Annual Awards Gala

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Annual Awards Presentation | Buffet Dinner | Dancing & Live Entertainment

NONPF is excited to recognize nine outstanding individuals for their achievements in NP education. 

2025 NONPF Award Recipients

Lifetime Achievement

Jamesetta A. Newland PhD, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN

Clinical Professor Emerita

New York University

Outstanding NP Educator

Jean W. Davis PhD, DNP, EdD, FNP-BC

Assistant Professor

University of Central Florida

Nominated by: Jacqueline LaManna

Outstanding Faculty Practice

Nicole Peters Kroll PhD, ANP-C, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC

Associate Dean for Clinical and Outreach Affairs & Clinical Associate Professor

Texas A&M University

Nominated by: Deborah O'Briant

Outstanding Policy

Kumhee Ro DNP, APRN, FAANP, FAAN

Associate Professor 

Seattle University

Nominated by: Angela Richard-Eaglin

Outstanding Scholar

Tracey Robertson Bell DNP, NNP-BC, C-ELBW, CHSE

Associate Professor

University of Pittsburgh

Nominated by: Cynthia Chew

Rising Star

Meredith L. Farmer DNP, APRN, NNP-BC

Assistant Clinical Professor & Director of the Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Specialty

Emory University 

Nominated by: Desiree Clement

Preceptor Gold Star

Armel Dogruluk DNP, FNP-BC

Director of Medical Education

Housing Works

Nominated by: Aluem Tark

NONPF DAISY Extraordinary Nurse Leader of the Year

Courtney Pitts DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN

Clinical Professor

Emory University

Nominated by: Julia Steed

Friend of NONPF

Thomas W. Barkley, Jr. PhD, ACNP-BC, ANP, FAANP, FAAN

President, Barkley & Associates, Inc.

Professor Emeritus, California State University, Los Angeles