2025 Award Winners
Lifetime Visionary Award
Saraswathi Vedam RN, MSN, FACNM
Excellence in Leadership and Innovation Award
Shannon Pirrie DNP, CNM
Distinguished Service Award
Mavis Schorn, PhD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN
Exemplary Partner Award
Dr. Brent Davidson, M.D.
Media Award
Dena Moes, MSN, CNM for It’s Your Body
Public Policy Award
Amy Kohl, Director of Government Affairs
Health Equity Award
Kaprice Welsh, CNM, MPH, MSN
Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health Best Research Article of the Year Award
The Effect of CenteringPregnancy Group Antenatal Care on Maternal, Birth, and Neonatal Outcomes Among Low-Risk Women in the Netherlands: A Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial
Mary-ann Wagijo MSc, Mathilde Crone PhD, Birgit Bruinsma-van Zwicht MSc, Jan van Lith MD, PhD, Deborah Billings PhD, Marlies Rijnders PhD
Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health Best Review Article of the Year Award
Language and Cultural Barriers and Facilitators of Sexual and Reproductive Health Care for Migrant Women in High-Income European Countries: An Integrative Review
Carmen Barrio-Ruiz MA, Regina Ruiz de Viñaspre-Hernandez PhD, Sofia Colaceci PhD, BMid, Raul Juarez-Vela PhD, Ivan Santolalla-Arnedo PhD, Angela Durante PhD, Marco Di Nitto PhD
Mary Ann Shah New Author Award
Clinical Applications of Fetal Cell-Free DNA: State of the Science
Julie Knutson, CNM, DNP
Outstanding Preceptor Award
Felecia Brown, DNP, CNM, WHNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, CNE
Heather Cantrell, CNM
Jacqueline Cleland, CNM
Melissa Kitzman, MSN, CNM, WHNP-BC
Deborah Machado, MS, CNM
Laurie Morgan, CNM
Heather O’Meara, MS, CNM
Kathleen Reutter, CNM, WHNP
Lanie Santos, MSN, CNM
Kallin Shannon, CNM, MSN
Ashlee Walter, MSN, CNM
Sharon Weintraub, CNM
Ana Williams, CNM, MSN
Excellence in Teaching Award
Melissa Creighton, DNP, LM, CNM, RNC-EFM
Hannah Diaz, RN, MSN, CNM
Nora Drummond, DNP, CNM,FNP-BC
Erin Galegher, DNP, MPH, APRN, CNM
Lucia Jenkusky, APRN-CNM, C-EFM, FACNM
Monica Ketchie, DNP, CNM, ANP, FACNM
Nancy Niemczyk, PhD, CNM, FACNM, CHSE
Signey Olson, DNP, CNM, WHNP-BC, FACNM
Jamie Pelaez`, CNM
Sara Price, CNM, WHNP, MSN
Robyn Schafer, PhD, MEd, MSN, CNM, CNE, IBCLC, FACNM
Jeanann Sousou Coppola, DNP, RN, CNM, CNE, C-EFM, FACCM
Jennifer Vanderlaan, PhD, MPH, CNM
Amanda Yeager, DNP, CNM
2024 Award Winners
Lifetime Visionary Award
Marsha Jackson
CNM, MSN, FACNM
Excellence in Leadership and Innovation Award
Mari-Carmen Farmer
MSN, CNM, WHNP-BC
Distinguished Service Award
Asma Hanif, RN, CNM, ANP, MA
Exemplary Partner Award
New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy
Media Award
Ana Sofia Barber de Brito: The Risk of Giving Birth
Varney’s Midwifery (7e) Julia Phillippi, Ira Kantrowitz-Gordon, Section Editors, and Chapter Authors
Public Policy Award
Debbie Jessup, CNM, FACNM
Karen Kelly, CM, FACNM
Health Equity Award
Melicia Escobar, DNP, CNM, WHNP-BC, FACNM
Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health Best Research Article of the Year Award
Midwives’ and Other Perinatal Health Workers’ Perceptions of the Black Maternal Mortality Crisis in the United States
Author: Melva Craft-Blacksheare, CNM, DNP, MSN, MS, Peggy Kahn PhD
Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health Best Review Article of the Year Award
Communication Between Pregnant People of Color and Prenatal Care Providers in the United States: An Integrative Review
Authors: Amy H. Goh CNM, MPhil, Molly R. Altman CNM, PhD, MPH, Lucinda Canty CNM, PhD, Joyce K. Edmonds PhD, MPH, RN
Mary Ann Shah New Author Award
Use of External Uterine Electromyography Across Stage I Labor
Authors: Rebecca Benfield CNM, PhD, Edward R. Newton MD
Outstanding Preceptor Award
Teresa Edwards, MSN, CNM
MaryAnne Scherer, MSN, CNM
Hannah Diaz, CNM, MSN
Elizabeth Fontenot, CNM, BSN, RN
Lucille Glick, CNM
Christina Whiting, CNM
Sarah McCullough, MSN, APRN, CNM, FNP-C
Lauren Mix, CNM, MSN
Excellence in Teaching Award
Christy Evers, CNM
Lindsay Locklar, CNM
Kendra Faucett, DNP, CNM, APRN, CNE, FACNM
Caitlin Givens, CNM
Mary Dawn Koenig, PhD, RN, FACNM
2023 Award Winners
Lifetime Visionary Award
Frances Likis, DrPh, NP, CNM, FACNM, FAAN
Excellence in Leadership and Innovation Award
Karie Stewart, CNM, MPPH, RN
Distinguished Service Award
Margaret C. Taylor, DNP, CNM, FACNM
Exemplary Partner Award
Jesanna Cooper, M.D.
Media Award
Tanya Tringali, MS, CNM, FACNM
Public Policy Award
Julie Blumenfeld, DNP, CNM, FACNM
Jennifer Jagger, PhD, MSN, CNM, WHNP, FACNM
Health Equity Award
Robin Tucker, MSN, CNM, WHNP-BC
Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health Best Research Article of the Year Award
Associations between place of birth, type of attendant, and small for gestational age births among pregnant non-Hispanic Black Medicaid recipient
Author: Shantoy Hansel
Co-authors: Medjatu H. Kuyateh MPH, Faustina Bello-Ogunu MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, Derek T. Stranton PharmD, MS, Kayla Hicks MPH, Larissa R. Brunner Huber PhD
Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health Best Review Article of the Year Award
Virtual Visits in Prenatal Care: An Integrative Review
Author: Katrina Wu
Co-authors: Cristina Lopez PhD, Michelle Nichols PhD, RN
Mary Ann Shah New Author Award
Antepartum Care for Pregnant People with Overt Hypothyroidism, Subclinical Hypothyroidism, and Positive Thyroid Autoantibodies
Author: Caitlin E. Mayhew CNM, MSN, WHNP-BC
Co-authors: Kristin R. Simonson CNM, MS, WHNP-BC, Esther R. Ellsworth Bowers CNM, MSN, MS, MEd, WHNP-BC
Outstanding Preceptor Award
Bridget Robinson, CNM, APRN
Catherine McCabe, MSN, CNM
Debra Lefever Rhizal, CNM
Donica Anderson, CNM
Eva Rose Asaan Warner, CNM
Jennette N. Morgan, CNM, MSN
Jessica Ipock, CNM, MSN, OB, RNC
Jocelyn Yale, DNP, CNM, WHNP, FACNM
Kathryn Harrod, CNM, FACNM
Kori Pienovi, CNM
Lauren Mix, MSN, APRN-CNM
Jessica Holm, CNM, APRN, FACNM
Melissa Hatter, CNM, MSN, RN
Jayme L. Applebee, MSN, APRN-NP, FNP-C
Odessa Fynn, LM, MS, CLC
Excellence in Teaching Award
Arielle Etenesh Skalisky, DNP, APRN, CNM
Ellen Solis, DNP, RN, CNM
Katie DePalma, CNM, FACNM, DNP, WHNP-BC
Katie T. Kivlighan, PhD, CNM
Katrina Wu, CNM, MSN
Krysta Ramirez Henry, DNP, APRN, CNM, PMH-C, FACNM
Laurie A. Friedman, CNM, PhD
Leslie A. Stroud, MSN, APRN-CNM
Lisa M. Hachey, DNP, APRN-CNM
Mary Franklin, DNP, CNM, FACNM
Sharon L. Holley, DNP, CNM, FACNM, FAAN
Clinical Star Award
Jenna Smith-Stout,CM
Exemplary Affiliate Award
Region I: Connecticut Affiliate
Region II: West Virginia Affiliate
Region III: Georgia Affiliate
Region IV: Indiana Affiliate
Region V: Oklahoma Affiliate
Region VI: Colorado Affiliate
Region VII: Hawaii Affiliate
