Greensboro Commission Chair • Commission on Advanced Practice Nursing (CAPN): Carrie Palmer, of Cary Other Elected Positions Nominations Committee • Renee Mayo, of Greenville • Carmen Shaw, of Charlotte • Gail Shue, of Concord Chair, Bylaws • Eve Layman, of Asheville ANA Membership Assembly • Meka Douthit EL • Dennis Taylor As part of the Convention agenda, NCNA also presented awards to individual nurses and organizations that are having a tangible impact on improved patient care around the state. Hall of Fame • The late Lydia Holman, of Mitchell County • The late Helen Miller, of Durham Practice Nurse of the Year • Julia Gamble, of Durham Joanne S. Stevens Political/Legislative Nurse of the Year Award • Mary Graff, of Raleigh Certificate of Commendation • Catherine Sevier, of Greensboro Rookie of the Year • Trish Richardson, of Raleigh NC Nurses PAC Leadership Society Award • Linda O'Boyle, of Elm City Best Practice Awards • Atrium Health's Neurosciences Institute – Telestroke • CarolinaEast Medical Center's Charge Nurse Academy • Pfeiffer University's Nursing and Exercise Science Department - Clergy Health Institute NCNA's Annual Convention gives attendees the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues and earn valuable professional development experience at the largest nursing event of the year in North Carolina. "I am so excited that we have just wrapped up our annual convention with record attendance," Established in 1902, NCNA provides continuing education, networking and legislative advocacy for registered nurses throughout North Carolina. For more information, please visit www.ncnurses.org. End
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