NPAA would like to congratulate this year's 2017 AANP State Awards for Excellence Recipients.  These colleagues will be recognized next month at the AANP National Conference held in Philadelphia, PA.  

The NP State Award for Excellence is given annually to an individual NP in each state who has demonstrated excellence in NP practice.  The 2017 recipient is Michele Talley, PhD, CRNP, ACNP-BC. 

The Advocate State Award for Excellence is given to an individual in each state who has made a significant contribution to increasing awareness and recognition of NPs.  The 2017 recipient is Nancy Turnham, DNP, FNP-C.

The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) is the largest professional membership organization for nurse practitioners of all specialties.  It represents the interest of more than 222,000 NPs, including approximately 76,000 individual members and 200 organizations. Click here for conference information – it is not too late to register!