2022 Award Winners
Lifetime Visionary Award
Carolyn Curtis, RN, CNM, MSN, FACNM
Excellence in Leadership and Innovation Award
Stephanie Tillman, CNM, FACNM
Distinguished Service Award
Helena Grant, MS, CNM, FACNM, LM, CICP
Exemplary Partner Award
Teresa Ward, RN, PhD, FAAN
Media Award
Nell Tharpe, CNM, MS, FACNM for Clinical Practice Guidelines for Midwifery & Women’s Health
Public Policy Award
Julianne Condrey
Health Equity Award
Michelle Drew, DNP, MPH, CNM, FACNM, FNP-C, C-EFM
Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health Best Research Article of the Year Award
Health History Skills for Interprofessional Learners in Transgender and Nonbinary Populations
Maria N. Ruud, WHNP-BC, DNP
Jennifer M. Demma, CNM, MSN
Ann Woll, MS
Joseph Miller, CHSE, BS
Samantha Hoffman, MD
Melissa D. Avery, CNM, PhD
Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health Best Review Article of the Year Award
Review of evidence-based methods for successful labor induction
Nicole Carlson, CNM, PhD
Jessica Ellis, CNM, PhD
Katie Page, CNM
Alexis Dunn Amore, CNM, PhD
Julia Phillipi, CNM, PhD
Mary Ann Shah New Author Award
Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder in Women: Physiology, Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Jessica A. Pettigrew, CNM, MSN
Andrew M. Novick, MD, PhD
Outstanding Preceptor Award
Elizabeth Munoz, CNM, DNP
Lisa Bowman, CNM, MS
Alexis Hartmayer Harmon, CNM, MS
Dawn M. Dulin, CNM
Nikki Witt, CNM
Irina Benenson, DNP, FNP, CEN
Malaika Miller, CNM
Brandi Fields, CNM, WHNP
Christy Evers, DNP, CNM, APRN
Dixie Rasmussen, CNM, MSN
Sadie Dahlsrud, CNM, DNP
Elizabeth Sullivan, CNM
Lori Swain, DNP, CNM
Carli Remy, CNM, MSN
Lucinda Manges, CNM
Katrevia Campbell Bostic, DNP, CNM, APRN
Susanne Kistin, CNM, MS
Shannon Pirrie, DNP, CNM
Cindy Stippich, CNM
Chiemi Ura, DNP, CNM, MN
Kristin Burns, CNM, MS
Excellence in Teaching Award
Stephanie DeVane-Johnson, PhD, CNM
Kylea Liese, PhD, CNM
Julie Ann Vingers, CNM, PhD, APRN
Denise Smith, PhD, CNM
Molly Altman, PhD, CNM, MPH, FACNM
Desiree Clement, DNP, CNM, APRN, FNP-BC, FACNM
Cindy Nypaver, PhD, CNM, WHNP, FACNM
In Memory of Rebekah Kaplan, CNM, WHNP
Cara Busenhart, PhD, APRN-NM, CNM, FACNM
Christina Elmore, CNM, MSN, FACNM
Kendra Faucett, CNM, DNP, CNE, FACNM
Margaret McCann, CNM, MSN, CRNP
Jeanne Jacobwitz, CNM, MPH, MS, FACNM
Carrie Neerland, PhD, APRN, CNM, FACNM
Clinical Star Award
Cat Mauser, CNM, MSN
Laura Dellos, CNM, MSN, ARNP
Laura O’Shea, CNM
With Women for a Lifetime Award
Bassett Medical Center
Exemplary Affiliate Award
Region I: Massachusetts Affiliate
Region II: New Jersey Affiliate
Region III: Louisiana Affiliate
Region IV: Illinois Affiliate
Region V: Kansas Affiliate
Region VI: Colorado Affiliate
Region VII: Uniformed Services Affiliate
2021 Award Winners
Lifetime Visionary Award
Peter Johnson, PhD, RN, CNM, FACNM, FAAN
Excellence in Leadership and Innovation Award
Simon Ellis, CNM, ARNP
Distinguished Service Award
Karie Stewart, MPH, CNM, RN
Exemplary Partner Award
John Jennings, MD, FACOG
Media Award
Emma Donoghue, PhD, BA for Pull of the Stars
Public Policy AwardHolly Smith, CNM, MPH, MSN
Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health Best Research Article of the Year Award
Listening to Women: Recommendations from Women of Color to Improve Experiences in Pregnancy and Birth Care
Molly R. Altman, CNM, PhD, MPH
Monica R. McLemore, PhD, MPH, RN
Talita Oseguera, CNM, MSN
Audrey Lyndon, PhD, RN
Linda S. Franck, PhD, RN
Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health Best Review Article of the Year Award
Consent in Pelvic Care
Stephanie Tillman, CNM
Mary Ann Shah New Author Award
Women’s Contraceptive Perceptions, Beliefs, and Attitudes: An Integrative Review of Qualitative Research
Amy Alspaugh, PhD, CNM
Outstanding Preceptor Award
Jomeka B. Mowery, CNM, WHNP-BC, IBCLC
Julie King, CNM, MSN
Tamika Julien, DNP, CNM, WHNP-BC, CLC
Joyce Garcia-Gonzalez, CNM, MSN
Patricia Haroldson, APRN, CNM, MSN
Donna Grand, CNM, MSN
Esla Aminlewis, CNM, MSN
Emily Malloy, CNM, APNP, IBCLC
Stephanie Goldsmith, CNM, MSN
Catherine Parisi, CNM, MSN
Jaime Thompson, CNM
Christine Weinmeister, MSN, CNM
Tracy S. Abraham, DNP, CNM, APRN-FPA
Carrie Sz Keane, MSN, CNM
Kate Virostko, CNM
Kimberly K. Miller
Phyllis Lynn, CNM, MS
Mari-Carmen Farmer, MSN, CNM, WHNP-BC
Edith Asante, MSN, APRN, CNM
Lauren MacGregor-Banak, APRN, CNM
Sharon Weintraub, CNM, MSN
Jamie A. Hellman, CNM
Excellence in Teaching Award
Anne Cockerham, PhD, CNM, WHNP-BC, CNE, FACNM
Tracey Rippon, MS, CNM
Joan Combellick, PhD, MPH, CNM
Signey Olson, CNM, WHNP-BC
Sharon Weintraub, CNM, MSN
Ronnie Lichtman, LM, CNM, PhD, FACNM
Ginette Lange, CNM, FNP
Ann Forster Page, DNP, APRN, CNM, FACNM
Lydia Apollo, CNM
Eva Fried DNP, CNM, WHNP
Diane Folk DNP, CNM
Pamela Pearson, DNP, CNM
Hadja Diallo, MSN, CNM, WHNP-BC
Jennifer Hensley, EdD, CNM, WHNP-BC, LCCE, FACNM
Cara Busenhart, PhD, APRN-NM, CNM, FACNM
Clinical Star Award
Nancy Clark O’Hare, CNM, MS (Region IV)
Health Equity Award
Shirley White-Walker, CNM, FACNM, Ed.M
With Women for a Lifetime Award
Tri-Health Nurse Midwives
Exemplary Affiliate Award
Region I: Maine
Region II: Pennsylvania & Virginia
Region III: Florida
Region IV: Arkansas
Region V: Minnesota
Region VI: Arizona
Region VII: Nevada
2020 Award Winners
Hattie Hemschemeyer Award
Ginger Breedlove, PhD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN
Kitty Ernst Award
Mary Paterno, PhD, CNM, FACNM
Louis M Hellman, MD, Midwifery Partnership Award
Given jointly with The A.C.N.M. Foundation and Midwifery Business Network
Joia Adele Crear-Perry, MD, FACOG
Distinguished Service Award
Michelle Collins, PhD, CNM, RN-CEFM, FACNM, FAAN, FNAP
Leissa Roberts, DNP, CNM, FACNM
Clinical Star Awards
Suzanne Berger, CNM (Region I)
Rebecca Garrett-Brown, CNM (Region VII)
Kelley Hammis, CNM, MS (Region IV)
Rosalind Hirst, CNM (Region VII)
Lynn M. Rife, MSN, CNM (Region IV)
Jane Swingle, CNM (Region I)
Exemplary Partner Award
March for Moms
Public Policy Award
Cindy L. Farley, CNM, PhD, FACNM
Media Award
Pacific Business Group on Health
JMWH Best Research Article Award
Carolyn W. Swenson, MD, Lisa Kane Low, CNM, PhD, FACNM, FAAN, Katherine Kowalk, PA-C, and Dee E. Fenner, MD
“Randomized Trial of 3 Techniques of Perineal Skin Closure During Second-Degree Perineal Laceration Repair”
JMWH Best Review Article Award
Danielle Boudreau, CNM, WHNP-BC and Ronica Mukerjee, DNP, FNP, MsA, LAc
“Contraception Care for Transmasculine Individuals on Testosterone Therapy”
JMWH Mary Ann Shah New Author Award
Karen Robinson, PhD, CNM
“Racism, Bias, and Discrimination as Modifiable Barriers to Breastfeeding for African American Women: A Scoping Review of the Literature.”
