2011 Alliance for Excellence Annual Report

HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE NURSES FOUNDATION 2011 ANNUAL REPORT Our Mission The mission of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation (www.hpnf.org) is to raise funds to support quality of life in persons experiencing serious illness by enhancing nursing excellence. The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization which promotes the profession of palliative nursing through the advancement and accessibility of research and education. Incorporated in 1998, the Foundation is part of the Alliance for Excellence in Hospice and Palliative Nursing and is the fund raising entity whose sole purpose is to support the efforts of its sister organizations, HPNA (www.HPNA.org) and NBCHPN® (www.NBCHPN.org). During 2011, the Foundation was led by the following members of the Board of Directors: • Linda Gorman, President Studio City, CA • Jane Sidwell, President-Elect Beaufort, SC • Sylvia Marcantel, Secretary-Treasurer Lake Charles, LA • Elizabeth Pitorak Cleveland, OH • Pam Malloy Buelton, CA • Joan Harrold Lancaster, PA • Marianne Dwyer Houston, TX • Todd Hultman, HPNA representative Medford, MA Scholarships, Grants and Awards The Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation fosters the identification and dissemination of current, evidence-based practices regarding integrated palliative care. In 2011 the Foundation offered 36 scholarships, grants and awards to nursing professionals! In 2012 the Foundation plans to increase its scholarship offerings!

Please take note of our list of 2011 Scholarship, Grant and Award winners!

HPNF Certification Scholarships Katherine Weller-Lena, CHPN® Vivienne Johnson, CHPNA® Genevieve Keeney, CNA, CHPNA® Diane Stein, RN, BSN, CHPN® HPNF Conference Scholarships For 2012 AAHPM/HPNA Annual Assembly Sheila Marie Berrigen, RN, CHPN®