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UPDATE: The nomination period for the 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award has closed.

The ACEN instituted the Lifetime Achievement Award for service in nursing education, practice, and/or accreditation. This prestigious award honors an extraordinary individual who has made indelible contributions to nursing education, nursing practice, and/or accreditation over a sustained period of time.

The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes an individual who demonstrates:

1. Service

• Serves or has served the ACEN in various capacities such as on the Board of Commissioners, evaluation review panel, and/or serves or has served as a site visit team chair;
• Serves or has served as faculty and/or a nurse administrator or executive administrator for a governing organization with an ACEN-accredited program; or as an ACEN-recognized clinician; or as a current ACEN public member of the Board of Commissioners or as a former public member of the ACEN Board of Commissioners;
• Contributes to nursing education and or nursing practice over a sustained period of time;

2. Leadership

• Demonstrates outstanding contributions to institutional, local, state, national and/or international nursing education;
• Demonstrates evidence of leadership at the institutional, local, state, and international levels;
• Earns recognition by colleagues in nursing education, practice, education, or other employer groups;

3. Advocacy

• Advocates for the nursing profession through workforce and legislative efforts; and
• Engages in inter-professional collaboration.

The deadline for nominations for the ACEN 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award is March 1, 2025.

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