Outstanding Preceptor Award
Amal Amar-Alattaby, CNM (New York University)
All preceptors at the Atlanta Birth Center (Emory University)
Brandy “Dia” Brooks, SNM (Utah University)
Jennifer Ceccardi, CNM, MSN, CNP (Case Western University)
Amanda Corcoran, CNM, RNC-OB (Fairfield University)
Hannah Diaz, CNM, MSN (Columbia University)
Kathy Fair, CNM (Georgetown University)
Victoria Ferguson, CNM, MSN (University of Pennsylvania)
Alison Hartwell, CNM (Baylor University)
Mary Lou Kopas, CNM (University of Washington)
Kyanna Kuntz, CNM (University of Kansas)
Julie Leung, CNM, APN (University of Illinois at Chicago)
Deborah Ann Smith, CNM (SUNY Downstate)
Suzanne Starling, CNM (Baystate)
Wendy Sturrock (Frontier Nursing University)
Elizabeth Tarrant, CNM (University of New Mexico)
Jessica Tischler, MSN, CNM, APNP (Marquette University)
Tanya Vaughn-Dineen, DNP, CNM, FNP-BC, C-EFM (University of Michigan)
Monica Viera, CNM, MSN, WHNP (Cal State Fullerton)
Rakiya Watts, CNM (SUNY Stony Brook
Donna Wright (East Carolina University)
Brie Zilhardt, DNP, APRN, CNM (University of Minnesota)
Excellence in Teaching Award
Kathlyn Albert, DNP, CNM, APNP, BC, FNP (Marquette University)
Heather Clarke, CNM, FACNM (Frontier Nursing University)
Carly Detterman, CNM (Baystate)
Alexis Brennae Dunn, PhD, CNM (Emory University)
Jessica Ellis, PhD, CNM (University of Utah)
Esther Ellsworth Bowers, CNM, WHNP, MSN, MS, MeD (Georgetown University)
Mary R. Franklin, CNM (Case Western Reserve University)
Eva Fried, DNP, CNM, WHNP (University of Cincinnati)
Judy Lazarus, DNP, CNM, ARNP, FACNM (University of Washington)
Margaret Semisch McCann, MSN, CRNP, WHNP-BC (University of Pennsylvania)
Laura D. Migliaccio, CNM (University of New Mexico)
Tonia Moore-Davis, CNM, MSN, FACNM (Vanderbilt University)
Carrie Neerland, PhD, APRN, CNM, FACNM (University of Minnesota)
Krysta Ramirez Henry, MS, APRN, CNM (University of Kansas)
Patrick Thorton, PhD, CNM (University of Illinois at Chicago)
Exemplary Affiliate Award
Region I: Vermont; Region II: Washington, DC & Virginia; Region III: North Carolina; Region IV: Illinois; Region V: Nebraska; Region VI: Colorado; Region VII: California
With Women for a Lifetime
Centra Medical Group Women’s Center – Silver (10 years)
Claire M. Lintilhac Nurse-Midwifery Service at the University of Vermont – Platinum (50 years)
2019 Award Winners
American College of Nurse-Midwives Honors Its 2019 Award Winners
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 3, 2019
Contact: Maura Christopher
240-485-1822; [email protected]
On Tuesday, May 22, the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) and the A.C.N.M. Foundation, Inc. honored a total of more than 50 certified nurse-midwives, certified midwives, and other individuals and entities as 2019 award winners. The awards, presented at the 64th ACNM Annual Meeting & Exhibition in National Harbor, Maryland, encompassed the association’s top awards presented for service, leadership, and contributions to the field of midwifery, as well as awards for other categories including Public Policy, Outstanding Preceptor, and Excellence in Teaching. Winners include the following:
Hattie Hemschmeyer Award
Named in honor of ACNM’s first president and a pioneer of the profession, the Hattie Hemschemeyer Award is ACNM’s most prestigious. It is
given annually to a member who has been certified for at least 10 years and has made continual outstanding or historically significant contributions to midwifery, ACNM, or maternal child health.
Debbie Armbruster, CNM, MPH, FACNM
Debbie Armbruster, a Fellow of the American College of Nurse-Midwives, is recognized internationally for her work in the global public health arena. As Senior Maternal and Newborn Health Advisor at USAID, she has focused intense effort on ensuring the supply of drugs and equipment critically needed for safe maternity services. She has directed the Bill and Melinda Gates-funded Oxytocin Project and led the way in global advocacy for hemorrhage prevention with the USAID-funded Prevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage Initiative. In Mali, she was responsible, with Bonnie Pedersen, for ACNM’s work on the education of traditional birth attendants, and with Lynn Sibley, for the development of the ACNM Home-Based Life Saving Skills program. As a sought-after global health consultant, she has worked with the International Confederation of Midwives, the International Federation of Gynecologists and Obstetricians, the United Nations, the World Bank, and the World Health Organization, ministries of health, local implementing partners, and schools of midwifery globally. There may be few childbearing women in this world, especially among those in underdeveloped countries, who have not benefited in some way from at least one of her many projects and efforts.
Kitty Ernst Award
Affectionately known as the “Young Whippersnapper Award,” this award is named after the college’s fourth and youngest president, a dynamic living legend. It honors a member who has been certified for fewer than 10 years and who has demonstrated innovative, creative endeavors in clinical practice, education, administration, or research relating to midwifery and women’s health.
Melissa A “Missy” Saftner, CNM, PhD, APRN, FACNM
Missy Saftner is a clinical associate professor with the University of Minnesota School of Nursing whose academic stature has enjoyed a near meteoric rise. She publishes prolifically and serves as an editor or peer reviewer for no fewer than 8 journals. She is a member of the ACNM Clinical Standards and Documents Committee, Vice President of the Minnesota’s ACNM Affiliate, and has served in other ACNM capacities. She is renowned in her state for her policy acumen, is a strong advocate of the certified midwife credential, and has created a study abroad program for her students in Africa that has been described as “life changing.” Additionally, she practices full-scope midwifery at Essentia Health in Duluth, Minnesota.
Dorothea M. Lang Pioneer Award
This award is given by the A.C.N.M. Foundation, Inc. to an exceptional midwife who has demonstrated vision and leadership, has been certified for 10 years, and represents exceptional “unsung heroines” who have demonstrated pioneering vision and innovative leadership in midwifery.
Ellen Martin, CNM, MS, FACNM
For the better part of the past 2 decades, Ellen Martin has been at the forefront of midwifery at the national level. She has served sequentially as a trustee, treasurer, and president of the A.C.N.M. Foundation, Inc., where she has guided key initiatives to grow the Foundation to its current position of distributing more than $70,000 annually in awards and scholarships. She has been an outstanding ACNM leader and was elected to the Fellowship of ACNM in 2000, where she serves as the Governing Board Chair. Ellen was also an early chair of the Georgia Chapter of the ACNM, an active member of the Service Directors Network, and served on the ACNM Program Committee and the Financial Advisory Board. Additionally, she has served as ACNM Region III (Southern) Representative to the Board of Directors and as board treasurer.
