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The 2009 Leininger Breakthrough Awards were presented at the Seattle
conference to Dr. Kay Daub, Dr. Gennie Kenny, and Heidi Nordahl. Drs.
Daub and Kinney were chosen for their significant contributions to bring
transcultural nursing to Hawaii. Ms. Nordahl was chosen for her dedication to
our discipline. The selection committee for the 2009 award was Dr. Margaret
Bowles of Grand Rapids Community College, Ms. Muriel Larson of Calvin
College, and Mr. John Vanderlaan of University of Michigan-Flint.
Additional information can be found on Dr. Leininger's website at:
http://www.madeleine-leininger.com
Dr. Madeleine Leininger; Dr. Kay Daub, Muriel Larson, Gennie Kinney
Stephen R. Marrone, EdD, RN-BC, CTN-A, Transcultural Nursing
Certification Commission, and Marianne Jeffreys, EdD, RN (left),
Transcultural Nursing Scholar, were inducted as Fellows of the New
York Academy of Medicine in November 2009. Only 35 nurses are
Fellows of the Academy. Also pictured, Connie Vance, EdD, RN, FAAN
(right), international expert on Mentoring in Nursing, who sponsored Dr.
Marrone and Dr. Jeffreys.