Alice Bailes, CNM, MSN, FACNM and Marcia Jackson, CNM, MSN, FACNM
In 1987, Alice Bailes and Marcia Jackson co-founded BirthCare and Women’s Heath, the oldest midwife-owned and operated out-of-hospital service in the DC metro area. Encompassing a home birth practice and an accredited birth center, the practice continues to thrive. Alice and Marcia are authors of numerous works including a chapter in Varney’s Midwifery, ACNM’s Handbook on Home Birth Practices, and most recently the resource book, Supporting a Physiologic Approach to Pregnancy and Birth. They have contributed on many ACNM committees and task forces, and they have championed the value of consistently collecting home birth and birth center data, encouraging midwives to demonstrate what evidence-based care really means. As educators, they have taught numerous undergraduate nurses, medical students, and countless community groups. Both received their master’s in midwifery from Georgetown University and both have been honored with the distinction of ACNM Fellow.
Louis M Hellman MD Midwifery Partnership Award
Given jointly by the A.C.N.M. Foundation, Inc., the American College of Nurse-Midwives, and the Midwifery Business Network, this award recognizes an obstetrician-gynecologist who has demonstrated excellence in clinical practice, education, or research, leadership through the collaboration of physicians and midwives, and advocacy for vulnerable or underserved women.
Matthew Hoffman, MD, MPH, FACOG
Matthew Hoffman is the Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Division of Education and Research for Christiana Care Health System in Newark, Delaware. At every step in his career, Dr. Hoffman has shown unceasing leadership in his support of midwifery, introducing midwives to Christiana Care as collaborative providers and as teachers in the OB/GYN residency program in 2007. On the advocacy front, Dr. Hoffman’s leadership to crucial changes to improve the practice environment to foster better access and integration of midwifery care in Delaware and, through his research initiatives, he has worked to improve maternal health outcomes nationally and internationally.
Distinguished Service Award
This award recognizes a CNM/CM for an unusual and exemplary effort in the field of community service, innovation in midwifery practice, education, or research.
Betty J. Jennings, CNM, MSN
Betty Jennings founded a midwifery practice at the University of Colorado Hospital in 1978, which is still thriving and a primary clinical site. She developed the first nurse-midwifery curriculum at the University, helped to organize one of Colorado’s first out-of-hospital birth center, brought prenatal care to Rocky Mountain Planned Parenthood, and started a midwifery clinic in a mountain community. Betty has been a part of midwifery advocacy, education, and practice in Colorado for more than 40 years. She was instrumental in changing state legislation to pave the way for the practice of nurse-midwifery in Colorado and has been involved in every major advance in midwifery in the state as a pioneer facilitator, mentor and role model.
Richard Jennings, CNM, MSN
Richard Jennings was director of the first hospital midwifery service in the greater Philadelphia area and the founding member of the first midwife-owned practice and first home birth practice in the Delaware Valley. Richard also served as the director of the first in-hospital birth center within a tertiary care enter on the East Coast. He served as preceptor for students from multiple programs, including Penn, Columbia, NYU, SUNY Downstate, and Yale, and has finished his midwifery career as staff and Director of the Yale Faculty Practice. Richard also served on many ACNM committees at the national and state levels and chaired the ACNM Task Force for the implementation the CM credential.
Exemplary Partner Award
March of Dimes
Media Award
Patsy Harmon, CNM, MSN
Public Policy Award
Erin Biscone, CNM, DNP, FACNM
Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health (JMWH) New Author Award
Brie Thumm, CNM, PhD, MBA
“The Five Attributes of a Supportive Midwifery Practice Climate: A Review of the Literature”
JMWH Best Review Article Award
Kathryn Fay, MD and Lynn Yee, MD, MPH
“Reproductive Coercion and Women’s Health”
JMWH Best Research Article
Laura Attanasio, PhD and Katy B. Kozhimannil, PhD, MPA
“Relationship between Hospital-Level Percentage of Midwife-Attended Births and Obstetric Procedure Utilization”
Outstanding Preceptor Award
Linda M. Abraham, CNM, MSN; Sarah E. Barton, CNM, MSN, C-EFM; Irma Cobian, CNM, MSN; Melissa J. Creighton, CNM, MSN, LM, IBCLC; Patricia Dodge, ARNP-CNM, MSN; Stephanie Hernet, CNM, MSN, APNP; Robi M. Jaspin, CNM, MSN; Christina Kocis, CNM, DNP; Sr. Mary “Kay” Kramer, CNM, DNP, FNP; Danica Denielle-Fischer Loveridge, CNM, DNP, WHNP; Sara Lipkin, AGNP, WHNP, MSN; Kaity Maistros, CNM, APRN; Emily McGahey, CNM, MSN; Christina McPhersson, CNM, MS; Jennifer Hamblett Mohr, CNM, APRN; Brigitte Raahauge, CNM, MSN; Elizabeth Roeske, CNM;
Karen McEvoy Shields, CNM, MSN; Lisa Sisk, CNM, MSN; Susan Skinner, CNM, APRN; Amy Wallace, CNM, MSN; Mara Wendell, MSN, WHNP-BC; Stacey Wilson, CNM; Elizabeth A. Withnall, CNM, MS; Denise Wharton, CNM, MSN
Teaching Excellence Award
Jill Alliman, CNM, DNP, APRN, Frontier University; Becky Bagley, CNM, DNP FACNM, East Carolina University; Heather Bradford, CNM, ARNP, FACNM, Georgetown University; Suzanne Carrington, CNM, DNP, University of Colorado; Erin Johnson Cole, CNM, DNP, WHNP-BC, University of Utah; Yvonne Griffin, CNM, DNP, ARNP, University of Washington; Mamie Guidera, CNM, MSN, FACNM, University of Pennsylvania; Heather Findletar Hines, CNM, DNP, FACNM, Stony Brook University; Kylea L. Liese, CNM, PhD, University of Chicago; Aleida Llanes-Oberstein, CNM, LM, MS, FACNM, SUNY Downstate; Tonia L. Moore-Davis, CNM, FACNM, Vanderbilt University; Erin Morelli, CNM, MSN, CLC, Yale University; Priscilla M. Nodine, CNM, PhD, University of Colorado; Elizabeth Eiederegger, CNM, DNP, University of Cincinnati; Karen Robinson, CNM, PhD, Marquette University; Kate Woeber, CNM, PhD, MPH, Emory University; Rebekah L. Ruppe, CNM, DNP, LM, Columbia University; Cheri Van Hoover, CNM, MS, FACNM, Thomas Jefferson University
Clinical Star Award
Certified nurse-midwives/certified midwives in practice more than 25 years.
Lynn Rife, CNM; Lori House, CNM, MS, PhD; Mary McGuinness, CNM, MS; Susan Miller, CNM, MS; Elizabeth (Tish) Roeske, CNM, MS; Lisa Scheiman, CNM
A.C.N.M. Foundation Staff Appreciation Award
Anisa Yusuf, ACNM’s Membership and Affiliate Specialist
Exemplary Affiliate Award
Region 1- Connecticut; Region 2- New Jersey; Region 3- Georgia; Region 4- Indiana; Region 5- Iowa; Region 6- Arizona; Region 7- Oregon
About ACNM
With 6500 members, ACNM is the professional association that represents certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) and certified midwives (CMs) in the United States. ACNM promotes excellence in midwifery education, clinical practice, and research. With roots dating to 1929, our members are primary care providers for women throughout the lifespan, with a special emphasis on pregnancy, childbirth, and gynecologic and reproductive health. ACNM provides research, administers and promotes continuing education programs, establishes education and clinical practice standards, and creates liaisons with state and federal agencies and members of Congress to increase the visibility and recognition of midwifery care.
2018 Award Winners
ACNM Recognizes Its Outstanding Leaders for 2018
This year at the 63rd ACNM Annual Meeting & Exhibition, hosted in Savannah, Georgia, ACNM honored certified nurse-midwives and certified midwives (CNMs/CMs) who are leaders, innovators, and visionaries in the field of midwifery. Named as the 2018 award-winners are the following:
Hattie Hemschemeyer Award
Named in honor of ACNM’s first president and a pioneer of the profession, the Hattie Hemschemeyer Award is ACNM’s most prestigious. It is given annually to a member who has been certified for at least 10 years and has made continual outstanding or historically significant contributions to midwifery, ACNM, or maternal child health.
Nancy K. Lowe, PhD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN
Nancy Lowe is a Fellow of both the American Academy of Nursing and ACNM. She is Editor in Chief of the Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing and a professor with the College of Nursing at the University of Colorado. Her legacy in the midwifery field will span generations due, in part, to her service as a teacher and a mentor to midwifery scholars. She has been described as “a woman of impeccable character and graciousness” and is known for her “brilliance, eloquence, and meticulousness.” The recipient of multiple teaching awards and a Distinguished Professorship, Nancy was named one of the 20 Outstanding Professors of Women’s Health Nursing by NursePractitionerSchools.com. She has authored or co-authored more than 100 publications, more than 75 presentations, and more than 80 invited papers and presentations.
Kitty Ernst Award
Affectionately known as the “Young Whippersnapper Award,” this award is named after the college’s fourth and youngest president, a dynamic living legend. It honors a member who has been certified for fewer than 10 years and who has demonstrated innovative, creative endeavors in clinical practice, education, administration, or research relating to midwifery and women’s health.
Char’ly Snow, CNM
Detroit resident Char’ly Snow, is a certified nurse-midwife at Henry Ford Hospital and founder of Metro Detroit Midwives of Color, a nonprofit professional organization and network designed to increase access to resources that will enhance the care of women and families through community based programs, mentorships, and professional support. Char’ly is a proven leader whose resiliency and courage are acknowledged by all. “She leads by example with humor, friendship, and passion,” and, as a team member stated, “any obstacle put in front of her, she jumps over.” After serving as a registered nurse for 10 years, Char’ly obtained her master’s degree in midwifery and began strongly advocating for minority outreach in the field. Her work demonstrates deep commitment, and she strives tirelessly to reduce the prevalence of health disparities among people of color.
Dorothea M. Lang Pioneer Award
The most distinguished honor bestowed by the A.C.N.M. Foundation, Inc., the Lang Award honors exceptional “unsung heroes” who have demonstrated pioneering vision and innovative leadership in midwifery. It is named in honor of ACNM and A.C.N.M. Foundation past president, the late Dorothea M. Lang, CNM, MPH, FACNM.
Barbara Hughes, CNM, MS, MBA, FACNM, NE-BC
Barbara Hughes is a true pioneer in the midwifery profession. She not only started three practices, she did so in two facilities with no prior CNMs. She also served as the first non-physician president of the Colorado Perinatal Care Council, the first CNM in the state to serve on a Medicaid Managed Care Health Quality Improvement Committee and was the only CNM to serve on both the Governor’s Collaborative Care Committee and the Colorado Medicaid Medical Assistance and Advisory Council. Barbara currently serves as President and CEO of Wilson Hughes Consulting in Denver. She specializes in supporting and educating health professionals about to run an effective midwifery practice.
Anne M. Richter, CNM, MPH
With more than 40 years of professional accomplishments in both domestic and global midwifery, Anne Richter defines the word passionate. Her international work continued through the 1970s with her service as a midwifery advisor in Afghanistan and the Gambia. Throughout the next decade, she was one of the early promoters of Frontier Nursing University’s Community-based Nurse-midwifery Education program, serving as its education coordinator and negotiating student clinical experiences in Florida. After retiring, she traveled to war-torn Kabul, Afghanistan, as a consultant, teaching and providing direct care. She has bettered the lives of families around the world, and her energy inspires countless new midwives.
Louis M Hellman MD Midwifery Partnership Award
The Louis M Hellman MD Midwifery Partnership Award is given by the A.C.N.M. Foundation, Inc., ACNM, and the Midwifery Business Network to recognize an obstetrician gynecologist and Fellow (or junior Fellow) of ACOG who champions midwifery practice.
Judith Kimelman, MD
Judith Kimelman, MD, has shown exemplary dedication and advocacy for women’s health. Throughout her career, she has been a powerful champion for women and, subsequently, a driving force for legislative change. Dr. Kimelman’s goals are not only to provide optimal health care to her patients,but also to provide them with education. Dr. Kimelman has been an invaluable mentor to many, including midwives. She currently practices as at the Seattle Obstetrics & Gynecology Group and serves as ACOG District Officer of the Northern and Western States.
Distinguished Service Award
This award recognizes a CNM/CM or other professional for an unusual and exemplary effort in the field of community service, innovation in midwifery practice, education, or research.
Linda Chong-Tim, CNM
Kim Garcia, CNM, DNP
Pandora Hardtman, CNM, MSN, DNP
Nikki May, CNM, MS
Clinical Star Awards
This award honors midwives in clinical practice for 25 years or more who have demonstrated excellence in clinical practice and positive mentorship.
Susan Cockburn, CNM
Judith Fry, CNM
Joani Slager, CNM, DNP, CPC, FACNM
Patti Smith, CNM
Best Research Podium Presentation
Jeremy Neal, CNM, PhD
“Retrospective Use of a Physiologic Partograph Protocol to Identify Opportunities for Safely Decreasing Cesareans among Nulliparous Women with Spontaneous Labor Onset”
Best Research Article Award
Nicole S. Carlson, CNM, PhD; Elizabeth J. Corwin, PhD, RN, FAAN; Nancy K. Lowe, CNM, PhD, FACNM “Labor Intervention and Outcomes in Women Who Are Nulliparous and Obese: Comparison of Nurse-Midwife to Obstetrician Care”
Best Review Article Award
Loren Fields, WHNP-BC, MSN :Alison Hathaway, WHNP-BC, MSN
“Key Concepts in Pregnancy of Unknown Location: Identifying Ectopic Pregnancy and Providing Patient-Centered Care”
Mary Ann Shah New Author Award
Katie Page, CNM, MSN; Co-authors: William F. McCool, CNM, PhD; Mamie Guidera, CNM, MSN “Examination of the Pharmacology of Oxytocin and Clinical Guidelines for Use in Labor”
Immunization Champion Award
Michelle Collins, PhD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN; Amy Langenfeld, CNM, MS, SANE, PHN; Pamela Meharry, PhD, CNM; Linda Sloan-Locke, CNM, MPH, LSW, FACNM
Outstanding Preceptor Award
Debra Adams, CNM, APNP; LaTonya Armstrong, CNM; Jacqueline Cleland, CNM; Amy Cutting, MS, FNP; Kelly Ellis, CNM; Allison Forbes, CNM; Amy Giles, CNM, MS; Alicia A. Huntley, CNM, MSN, APN; Christina Jacobson, CNM, MSN, WHNP, BC; Shawna King, CM; Sheila Lorentzen, CNM, NP; Phyllis Lynn, CNM; Nancy MacMorris-Adix, CNM; Christina Majszak, CNM; Mary Anne Markowski, CNM; Anne Miller, CNM; Denise Smith, CNM, PhD; Leslie Stroud, CNM; Diane Utz, CNM; Trinisha Williams, CNM; Edith Ziegler, CNM; The Grandy Hospital Midwifery Service, (Emory); The Birth Center at Lifecycle WomanCare, (Penn)
Excellence in Teaching Award
Jill Alliman, CNM, DNP, FACNM; Nicole Carlson, CNM, PhD; Angela Deneris, CNM, PhD, FACNM; Cindy Farley, CNM, PhD, FACNM; Heather Findletar-Hines, CNM, DNP; Sukey Krause, CNM, MSN, FACNM; Barbara Hackley, CNM, PhD; Lisa Hanson, CNM, PhD, FACNM; Tonia Moore-Davis, CNM, MSN, FACNM; Elizabeth Niederegger, CNM; Barbara Reale, CNM, MSN; Judith Schlaegar, CNM, PhD, LAC
Exemplary Affiliate Award
Region I: New York; Region II: Washington DC; Region III: Florida; Region IV: Michigan; Region V: Kansas; Region VI: New Mexico; Region VII: Washington
2017 Award Winners
Hattie Hemschemeyer Award
The Hattie Hemschemeyer Award, named in honor of ACNM’s first president and a pioneer of the profession, is ACNM’s most prestigious award and is given annually to an ACNM member who has been certified for at least 10 years and has made continuous outstanding and/or historically significant contributions to midwifery, ACNM, and/or maternal child health.
Frances T. Thacher, CNM, MS, FACNM
Kitty Ernst Award
The Kitty Ernst Award, affectionately known as the “Young Whippersnapper Award,” is named after the College’s fourth and youngest president, and one of its most dynamic living legends. The Kitty Ernst Award was established in 1998 to honor an ACNM member who has been certified for less than 10 years and has demonstrated innovative, creative endeavors in clinical practice, education, administration, or research relating to midwifery and women’s health.
Ann Marie Konkoly, CNM
Distinguished Service Award
This award recognizes a CNM/CM or other professional for an unusual and exemplary effort in the field of community service, innovation in midwifery practice, education, or research.
Kathryn Schrag, CNM, FNP
Mary Theresa Bradish, CNM Nadene Brunk, CNM, MSN
Public Policy Award
Karen Jefferson, CM, MS, FACNM
Susan Rooks, CNM, MPH
Media Award
Lisa Yarger
Lovie: The Story of a Southern Midwife and an Unlikely Friendship (University of North Carolina Press)
Best Book of the Year Award
Sharon Schindler Rising CNM, MSN, FACNM
Charlotte Houde Quimby CNM, MSN, FACNM
The Centering Pregnancy Model: The Power of Group Health Care
Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health: Mary Ann Shah New Author Award
Jyesha Wren Serbin, CNM, WHNP-BC, MS
The Impact of Racism and Midwifery’s Lack of Racial Diversity: A Literature Review Immunization
Outstanding Preceptor Award
Theresa Gay, CNM
Lindsay Carleton, CNM
Heather Lane, CNM
Fern Jaffe, CNM
Michelle Barcus, CNM, MSN
Melody Shambley, CNM
Jessica Brumley, CNM
Jenny Allen, CNM
Nikole Gettings, CNM
Rachel Kay, CNM, MPH, MSN
Susan Comte, CNM, MSN
Stephanie Tillman, CNM
Sarah Hakala MS, CNM
Mary Anne Scherer, CNM, MSN, RN
Kyanna Kuntz, CNM
Kathy Leggitt, CNM, MS
Susan Akins, CNM
Julie King CNM
Vanessa Wright, CNM, NP, MS
Ana Delgado, CNM
Excellence in Teaching Award
Laura Zeidenstein, CNM, MSN, DNP, FACNM
Kathy Herron, CNM
Erin McMahon, CNM, EdD
Dawn Durain, CNM, MS, PhD, FACNM
Pamela Reis, CNM, PhD, NNP-BC
Kate Woeber, CNM
Kim Baraona, CNM, DNP, ARPN
Anita Lenas, CNM, DNPc, MSN, FNP
Jeremy Neal, CNM, PhD, RN
Megan Arbour, CNM, MS, PhD, FACNM
Lee Kirstin Roosevelt, CNM, PhD, MPH
Lisa Hanson, CNM, PhD, FACNM
Melissa Saftner, CNM, PhD
Marie Hastings-Tolsma, CNM, PhD, FACNM
Nancy Jo Reedy, CNM, MPH, FACNM
Debra Penney, CNM, MPH
Rebekah Kaplan, CNM
2016 Award Winners
Hattie Hemschemeyer Award
The Hattie
Hemschemeyer Award, named in honor of ACNM’s first president and a pioneer of the profession, is
ACNM’s most
prestigious award and is given annually to an ACNM member who has been
certified for at least 10 years and has made continuous outstanding and/or
historically significant contributions to midwifery, ACNM, and/or maternal
child health.
Recipient:
Holly Powell
Kennedy
Kitty Ernst Award
The Kitty
Ernst Award, affectionately known as the “Young Whippersnapper Award,” is named after the College’s fourth and youngest president, and one of its most
dynamic living legends. The Kitty Ernst Award was established in 1998 to honor
an ACNM member who has been certified for less than 10 years and has
demonstrated innovative, creative endeavors in clinical practice, education,
administration, or research relating to midwifery and women’s health.
Recipient:
Maj Elizabeth Nutter
Distinguished Service Award
This award
recognizes a CNM/CM or other professional for an unusual and exemplary effort
in the field of community service, innovation in midwifery practice, education,
or research.
Recipients:
Maude Callen
Jan Krebs
Denise McLauglin
Martha Rode
Outstanding Preceptor Award
Recipients:
Robin Aftuck, CNM
Amanda St. Aubin, CNM
Beth Bary, CNM
Michelle Chiafulio, CM
Marcia Ensminger, CNM
Janet Fedullo, CNM
Claudia Gerard, CNM
Rachel Graber, CNM
Andrea Hiles, CNM
Lucia Jenkusky, CNM
Ann Konkoly, CNM
Debra Lowrance, CNM
Pamela Madden, CNM
Deena Mallareddy, CNM
Sukdai Mangru, CNM
Lisa Modell, CNM
Maggie Pastarr, CNM
Caroline Paster, CM
Jaime Pickering, CNM
Carleen Poellinger, CNM
Lynn Rife, CNM
Kate Robinson, CNM
Janine Sayles, CNM
Lori Sherman, CNM
Michelle Telfer, CNM
Cathy Vaux, CNM
Stacy Wilson, CNM
Fellow Award
Recipients:
Megan Arbour, CNM, MS, PhD
Rebeca Barroso, CNM, PhD, DNP
Kathryn Carr, CNM, MSN
Andrea Christianson, CNM, MS
Jenifer O. Fahey, CNM, MSN, MSPH
Sharon L. Holley, CNM, DNP
Maria Christina Johnson, CNM, MS
Ira Kantrowitz-Gordon, CNM, PhD
Linda Locke, CNM, MPH, LSW
Patricia O. Loftman, CNM, LM, MS
Denise McLaughlin, CNM, MPH
Gretchen Mettler, CNM, PhD
Tonia L. Moore-Davis, CNM, PhD(c)
Robin Neumeier, CNM, MSN
Tonya Nicholson, CNM, DNP, WHNP-BC
Angelita Nixon, CNM, MSN, APRN
Julie Paul, CNM, DNP
Jenna Shaw-Battista, CNM, PhD, NP
Letitia Sullivan, CNM, MS
Barbara A. Winningham, CNM, WHNP-BC, DNP
Public Policy Award
Recipient:
Angy Nixon
Media Award
Recipient:
Christy Turlington Burns
Best Book of the Year Award
Recipients:
A History of Midwifery in the United States: The Midwife Said Fear Not
Helen Varney Burst
Joyce E. Thompson
Exemplary Affiliate Award
Recipients:
Alabama State Affiliate of ACNM
Maine State Affiliate of ACNM
New Mexico State Affiliate of ACNM
Ohio State Affiliate of ACNM
Virginia State Affiliate of ACNM
Wisconsin State Affiliate of ACNM
Uniformed Services State Affiliate of ACNM
2015 Award Winners
Hattie Hemschemeyer Award
Mary Ellen Stanton, CNM, MSN, FACNM
Kitty Ernst Award
Ebony Roebuck, CNM, MS
Distinguished Service Award
Nivia Nieves Fisch, CNM, RN
Juliana Fehr, CNM, PhD, FACNM
Elaine Diegmann, CNM, ND, FACNM
Patricia Loftman, CNM, LM, MS
Marion McCartney, CNM, FACNM
Patricia Burkhardt, CM, LM, DrPH, FACNM
Outstanding Preceptor Award
Connie Canady, CNM
Suzanne Carrington, CNM, DNP
Karen Crouse, CNM
Candace Curlee, CNM, MS, FACNM
Laura Denman, CNM
Major Mariann Fark, CNM
Heather Findletar Hines, CNM, DNP
Charlotte Frires, CNM
Trina Haywood, CNM
Margaret Hutchison, CNM
Maura Larkin, CNM
Ann Ledbetter, CNM
Amy Loftus, WHNP
Michael McCann, CNM
Mary McGuinness, CNM
Molly Means, CNM, CRNP
Gloria Murray, CNM
Diane Nezar, CNM
Dana Parry, CNM
Jennifer Ramsey, CNM
Tanya Tringali, CNM
Marcia Schlotman, CNM
Susan Waid, CNM
Karen Zelman, CNM, MS
2015 ACNM Fellows
Kathleen J. Bailey, CNM, MA, MS
Eileen Ehudin Beard, CNM, FNP, MS
Phyllis Ann Clark, CNM, MPH
Heather M. Clarke, CNM, DNP
Anne M. Corrinet, CNM, MS
Kim J. Cox, CNM, PhD
Nivia Nieves Fisch, CNM, RN
Diana R. Jolles, CNM, MSN
MaryJane Lewitt, CNM, PhD
Michael M. McCann, CNM, MS
Ruth Mielke, CNM, MS, PhD
Kathleen A. Moriarty, CNM, CAFCI, PhD
Michelle Munroe, CNM, DNP
Leissa Roberts, CNM, DNP
Nicole Anne Rouhana, CNM, FNP-BC, PhD
Mairi Breen Rothman, CNM, MSN
Kim P. Shaughnessy, CNM, MS, BSN, Commander, Nurse Corps, United States Navy
Tanya Tanner, CNM, RN, MBA, PhD
Nell Tharpe, CNM, CRNFA, MS
Melissa Ann Willmarth-Stec, CNM, RN, APRN, DNP
Laura Zeidenstein, CNM, DNP
Public Policy Award
Sandra Elliott, CNM, MSN
Media Award
The Mama Sherpas
Organizational Partner
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Best Book of the Year Award
Prenatal and Postnatal Care: A Woman-Centered Approach
Robin G. Jordan, CNM, PhD, FACNM
Janet L. Engstrom, CNM, PhD, APN, WHNP-BC
Julie A. Marfell, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP
Cindy L. Farley, CNM, PhD, FACNM
Exemplary Affiliate Award
Colorado State Affiliate of ACNM
Illinois State Affiliate of ACNM
Massachusetts State Affiliate of ACNM
Minnesota State Affiliate of ACNM
Oregon State Affiliate of ACNM
South Carolina State Affiliate of ACNM
West Virginia State Affiliate of ACNM
ACNM Video Contest Winner(s)
Moment of Truth by Carly Koelsch, SNM
Honorable Mention: Faces of Midwifery by University of California San Francisco midwifery students
These videos can be viewed on ACNM’s YouTube channel.
2014 Award Winners
Hattie Hemschemeyer Award
Judith S. Mercer, CNM, PhD, FACNM
Kitty Ernst Award
Kim Q. Dau, CNM, MS
Louis E. Hellman Midwifery Partnership Award
Thomas Moore, MD
Distinguished Service Award
Ellen Martin, CNM, MS, FACNM
Susan R. Stapleton, CNM, DNP, FACNM
Kimberly A. Couch, CNM
Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health Awards
The following two awards are sponsored by Wiley-Blackwell
Mary Ann Shah New Author Award
Kathie L. Lloyd, CNM, MSN, RN, CNS
For the article entitled, “Protecting Pregnant Women, Newborns, and Families from Pertussis”.
Best Research Article of the Year Award
Susan Stapleton, CNM, DNP, FACNM; Cara Osborne, CNM, SD; Jessica Illuzzi, MD, MS, FACOG
For the article entitled: “Outcomes of Care in Birth Centers: Demonstration of a Durable Model”.
Best Review Article of the Year Award
Joanna Bloomfield, MPH; Sharon S. Rising, CNM, MSN, FACNM
For the article entitled: “CenteringParenting: An Innovative Dyad Model for Group Mother-infant Care”.
2014 ACNM Fellows
Tanya Bailey, CNM, MSN, FACNM (NC)
Patricia Burkhardt, CM, LM, DrPH, FACNM (NY)
Victoria Henderson Burslem, CNM, MSN, FACNM (MS)
Michelle Rene Collins, CNM, PhD, FACNM (TN)
Connie Dewees, CNM, DrPH, MN, FACNM (NC)
Michelle Grandy, CNM, MN, FACNM (WA)
Milree Keeling, CNM, MS, BCSI, FACNM (MA)
Julia Lange Kessler, CM, RN, DNP, FACNM (NY)
Gwen Amber Latendresse, CNM, PhD, FACNM (UT)
Elaine M. Moore, CNM, MSN, FACNM (TN)
Whitney Ann Pinger, CNM, MSN, FACNM (Washington, DC)
Connie Swentek, CNM, MSN, FACNM (CA)
Ruth E. Zielinski, CNM, PhD, FACNM (MI)
2014 ACNM Outstanding Preceptors
Margaret Holcomb, CNM, DNP
Group Health Tacoma Midwifery Practice
OB/GYN Associates of Kerrville Texas Midwifery Practice
Pamela Auman, CNM
Jalana N. Lazar, CNM, WHNP
Theresa Gay, CNM
Tanya McDermott, CNM
Amber Evans, CNM
DeAnna Griebenow, CNM
Heather Paar, CNM
Kathleen Harmon, CNM
Sukdai Mangru, CNM
Kate Harrod, CNM, PhD, FACNM
Kara Myers, CNM
Richard Jennings, CNM, MSN
Megan Donaghy, CNM
Eliza Burelle, CNM, MSN
Elaine Rosenwach, CNM
Tom Chappell, CNM, MSN
Sylyna Kennedy, CNM, RN, MSN
Rebecca Garrett-Brown, CNM
Connie Swentek, CNM, MSN, FACNM
Teresa Damery, CNM
Monica Newby, CNM
Carla Morrow, CNM
Linda Gillet, CNM
Lisa Mattke, CNM
Media Award:
C. Margo Mowbray, An Answering Flame: Horseback Nurse in an Adverse Land
Organizational Partner Award:
Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
Book of the Year Award:
Nancy Bardacke, CNM, MA
For the book entitled: Mindful Birthing: Training the Mind, Body, and Heart for Childbirth and Beyond
Patricia Harman, CNM
For the book entitled: The Midwife of Hope River: A Novel of an American Midwife
Exemplary Affiliate Award
North Carolina State Affiliate of ACNM
ACNM Video Contest Winner(s)
Emily Fitzgerald, “Midwifery Moment of Truth”
The University of Pennsylvania Midwifery Class of 2014, “Choose a Midwife”
2013 Award Winners
Hattie Hemschemeyer Award
Tekoa L. King, CNM, MPH, FACNM
Kitty Ernst Award
Terrah Stroda, CNM
Louis E. Hellman Midwifery Partnership Award
Paul Kastell, MD
Public Policy Award
Heather Bradford, CNM, ARNP, FACNM
Kim Dau, CNM
Distinguished Service Award
Julie Gorwoda, CNM
Colleen Conway-Welch, CNM, PhD, FAAN, FACNM
Janet Engstrom, CNM, PhD, FACNM
Lisa Kane Low, CNM, PhD
Alice Bailes, CNM, FACNM
Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health Awards
The following two awards are sponsored by Wiley-Blackwell
Mary Ann Shah New Author Award
Jeanne Murphy, CNM, MSN
For the article entitled, “Cervical Cancer Screening in the Era of Human Papillomavirus Testing and Vaccination” published in Volume 57, Number 6 (November/December 2012) of the Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health and co-authored by Hayley Mark, PhD, MPH, RN.
Best Research Article of the Year Award
Cara Osborne, CNM, MSN, SD; Jeffrey L. Ecker, MD; Kimberlee Gauvreau, ScD; and Ellice Lieberman, MD, DrPH for the article entitled: “First Birth Cesarean and Risk of Antepartum Fetal Death in a Subsequent Pregnancy,” published in Volume 57, Number 1 (January/February 2012) of the Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health.
Best Review Article of the Year Award
Katrina Alef Thorstensen, CNM, MSN, and Debra L. Birenbaum, MD for the article entitled:”Recognition and Management of Vulvar Dermatologic Conditions: Lichen Sclerosus, Lichen Planus, and Lichen Simplex Chronicus,” published in Volume 57, Number 3 (May/June 2012) of the Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health.
2013 ACNM Fellows
Mary Carol Akers,CNM, PhD, USA, LTC (Ret), LCCE, FACNM (Elizabethtown, KY)
Sharon M. Bond, CNM, PhD, FACNM (Mt. Pleasant, SC)
Ilene Gelbaum, CNM, FACNM (Torrance, CA)
Cynthia B. Flynn, CNM, PhD, FACNM (Bryn Mawr, PA)
Mamie Guidera, CNM, MSN, FACNM(Merion Station, PA)
Linda Hunter, CNM, EdD, FACNM(Pawtucket, RI)
Deborah Brandt Karsnitz, CNM, DNP, FACNM(Simpsonville, KY)
Carrie S. Klima, CNM, PhD, FACNM(Chicago, IL)
Lonnie C. Morris, CNM, ND, FACNM(Tenafly, NJ)
Linda Nanni, CNM, MS, FACNM (Providence, RI)
Julia C. Phillippi, CNM, PhD, FACNM (Brentwood, TN)
Catherine Moore Salam, CNM, MS, FACNM (Annapolis, MD)
Maria S. Valentin-Welch, CNM, MPH, FACNM (Pittsboro, NC)
Angela Wilson-Liverman, MSN, CNM, FACNM (Nashville, TN)
Susan Marie Yount, CNM, PhD, WHNP-BC, FACNM (Tucson, AZ)
2013 ACNM Outstanding Preceptors
Susan Hodgson, CNM
Melanie Dossey, CNM
Lauren Abrams, CNM
Anne Sigouin, CNM
Margaret Montgomery, CNM
Crystal Murphy, CNM
Robin Bigby, CNM
Jacqueline Greenfield, CNM
Erin McMahon, CNM
Verna Raynor, CNM, PhD
Jodi Wagner, CNM, MSN, APNP
Lindsay Kragle Griffith, CNM
Audrey Groff, CNM
Rita O`Reilly, CNM
Susan Greene, CNM
Karen McConnell, CNM
Media Award:
PBS Call the Midwife series
Organizational Partner Award:
American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Book of the Year Award:
1) Sunday Morning, Shamwana: A Midwife’s Letters from the Field
Linda Orsi Robinson, CNM
2) Optimal Care in Childbirth: The Case for a Physiologic Approach
Henci Goer and Amy Romano, CNM, MSN
ACNM Video Contest Winner:
Publicity Committee of the Washington State ACNM Affiliate
2012 Award Winners
Hattie Hemschemeyer Award
Mary Brucker, CNM, PhD, FACNM, from Arlington, Texas
Kitty Ernst Award
Amy Romano, CNM, MSN, from Milford, CT
Louis E. Hellman Midwifery Partnership Award
W. Darrell Martin, MD, FACOG
Public Policy Award
Milree Keeling, CNM, MS (Lunenburg, MA)
Linda Siegle, JD (Albuquerque, NM)
Distinguished Service Award
Lonnie Morris, CNM, ND (Tenafly, NJ)
Nancy Moss, CNM, PhD (Alexandria, KY)
Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health Awards
The following two awards are sponsored by Wiley-Blackwell
Mary Ann Shah New Author Award
Annette Manant, CNM, MN, APRN, of Kaneohe, HI
For the article entitled: “CenteringPregnancy: An Integrative Literature Review” published in Volume 56, Number 2 (March/April 2011) of the Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health and co-authored by Joan E. Dodgson, RN, PhD, MPH.
Best Research Article of the Year Award
Cheryl Tatano Beck, CNM, DNSc; Eugene R. Declercq, PhD, MBA; Carol Sakala, PhD, MSPH; and Robert K. Gable, EdD for the article entitled: “Postpartum Depressive Symptomatology: Results from a Two-Stage US National Survey” published in Volume 56, Number 5 (September/October 2011) of the Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health
Best Review Article of the Year Award
Megan K. Kloetzel, MD, MPH; Peter Milgrom, DDS; and Colleen E. Huebner, PhD, MPH for the article entitled: “Referrals for Dental Care During Pregnancy,” published in Volume 56, Number 2 (March/April 2011) of the Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health..
2012 ACNM Fellows
Mary Kaye Collins, CNM, JD (Stuart, FL)
Candace Curlee, CNM, MS (Encinitas, CA)
Elisabeth D. Howard, CNM, PhD (Providence, RI)
Robin G. Jordan, CNM, PhD (Petoskey, MI)
Karol A. Krakauer, CNM, RN, MSN (Fort Collins, CO)
Kathryn Osborne, CNM, RN, PhD (Madison, WI)
Barbara J. Reale, CNM, MSN (Hopewell, NJ)
2012 ACNM Outstanding Preceptors
Chris Bottoms, CNM, MSN (Sweetwater, TN)
Kelly Bruhn, CNM (Waukesha, WI)
Jamie George, CNM (Shoreline, WA)
Rita Ledbetter, CNM, MS (Coal Valley, IL)
Anthonia Obichere, CNM (Silver Spring, MD)
Maria Pederson, CNM (Saint Paul, MN)
Sherrie St. Clair, CNM (San Diego, CA)
University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey OB/GYN Nurse-Midwifery Practice (Diane Reynolds, CNM, MSN; Sarah Appleby-Wineberg, CNM, MSN; Robyn Carlisle, CNM, MSN; Katie Riley, CNM, MSN) (Stratford, NJ)
Lisa Wimsatt, CNM (Owensboro, KY)
Media Award:
Business of Being Born: Classroom Edition
Organizational Partner Award:
American Association of Birth Centers
Book of the Year Award:
Women’s Gynecologic Health, Second Edition
Kerri Durnell Schuiling, CNM, PhD, NP-BC and Frances E. Likis, CNM, NP, DrPH, FACNM
ACNM Video Contest Winner:
University of Pennsylvania Midwifery Class of 2012
2011 Award Winners
Hattie Hemschemeyer Award
Dr. Leah Albers, CNM, DrPH, FACNM, FAAN, from Albuquerque, NM.
Kitty Ernst Award
Melissa Willmarth, CNM, DNP, from Florence, KY.
Louis E. Hellman Midwifery Partnership Award
Timothy Johnson, MD, FACOG
Public Policy Award
Lonnie Morris, CNM, ND, of Tenafly, NJ
Mary Rossi, CNM, of Minneapolis, MN
Nell Tharpe, CNM, of East Boothbay, ME
Distinguished Service Award
Jeanne Prentice, CNM, of Spearfish, SD
Maureen Shannon, CNM, FNP, PhD, of Kailua, HI
Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health Awards
The following two awards are sponsored by Wiley-Blackwell
Mary Ann Shah New Author Award
Jeremy Neal, CNM, PhD, RNC, of Delaware, OH
For the article entitled: “Active Labor: Duration and Dilation Rates Among Low-Risk, Nulliparous Women With Spontaneous Labor Onset: A Systematic Review” published in Volume 55, Issue 4 (July/August 2010) of the Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health.
Best Article of the Year Award
Dr. Leissa Roberts, CNM, DNP; Brenda Gulliver, RN, MS; Janet Fisher, RNC, BSN; and Kristin G. Cloyes, RN, PhD for the article entitled: “The Coping with Labor Algorithm: An Alternate Pain Assessment Tool for the Laboring Woman” published in Volume 55, Issue 2 (March/April 2010) of the Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health.
2011 ACNM Fellows
Linda Bergstrom, CNM, PhD, FACNM
Heather Bradford, CNM, ARNP, FACNM
Joyce Brewer, CNM, PhD, FNP-BC, FACNM
Mary Ann Faucher, CNM, MPH, PhD, FACNM
Jennifer Foster, CNM, MPH, PhD, FACNM
Marie Hastings-Tolsma, CNM, PhD, FACNM
Cecilia M. Jevitt, CNM, PhD, FACNM
R. Rima Jolivet, CNM, MSN, DrPH, FACNM
Mavis Schorn, CNM, PhD, FACNM
Suzanne Stalls, CNM, MA, FACNM
2011 ACNM Outstanding Preceptors
Lauren Abrams, CNM
Angela Anderson, CNM, DNP
Lisa Chickadonz, CNM
Nancy Donaldson, CNM
Mary Ann Durbin, CNM
Denise Gershwin, CNM
Katie Isaac, CNM
Laurie Jurkiewicz, CNM
Denise Keppel, CNM
Kate Koschoreck, CNM
Jackie Martin, DNP, CNM
Donna McLean, CNM
Donna Mosier, CNM
Linda Nanni, CNM
Candace Riehl, CNM
Sally Rae Soucy, CNM
Catherine Schwob, CNM
Kim Tisch, CNM
Annette Tomasello, CNM
Pam Ward, CNM